Tuesday (9/1) Dick and Perry’s Variety Game Show returns to the Bell House [149 7th Street, Brooklyn]. Contestants will answer trivia questions for fun, prizes and with a booty of $250 going to the winner.
Brooklyn Bugle publisher Homer Fink will serve as announcer. Come out and say hello! The fun starts at 8pm sharp, $5 [...]
Archive | August, 2009
Win $250 at Bell House Tuesday Night with Dick Swizzle
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Build your own bamboo bike
Check out NY1’s story on Red Hook’s Bamboo Bike Studio, where you can attend a weekend workshop to build your own bike with a frame made out of bamboo, which the owner says is “stronger than steel.” The workshops start on Saturday and end on Sunday, when you walk out with your new, homemade, sustainable [...]
Luau & pig roast tonight
There’s a luau and pig roast going on tonight at BKLYN Yard (388-400 Carroll Street), with a Hawaiian-themed menu and a whole roast pig. The event runs from 6-9 pm and admission is free, with $10 getting you a plate of food and a beer.
Bueno opening on Pacific Street
Pacifico, Since 1963, and Trout will soon be joined by a restaurant called Bueno, which will feature cuisine of the Romance Languages, according to a note posted on their door. Read the note after the jump.
Jonathan Adler opens on Atlantic Avenue
The New York Times visited the store of housewares designer Jonathan Adler that opened on Atlantic Avenue a few weeks ago.
Several years ago, the stretch of Atlantic Avenue that runs from Flatbush Avenue to the East River used to be identifiable primarily for having an antique row on one end and Brooklyn’s main Arab community [...]
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Sohn/Smartmom Faceoff: Nobody’s Right if Everybody’s Wrong
Nothing tickles us more than drama in Park Slope. Why? It makes us feel better about ourselves? OK? Are you happy now? Now get your schadenfreude on and indulge:
Non-Motivational Speaker Series
Gelf Magazine is hosting an installment of their Non-Motivational Speaker Series tomorrow night, based on the theme of New York Stories. On the list of speakers is Buddy Scotto, owner of Carroll Garden’s Scotto’s Funeral Home (the guy from the Big Gay Ice Cream Truck will be there too!). Check out the event for free [...]
Christie’s leasing in Red Hook
The New York Times reports that upscale auction house Christie’s will be leasing a warehouse in Red Hook to store art, furniture, jewelry, and other valuables.
The neighborhood is about to land one of its odder residents — an enormous, high-tech warehouse with security worthy of James Bond, all to protect the multimillion-dollar artworks, manuscripts, furniture [...]
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The sidewalks are growing
After quite a few months of construction, the sidewalks on Bergen Street have widened on the corners of Smith Street and Court Street. Pedestrians will have a shorter walk to cross the street, but will it interfere with traffic?
39th City Council District Debate Video
The Community Newspaper Group and Brooklyn Independent Television recently hosted a debate between candidates for the 39th City Council District.
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