Food & Drink
Gindara (Grilled Marinated Black Cod). (Photo by Donny Levit / Park Slope Stoop) One of the great pleasures of eating in Japan is having the opportunity to watch a seasoned chef create soba noodles from scratch. The process is hypnotic, ritualistic, and ensconced in rich history. Such are the detailed dishes
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The intersection of 6th Avenue and 22nd Street. (Photo via Google Maps [https://www.google.com/maps/place/6th+Ave+%26+22nd+St,+Brooklyn,+NY+11215/@40.6594702,-73.9918122,3a,75y,89.73h,90.67t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sMn6Z2Ad_JV3LR3plpqlUEw!2e0!6s%2F%2Fgeo0.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%
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455-459 Smith Street. (Map via Google Earth [https://www.google.com/maps/place/459+Smith+St,+Brooklyn,+NY+11231/@40.6756659,-73.9974324,648m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x89c25af79f6980c7:0x924a030f4a9f8aab!8m2!3d40.67562!4d-73.996157!6m1!1e1] )A massive, contaminated, and undeveloped site in the Gowanus neighborhood is on
Business
Courtesy of Sheep StationThe owner of the Gowanus Australian Pub Sheep Station [http://www.sheepstation.net/production/] (149 4th Avenue at Douglass Street) has announced they’ll be closing down for good at the end of this week. But no need to drink with the flies in sadness [http://www.
Business
When Yuuki and Ariel created the Dou Yoga Teacher Training [http://www.dou-yoga.com/#!teacher-training/c1gc4] in 2012, they wanted to offer a training that was different: They didn’t want to teach about yoga, they wanted the yoga to be genuinely experienced; rather than learning about poses, philosophy, anatomy,
Arts & Culture
Photo via alternativemindz [https://www.instagram.com/p/BIGY67yjU2h/?tagged=captainamerica&hl=en]Captain America is coming to Prospect Park and he’s bringing some Marvel-ous friends. Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams announced that this year’s “A Summer Movie Under The Stars” film series in Prospect Park will
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Sketch via NYPDPolice have released a sketch of a suspect who they say attempted to rape a 31-year-old woman on Tuesday, July 12 [/blog/crime/no-arrests-made-3-local-attempted-rapes-new-incident-reported-nearby-prospect-heights/] at approximately 12:50am. The incident took place in front of 210 Park Place, between Carlton and Vanderbilt Avenues. According to cops, the victim
Announcements
Naresh Bhagroo [L] retired this month as the owner of Emcon Pharmacy. His son Caesar Bhagroo [R] will take over. (Photo by Donny Levit / Park Slope Stoop)To some, retirement means living in a world of leisure, and having an opportunity to luxuriate after years of hard work. For 60-year-old
Events
The Westerlies and Friends play Threes Brewing on Tuesday, July 26 at 8pm. (Photo via The Westerlies [https://www.facebook.com/westerliesmusic/photos/a.454874017880071.104680.444731542227652/1170559522978180/?type=3&theater] )Weekday events heat up with the thermometer. Check out bingo, tarot readings, Captain America, and more! Tarot Reading,
Arts & Culture
Credit: Justin BeremanWe love lists. We love categories. And Shakespeare’s canon is no different. One often sees the Bard’s plays in clean columns of genres [http://www.opensourceshakespeare.org/views/plays/plays.php]; “comedies,” “tragedies,” and “history plays.” The term “problem play” comes up as well [http://whatsitallaboutshakespeare.
Arts & Culture
Photo via Gothamist [https://www.instagram.com/p/BDeA1W-LEMy/]Brian Whiteley [http://www.brianwhiteleyart.com/] got his tombstone back. The artist came to the attention of New Yorkers — and the NYPD and Secret Service — after he cut a fence to install a grave marker carved with Donald Trump’s name
News
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