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Swastikas, Trump, And A Kids Park: A Personal Note

It’s Mrs. Fink. Hey!  I haven’t been here much.  Besides my daughter, my husband loved (LOVED) this blog and this community more than anything. So, it’s hard for me.  Baby Fink, as Homer lovingly called her, had to witness his death in our Brooklyn Heights apartment.  That she, or ANY of our children have to […]

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A Look Inside the New Careland Pharmacy Coming to Brooklyn Heights

Brooklyn Heights will soon be home to Careland, a new pharmacy with a modern look but an old-fashioned philosophy – personalized care. The first part is due to the work of designer Sergio Mannino, a DUMBO-based Florentine designer, the second stems from the owners Ayman Tawadros and Ashraf Awad (who also own a non-related pharmacy […]

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Find Out What’s Going on at JtH Next Door This Weekend

A tipster winks to us that if you’re in the nabe on Independence Day, you’ll get to be one of the first patrons of JTH Next Door. Not quite a soft-opening, the doors will be open and while you may not be able to enjoy the oysters quiiite yet, you’ll definitely be able to have […]

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Great News! La Mancha’s Sardines Live On at this Year’s Atlantic Antic

Patricia Ageheim & Tarek Debira owers since April of Chez Moi (located at the space formerly known as La Mancha) wrote BHB to reassure our readers that La Mancha’s Atlantic Antic culinary stand-bys of grilled sardines and paella will survive the change of restaurant and nationality! Writes Tarek: Share this Story: Tweet

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Waiting for Ballet at Montague Summer Space

While the Family Fink went to see the ballet as advertised to start at 3:30pm at Sunday’s Montague Street Summer Space and waited over 40 minutes snapping the first picture. Share this Story: Tweet

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Mixed Bag at Heights Chateau is a Good Thing

After a perfunctory weekend Trader Joe’s jaunt – and a walk down a the visibly revitilzed northwest end side of Atlantic Ave, this reporter found herself at Heights Chateau [123 Atlantic Avenue]. I was drawn to a group of carrier bags of wines displayed in the front of the store. That display as well as […]

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Elmo No Longer Tickled

At one time he was on top of the show business world – a hit TV show, a must-have Christmas toy, an ice show and more.   Last night, Elmo hit rock bottom as evidenced by this photo we snapped on Cranberry Street. Share this Story: Tweet

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That’s SOME Soup!

La Pizzetta [145 Atlantic Avenue] is offering a very special soup today. Share this Story: Tweet

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Blue Skies and Green Thumbs

BHB came across this today about Green Bridge Window Boxes from the Brooklyn Botanic Garden — better late than never as the saying goes.  Check out the offer for reasonable window boxes!  Note – post-mark deadline is tomorrow! Speaking of window box pride — are any of our blocks participating in the Greenest Block in […]

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Clark Street Easter Explosion

Is easter the new Christmas? The festive folks at 50 Clark Street seem to think so. Share this Story: Tweet

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