Arguably William Shakespeare’s most famous play, “Romeo and Juliet” is currently being staged at St. Charles Borromeo Church on Sidney Place. In this version, presented by Theater 2020, the warring Capulets and Montagues are Muslim and Hindu, with the action largely occurring amid the altar and aisles; the director, David Fuller, also used the pulpit […]
About Heather Quinlan
Author Archive | Heather Quinlan
String Orchestra at Fort Greene Park
This Saturday, the String Orchestra of Brooklyn, which normally holds concerts at St. Ann’s Church, will be branching out to Fort Greene Park—so mosey on over for a free concert starting at 6 p.m., featuring Beethoven’s Symphony #6, aka the “Pastoral Symphony.” Also, information on upcoming concerts is here. Share this Story: Tweet
84th Precinct Police Blotter – 6/29/11
Equinox may have more cachet than Planet Fitness, but its lockers aren’t any safer; a good Samaritan learns that no good deed goes unpunished; and a 5-year-old gets pepper sprayed. It’s this week’s police blotter. Share this Story: Tweet
A Tree Grows in etc. etc.
We recently brought you the happy news about Doggie the lost cat. Now, for those of you who’ve been following the Clark St. tree well with no tree, we have some closure for that, too. We are happy to report that the tree well now actually has a real live tree! According to Mark from […]
Doggie the Cat – Found!
Doggie—the cat whose disappearance brought us all together, as we huddled around the radio awaiting news—has been found. Apparently he (she?) was discovered in a neighbor’s attic, by workers who saw its tell-tale paw prints. You may all resume your regularly scheduled lives. Share this Story: Tweet
84th Precinct Police Blotter – 6/15/11
Maniac driver almost kills firefighter; Chase Bank gets robbed; and a burglar is caught wearing his victim’s clothes. It’s this week’s blotter. Share this Story: Tweet
84th Precinct Police Blotter – 6/8/11
A mugging in Vinegar Hill; a fight breaks out at Freedom Academy; and a German tourist gets berauben. It’s this week’s blotter. Share this Story: Tweet
Animal Planet Auditions Coming to Rocco and Jezebel
Does your pooch have star quality? Or are you tired of spending all your unemployment on Iams and think it’s high time Spot goes to work for you? Well, your time has come. Andrea from Rocco and Jezebel writes: On Saturday, June 11, between 12:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m., Animal Planet will be doing a […]
Save Engine 205 Rally Featuring FDNY, Local Pols and Steve Buscemi
Blaming a still-sluggish economy, Mayor Bloomberg has now set his cost-cutting sights on the FDNY. Last week he published a list of 20 “endangered” firehouses, eight of which are in Brooklyn, including our own Engine 205; Engine 205 was the first engine company from Brooklyn that reached Ground Zero on 9/11, and sadly lost eight […]
84th Precinct Police Blotter – 5/25/11
A lot of people get “bumped from behind” this week, and all end up losing their money. It’s this week’s police blotter. Share this Story: Tweet
Nabe Chatter