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Repast Baroque Ensemble Presents “Them Foreigners” at First Unitarian Thursday Evening

The Repast Baroque Ensemble returns to Brooklyn Heights, and to the McKinney Chapel of the First Unitarian Church, 116 Pierrepont Street, this Thursday evening, October 18, starting at 8:00. They will present “Them Foreigners,” a program of baroque music exemplifying the fact that [m]any Baroque composers made musical characterizations of peoples who were exotic to […]

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Update: Brooklyn Heights’ Montague Street Remains Rousing Retail Success Story

In May 2012, BHB wrote about an appreciable renaissance taking place along the Montague Street retail corridor, during which a dozen new businesses moved in along the avenue over the year preceding. Another snapshot of Brooklyn Heights “Main Street” this week reveals that Montague remains a bustling success story, with restaurants, spas, bodegas, bakeries and […]

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Five Months Later, Ani Sushi Preps Opening

After Oh My Pasta! closed May 26 after just nine months in business, the space at 142 Montague Street quickly lined up its next eatery. Back in June, a sign in the window announced that Ani Sushi was “coming soon.” Five months later, a sign now hangs alongside the window, the paper has come down […]

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Second Art of Brooklyn Film Festival Takes Place At St. Francis College August 4-12

The second annual Art of Brooklyn Film Festival, August 4-12, will feature 45 premieres from all over the world, all with links to Brooklyn. It will launch on Saturday the 4th with a free screening of Steven Seagal’s 1991 cult classic “Out For Justice,” complete with a Seagal look-alike contest. Movies will be screened at […]

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Sure Enough, It’s Sushi: ‘Ani’ Coming To Montague Street

After Oh My Pasta! closed May 26 after just about nine months in business, the space at 142 Montague Street has already lined up its next eatery. Yep, it’s Sushi. A sign in the window tells us that Ani Sushi is coming soon. The owner is “Sangthongsiri Inc.,” with a hearing scheduled June 6 to […]

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Montague Street’s Oh My Pasta! Kaput; Successor Lined Up

Oh My Pasta! has gone limp. After opening about nine months ago, on September 3, 2011, the Italian eatery at 142 Montague Street has shuttered. The locally run restaurant was owned & operated by Marco Lasala, a native Italian from Barletta in southern Italy, who had moved to Brooklyn Heights, serving a menu of family […]

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Brooklyn Heights Rallies For Montague Street Retail Corridor

Call it what you will… resurrection, revitalization, renaissance or even recovery. The Montague Street retail corridor is healthier than it has been since the economic collapse of 2009… Over the past year or so, a dozen or so new businesses have gained traction, including restaurants, spas, bodegas, bakeries and clothiers. Let’s take a walk up […]

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Local Eatery Oh, My Pasta! Opens This Weekend On Montague Street

Oh, My Pasta! is scheduled to open Saturday, Sept. 3, at 142 Montague Street, site of the former Taze Turkish restaurant (and Kapadokya before that). The 100% local eatery is owned and operated by Marco Lasala, a native Italian from Barletta in southern Italy, who recently moved to Brooklyn Heights.

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Brooklyn Heights History: Clubs Part 2

Dances were a way for young people to meet, and included outdoor events in gardens and taverns, called “germans” or cotillions, when held in private homes. In the 1880s organized dances called Junior Assemblies, Cinderella Balls and Bachelors Balls were held. Clubs often sponsored these events, and Dr. Charles Shephard’s Turkish Bath, America’s first, on Cranberry and […]

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Marty First in Freebie Travel

Our Borough President, Marty Markowitz, is a frequent flier on other folks’ dimes: NBCNewYork.com: Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz accepted more free travel than any other New York City elected official in 2009, records released Tuesday show. Markowitz and his wife Jamie traveled to the Netherlands from March 18 to 21, and they spent Nov. […]

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