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Best of...places to go, things to eat

24/Seven — October 22, 2009

This must be the week for awards. What with Time Out New York's kudos to New York City food neighborhoods (with a shout out to Ditmas Park) and now AMNY's and the Village Voice's Best Of, we're inundated with new places to try in Brooklyn.We digest som... »

Tip Sheet: Sep. 16-22

Brooklyn Based — September 16, 2009

WEDNESDAY: Taxi Truths After a certain hour of the night, we all treat taxis as a private space; with the driver separated from us by a divider and usually chatting away on the phone or listening to the radio, it’s easy to forget that there’s a real li... »

Missing Sundays at the library? New DIY branch is stepping in

Brokelyn — September 09, 2009

Save our library, or SOL? In an ideal world, the printed word would still be treated with respect and not kicked around like some pesky fossil reminding us of a duller, slower age before hashtags. In that world, enraged citizens would pour into the str... »

First Thursday, D.U.M.B.O. Arts Walk

brooklynartsee — September 04, 2009

As the fall season of art kicks off, set aside September 10th for an evening in D.U.M.B.O. The galleries, art, design, and performance spaces in this lovely neighborhood have collaborated to arrange a stroll from exhibit to exhibit Thursday evening, Se... »

1st Thursdays DUMBO Gallery Walk (04June2009)

Dumbo NYC — June 04, 2009

Tonight in Dumbo: A festive occasion each month for art lovers. A chance to visit many quality galleries at night in the Dumbo Historic District - galleries showing works from artists of many disciplines, especially photography, while hosting reception... »

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Brooklyn Hall of Fame — May 13, 2009

Brooklyn Based makes the case for Brooklyn's continuing relationship with the printed word and the efforts of one small Brooklyn publisher, Melville House, to keep the flame burning. »

Tuesday Night: "A Hidden Life" Author Reads at Barnes and Noble

Only the Blog Knows Brooklyn — May 05, 2009

I Johanna Reiss, author of the powerful new book, A Hidden Life, a Memoir of August 1969 (Melville House Publishing). will be reading at Barnes and Noble in Park Slope on May 5th at 7:30 p.m. Johanna Reiss writes: I seem to deal with grief by writing a... »

May 5th at 7:30: A Hidden Life Reading at Barnes and Noble

Only the Blog Knows Brooklyn — May 04, 2009

I In this installment of OTBKB's recurring feature, Why I Wrote This Book, author Johanna Reiss shares with OTBKB readers why she wrote her powerful new book, A Hidden Life, a Memoir of August 1969 (Melville House Publishing). Reiss is the author of Th... »

Why I Wrote This Book: A Hidden Life by Johanna Reiss

Only the Blog Knows Brooklyn — April 25, 2009

I In this installment of OTBKB's recurring feature, Why I Wrote This Book, author Johanna Reiss shares with OTBKB readers why she wrote her powerful new book, A Hidden Life, a Memoir of August 1969 (Melville House Publishing). Reiss is the author of Th... »

1st Thursdays DUMBO Gallery Walk (02Apr2009)

Dumbo NYC — April 02, 2009

TONIGHT: A festive occasion each month for art lovers. A chance to visit many quality galleries at night in the Dumbo Historic District - galleries showing works from artists of many disciplines, especially photography, while hosting receptions, produc... »