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Kite Got Away!

Photographed from the Promenade, Friday, April 24.

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The Language Cop on the Supermarket Beat

Montague Street Key Food: wrong. Trader Joe’s: right.

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Moxie Spot Announces Kiddie Cover

The Moxie Spot [81 Atlantic Avenue] announced in its weekly email that it will now be charging a $2.50 per child entry fee on weekdays: NEW POLICY NOTIFICATION:$2.50 Weekday Entry Fee On Monday January 12th we will begin to charge a Weekday $2.50 per child entry fee (Monday – Friday from 9am to 5:30pm). The […]

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War on Fun Breaks Out on DUMBO, Brooklyn Heights Border

Many Brooklyn blogs and media outlets received a dispatch yesterday from a resident at 7 Old Fulton Street, who really, really doesn’t want a new restaurant planned for his building to get a liquor license.  He’s urging residents to go to the CB2 meeting scheduled for Wednesday night at Brooklyn Hospital Center. The full text […]

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Paping Soapbox Derby – DEAD!

The Paping Soapbox Derby, which was scheduled for August 23 here in Brooklyn Heights has been killed.  A cryptic email sent out by organizer John Meijas arrived in the BHB Inbox late last night:

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Swelter In The Grass

The Daily News confirms what we suspected: The artificial turf installed at around 100 city parks — including Cadman Plaza Park — gets too bloody hot. Though they didn’t visit our local rubber grass, The Daily News did go to five turf-laden parks across the five boroughs and took the temperature of both the grass […]

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FYI: Community Board Meeting Today

For those who are interested, Community Board 2, which serves Brooklyn Heights (and a few other neighborhoods), will have their monthly meeting at 6pm today. It will be in the basement cafeteria of the Muhlenberg Residence, a 201-unit dwelling for low income, homeless, housing needy, and community people, at 510 Atlantic Avenue (GMAP). Call (718)-596-5410 […]

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