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Archive | April, 2009
CNN Covers the Mysteries of the Atlantic Avenue Tunnel
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CNN covers Atlantic Avenue tunnel tourguide/maven Bob Diamond and his quest to find out “what’s behind that wall”.
Even more info is available in this clip:
Nursery University premieres in Cobble Hill
Nursery University, a movie that gives a slightly comical look into the competitive world of nursery school admissions, premieres tomorrow at Cobble Hill Cinemas. The film follows five families of varying backgrounds as they attempt to get their kids into nursery school programs with limited seats and sky-high tuition prices in New York City. View the trailer here.
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Meet the artists tonight at Shop Art
Shop Art will have extended hours tonight, giving visitors the opportunity to meet featured artists and learn more about the world of art. Shop Art’s Meet the Artist Night will take place from 6:30-8:00 pm tonight at 51 Bergen Street, and wine will be served.
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Meeting the McCord-Van Kempens
We weren’t sure if we were being Punk’d today when an email from Cobble Hillbilly/The Real Housewives of New York City star Simon Van Kempen arrived in the CHB Inbox. The dispatch from Van Kempen not only turned out to be real but it led to a neighborly invite to their recently renovated townhouse [...]
Weekly crime blotters
There were some crimes along the Brooklyn Heights/Cobble Hill/Boerum Hill borders this week, which are recapped at Brooklyn Heights Blog. Included are a bank robbery and two subway thefts.
Raise the perfect baby!
Local author Dale Hrabi will be reading from his new book, The Perfect Baby Handbook: A Guide for Excessively Motivated Parents, at BookCourt tomorrow night, April 29, at 7pm.
New parents are hipper, more educated, and more sophisticated than ever, but they’re also highly competitive–a lethal combination when turbocharged by the anxieties of raising a baby. And for many [...]
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Atlantic Avenue Shell station is open
Brownstoner reports that the Atlantic Avenue Shell gas station opened last week for business. We reported in February that it would close for two months while it replaced its gas tanks. A reader of Brooklyn Heights Blog gives his take on the situation.
Cobble Hill Tree Fund Plant Sale
The Annual Cobble Hill Tree Fund Plant Sale will take place this Saturday, May 2. There will be annuals, herbs, geraniums, and perennials on sale at Cobble Hill Park (Clinton and Congress Streets) from 10:30 am to 3:00 pm (rain date is Sunday, May 3).
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