Arts & Culture
via Mills Entertainment Facebook pageThe grr-ific musical for little tigers and grown-ups alike is back with an all-NEW show for 2017-2018! The hugely popular Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood LIVE!, based on the #1 PBS KIDS TV series, has delighted live audiences on stages across the country. Now, in its third
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Sam, Patricia, and Cocoa Photo credit: Avi GlicksteinSam Gerstenzang started Umbrella [https://www.askumbrella.com/], the service that provides everyday tasks for seniors, after an experience his grandmother had. To find out more, I sat down with Sam and his grandmother Patricia Ackerman at her apartment, a welcome respite from
Arts & Culture
A Creative Space for Children to Unleash Their Imaginations Courtesy of CumbeJuly 9 – August 3, 2018 Early Bird Discount by April 23 At Cumbe, our goal is to tap into children’s amazing capacity for imagination and wonder, while introducing them to the joy and vitality of dance, song and
Announcements
Courtesy of Park Slope Fifth Avenue BIDPark Slope 5th Avenue’s A TASTE OF FIFTH [https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3341680] Festival Celebrates 5th Avenue’s Fabulous Restaurant Scene Eat, Drink, Dance – and Help 15 Brooklyn Charities It always sells out and no one ever leaves hungry. A Taste of
camps
Photo by Park Slope Day CampAt Park Slope Day Camp [http://www.parkslopedaycamp.com], we speak in actions. We play outdoors because 21st century children need to be exposed to the joy of the natural world. We jam-pack our schedules because we know the limitless energy children possess. We create
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by Jess Michaels Photo provided by American Camp Association, NY & NJFor over 100 years, children have enjoyed summers at camp learning new activities, making new friends and gaining important life skills. In recent years, it has become very clear that today’s young people need the camp experience now
Education
Photo credit: Avi GlicksteinWhen it comes to the conversation over public education in this country, there’s probably no more contentious issue than charter schools. But Nissi Jonathan believes we’re not even having the conversation we should be having. “I don’t think we as a community, just across
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Every morning in the Intensive Care Unit at The Brooklyn Hospital Center (TBHC) [https://www.tbh.org/], James Gasperino, MD, Chair of Medicine, Associate Chief Medical Officer and Vice President for Critical Care, convenes Morning Report. Here, the hospital’s most experienced intensive care physicians gather with every staff member
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Photo credit: Crunch FlatbushWe recently got to know Deidre, one of Crunch Flatbush’s most committed members [/meet-deidre-ferrell-crunch-flatbush-member-extraordinaire/] who’s been able to attain her fitness goals by attending (in truth, being a fixture at) classes. That’s what works for her. But what works for one person might not
Business
Umbrella [https://www.askumbrella.com] helps seniors stay and live in their own homes by connecting them with community members to help with everyday tasks. Below, we ask three Handy Neighbors why they choose to work with Umbrella. Read our previous profile [/urban-shaman-learned-help-home-can-right-next-door/] of an Umbrella Member, urban shaman Mama
Business
Photo credit: Roll & HillManufacturing in America – we’re hearing a lot about it these days. How do we keep it from dying? [https://www.racked.com/2018/2/20/17029148/american-giant-manufacturing-supply-chain] Is it even dying? [http://observer.com/2018/01/manufacturing-is-still-the-backbone-of-a-healthy-economy/] But in certain pockets of Brooklyn, there’s
Arts & Culture
Photo by Avi Glickstein/BKLYNERIn case you missed our post a few weeks ago, Feld Entertainment [https://www.feldentertainment.com/] and Marvel [https://marvel.com/] have partnered to bring 25 of your favorite superheroes and villains to life in Marvel Universe LIVE! [https://www.marveluniverselive.com/tickets/details/112281] at