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Business

Pols Unite Behind Community, ‘Deeply Concerned’ About Key Food Site Development

Rendering of new development at 120 7th Avenue via YIMBY [http://www.yimbynews.com/2016/02/park-slope-key-food-developers-unveil-details-for-120-fifth-avenue-at-contentious-public-meeting.html] After a meeting in early February marked by both impassioned pleas and extreme exasperation by hundreds of community members [/blog/business/its-a-bodega-and-more-outcries-as-developer-presents-plans-for-5th-avenue-key-food-site/] in response to developer Avery Hall’s future plans for

Announcements

Spring Forward For Daylight Saving Time This Weekend; Check Your Smoke Detectors, Too

Photo by Grafixar [http://mrg.bz/X6ljI2].Daylight Saving Time begins again this weekend, at 2am on Sunday, March 13, so before you go to bed on Saturday night, remember to change your clocks! Springing forward in time means we lose an hour of sleep, but at least the next

Animals

Adoptable Animal Of The Week: Commodore The Dog

Photo via Sean Casey Animal Rescue [https://www.facebook.com/SeanCaseyAnimalRescue/photos/a.378832716482.159179.17669251482/10153511004686483/?type=3&theater] Looking for a new companion? Look at this handsome boy! And he comes all the way to Brooklyn from Baku, Azerbaijan! > Sean Casey says [https://www.facebook.com/

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Three Youths Sought For Violent Beating Of Teen At Ingersoll Houses (PHOTO)

Image via DCPI.Remember: a baseball bat is more dangerous than your average “toy.” One of them was used in the beating of a 19-year-old man on Monument Walk at the Ingersoll Houses this past Monday, March 7, at around 10:25pm, according to cops. Police stated that the teen

Events

Things To Do This Weekend, Through March 13: Refoundry Volunteer Day, International Food Fair at Pratt, District 13 STEM Funshop, And More

WINE TASTINGS: here’s a list of seven [/blog/2015/10/14/seven-places-to-enjoy-wine-tastings-in-fort-greene-clinton-hill/] weekly options! Myrtle Avenue’s KIDS GUIDE [http://myrtleavenue.org/kids-guide-to-myrtle-avenue/] also has great listings. Submit your event listing [/calendar/] to our BROOKLYN-WIDE CALENDAR [/calendar/] or by emailing editor@bklyner.com. [/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/books.jpg]

Arts & Culture

Throwback Thursday: Five Historical Treasures From The Pratt Institute Archives

Image courtesy of Brooklyn Museum [http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/home.php].The Pratt Institute Library was erected in 1896 as the first public library in Brooklyn — as well as the only one for the next 15 years — and has since continued in its mission of providing educational materials to anyone,

Announcements

A New App to Help Stop the Homework Battles at Home (Sponsored)

REWARDING EDUCATION Parents, what if you could stop the battles over homework? Chores? Practicing for that recital? A newly launched mobile app (for iOS users only currently), Gradestar, is here to help you do just that. It is a free app that rewards academic and extracurricular achievement, and gives parents

Nonsponsored

New Video Shows Pedestrians Ignoring Bloodied Bike Lock Assault Victim

Neighbor Tom Prendergast filmed from a terrace next to Bartel-Pritchard Square. New video footage has emerged of the victim in Wednesday’s bike lock attack [/blog/crime/victim-bloodied-at-bartel-pritchard-square-after-being-assaulted-with-bike-lock/] clutching his bloodied head as he bolted down Prospect Park Southwest searching for help. But instead of quick assistance, he was greeted

Arts & Culture

Artist Open Call For The 2016 SONYA Art Walk

It’s that time of year again: time to register for the SONYA (South of the Navy Yard Artists) [http://www.sonyaonline.org/] Art Walk! Scheduled for Saturday-Sunday, May 21-22, the annual open studio/art walk is a chance for local artists and the art-curious to interact in a casual

Events

Slope Weekend Events Spotlight: March 11-13

The cHURCH OF MONIKA series at Open Source Gallery features Ken Butler this Sunday at 11am. (Photo courtesy of Open Source Gallery)Welcome to the weekend, which features many events: A female-empowered sex comedy talk show, Brazilian tunes, great fundraisers, and a lot more! Don’t miss some of our

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Are Fort Greene And Clinton Hill Feeling The Bern? FEC Filings Show Strong Support In Our Area

Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders. (Photo: Nick Solari. Courtesy: Wikimedia Commons)It appears that Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, and Wallabout are “Feeling the Bern” pretty strongly. This observation comes courtesy of a cool new dataset [https://www.renthop.com/study/new-york-city-ny/new-york-donors.html] that was just released by Renthop [https://www.

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UPDATED: Two Victims Stabbed In Prospect Park Wednesday Night; Suspect Arrested, Police Say

Image via Google MapsTwo victims were stabbed in separate incidents Wednesday night in Prospect Park. The police arrived on the scene at approximately 11:30pm on March 9. According to police, 26-year-old Keny Rochelin has been arrested who may be responsible for both incidents. The first incident involved a 30-year-old