“Unfortunately we’re not having press at these dates,” is what I was officially told when I inquired about covering the LCD Soundsystem shows at new local venue Brooklyn Steel (319 […]
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It’s A Mirage, Live Band Plays As Kosciuszko Falls, & Gas Passing—The Hook-Up 4/7
It’s sounding like troubled megaclub Brooklyn Mirage might actually open this summer. Party on! The old Kosciuszko Bridge is going to be demolished this summer, and people are demanding an epic party, […]
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Taster’s Choice: Eat Crickets, Bee Larvae and Grasshopper This Saturday (4/8) at Videology!
This Saturday (4/8), Videology (308 Bedford Ave.) will be screening the film BUGS, along with a Q&A session with the film’s protagonist and the film’s director. The event starts at 11am, with […]
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It’s a Charmed Life: Brooklyn Charm Spring 2017
If you plan on adding to your bauble collection this Spring, then you need to head to Brooklyn Charm (145 Bedford Avenue). A post shared by Brooklyn Charm (@brooklyncharm) on […]
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Sparkle this Spring: Dazzle in Catbird Gems & Baubles
For the past few seasons, I’ve been trying to up my accessories game. Naturally, I gravitated towards Catbird (219 Bedford Avenue) for its sweet little stack rings and I tend to […]
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Keep Shea Stadium Alive, Williamsburg Bridge Crash, Geoff Cobb Is Famous —The Hook Up 3/24
It’s tremendously important to keep DIY venues like Shea Stadium open, which recently abruptly closed — it keeps the Brooklyn music scene, and the New York music scene alive and relevant. […]
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Don’t…Eat…’Til Brooklyn: Benefit for Citymeals on Wheels in Williamsburg
On Thursday, April 6th, the city’s culinary community will converge in Williamsburg as some of NYC’s best restaurants, food trucks and sommeliers come together to serve up their signature cuisine, specialty cocktails […]
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3 Neighborhood Lit Events To Spring You Forward!
Despite the news of each new piece of horrendous legislation, it’s been helping me to remember that reading and writing are a form of social justice. April is National Poetry […]
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Women’s History Month: North Brooklyn’s Great Feminist Classic, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Great literature never grows old or feels dated, and no local novel feels more current to local women than Betty Smith’s enduring 1943 classic A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, which […]
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Obsessed With Sriracha? Tonight’s Talk At MOFAD Is For You!
If you’re a fan of Sriracha (or soy sauce, or curry), you shouldn’t miss tonight’s talk at MOFAD (62 Bayard St.) from 6-8pm. Via MOFAD: “Historic gastronomist and author of […]