The Brooklyn Historical Society, 128 Pierrepont Street (corner of Clinton) has these forthcoming events: This Sunday, May 23, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m., there will be a doll-making workshop for children. Under the guidance of author and illustrator Timothy D. Bellavia, participants will make dolls modeled on figures from Brooklyn history. There is a $5 […]
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Fascati’s Goes Yankee Crazy
Nabe resident Greg “TwoFones” Clayman snapped this photo of Yankee-mania at Fascati’s Pizza on Henry Street.
Cadman Plaza Park Soccer – Pretty Mellow
Saturday morning, we checked out the controversial soccer players at Cadman Plaza Park. Overall the group of players, mostly men and over 30, seemed downright mellow. While they did take up most of the turf field, there didn’t seem to be much competition for using it. One family played frisbee on the turf while the […]
Wonder Twins Coming to St. Francis
Amber and Autumn Lau, basketball playing twins from York, Pennsylvania will be taking the court for the St. Francis Terriers next year according to their hometown newspaper. Currently seniors at Northeastern High, Autumn averaged 24.1 points last season while Amber averaged 17.
The Effort to Bring Back White Collar Boxing
The first rule of Gleason’s Gym in DUMBO’s White Collar Boxing should have been “don’t talk about White Collar Boxing.” The amateur competition held there and at other gyms in the city stopped in late 2005 after someone dropped a dime to the NYS Athletic Commission. Now, according to Maxboxing.com, Gleason’s owner Bruce Silverglade is […]
Soapbox Derby Coming Back to Brooklyn Heights
This just in from Paping Soapbox Derby organizer John Meijas: The Paping Soapbox Derby 2008 will take place Sat Aug 23 in wonderful Brooklyn Hts. NYC! The website www.papingsoapboxderby.org will be updated within the next week with details and directions. In the meantime, if you have any questions please feel free to write me. Live […]
Brigates Score First Win of Summer Season
Brigate Bocce, the official bocce team of BHB, won its first game of the Summer season in league play at FloydNY on Sunday. The Brigates faced off against the Holy Rollers, taking the match in two tight games: 7 – 5, 7 – 6.
Cyclones Off to Good Start
The Brooklyn Cyclones, the Borough’s professional baseball team and Class A affiliate of the New York Mets, have begun their season by winning two series, two games to one each, the first against their archrivals from across the water, the Staten Island Yankees, and the second against the Orioles’ affiliate, the Aberdeen Iron Birds. The […]
Brigates Back to Bocce, Lose to Lizards
Brigate Bocce, the official Bocce team of BHB, engaged in league play at FloydNY for the first time in over a year Sunday.
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