Central Brooklyn
WINDSOR TERRACE – The family of a Windsor Terrace woman who passed away unexpectedly on Monday has set up a GoFundMe page [https://www.gofundme.com/t4auh-tonyas-funeral-expenses] for her seven-year-old twins. Tonya Muro via us.iearn.org [http://us.iearn.org/news/in-memory-of-tonya-muro] Tonya Muro was the Executive Director of iEARN-USA
Central Brooklyn
Justin Vernon as Bon Iver. (Photo via cherryyyll [https://www.instagram.com/p/BN685hFjPu3/?tagged=boniver] / instagram)Whether you’re looking to get crafty, attend a CB meeting, hear distillery secrets or live music — this is your spot for the best events in (and immediately around) Ditmas Park. If you
Business
Photos by Ditmas Park CornerWe’ve been patiently awaiting the grand opening of Parade Cafe [https://www.facebook.com/Paradecafebk/?fref=ts], a French-inspired coffee and sandwich shop at 622 Caton Avenue (between East 7th Street and Ocean Parkway), since we caught its sign erected in June [/blog/food/new-cafe-coming-caton-avenue/
Arts & Culture
Photo: Scott Teplin / teplin.com.The path from Lascivious Biddy to PTA Mom is not immediately apparent, but Deidre Rodman Struck connects the dots with far fewer than six degrees of separation, ending up at the Second Annual Music Festival to benefit PS 130 [https://www.facebook.com/Ps130Pta/photos/
Announcements
PS 130. (Photo: PS 130 Parent Teacher Association)Don’t miss out — Participatory Budgeting Vote Week ends Sunday, April 3rd! Residents of the 39th (Brad Lander), 40th (Mathieu Eugene), 44th (David Greenfield), and 45th (Jumaane Williams) City Council districts are choosing among a wide variety of capital projects — physical improvements
Announcements
PS 130 in Kensington will host a flea market and book sale this Sunday. (Photo: Corner Media)If you have an event you’d like featured in our calendar, or if there’s anything we’ve left off, please let us know! Post your events in our community calendar [/blog/
Central Brooklyn
Photo by Ditmas Park CornerWe’re one week away from #GivingTuesday [http://www.givingtuesday.org/], a global day following Black Friday and Cyber Monday that focuses on giving back to the community. We can’t think of a better way to give back than helping our neighborhood schools. Donors Choose
Central Brooklyn
Photo by KensingtonBKWe’re one week away from #GivingTuesday [http://www.givingtuesday.org/], a global day following Black Friday and Cyber Monday that focuses on giving back to the community. We can’t think of a better way to give back than helping our neighborhood schools. Donors Choose [http://www.
East 5th Street
The Parkside School PS 130 [http://ps130brooklyn.com/] is hosting its annual Fall Fest this Saturday, October 17 from 11am to 3pm. So bring out the kids because there will be crafts, pumpkins, a bouncy house, healthy snacks, live music, raffle prizes and so much more! The festival will be
70 Ocean Parkway
We have some exciting news for parents at PS 130 [http://ps130brooklyn.com/] (70 Ocean Parkway)! The school’s PTA let us know that PS 130, which serves the Kensington and Windsor Terrace communities, is partnering with a new afterschool program — Wingspan Arts [http://wingspanarts.org/] — this fall. Because the
Musicians
Photo via Lucas Ninno [https://www.flickr.com/photos/lucasninno/4729225978/in/photolist-92Gaav-dqLcaP-i4jujj-biELrR-nniyRJ-ebg5aD-8cUw7W-rwok81-g4kApQ-dU8uoL-9iYuXR-fMCAzw-6Z52hd-fKSQ9y-fKSRDQ-bd9yb6-BoCa5-muWHPu-muVwde-muUYer-nkLCaU-qcMDNB-nkLCjS-g4m6JF-fJp4an-g4kzgZ-g4kArq-iCQ18F-quepdn-g4kzWC-q9S3WX-g4kxVx-D265C-quepfg-fgif7-q9S3J2-8h8mLH-4cgLQ2-dpeut-iurd3C-iN46Ub-4VuFWy-fJFzv1-iCNUSz-fJp3uV-iCNUrp-ke8eqM-2NjEwU-iurdo7-4wVzE7] Calling all musicians! PS 130 [http://ps130brooklyn.com/2015/03/
New York City Department of Education
Just a reminder that enrollment for public school kindergarten seats starts today, Wednesday, January 7, and runs through Friday, February 13. Applications and details about how to fill them out and where to submit them can be found here [http://schools.nyc.gov/Kindergarten]. Eligible students for the September 2015