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Is it Over Yet? 2008 in Review: July – September

The Third Quarter of 2008 was not only chock full o’ news, it also marked the highest traffic in BHB history more than doubling the audience the site had in Q3 2007.  Here are the stories the held Brooklyn Heights’ interest:

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Mark Lahm of Henrys End. Photo by gastrodamus via Flickr

50 Henry Will Continue as Wine Bar from Owners of Henry’s End and Cranberry’s

BHB has confirmation that the space at 50 Henry Street will be a joint venture from the owners of Henry’s End (44 Henry Street) and Cranberry’s (48 Henry Street). The space will continue as a wine bar, and will also serve breakfast and lunch according to Mark Lahm at Henry’s End. The new place will […]

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Is it Over Yet? 2008 in Review: April – June

And now on with the countdown… here are some BHB highlights from April – June 2008:

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Is it Over Yet? 2008 in Review: January – March

If it’s the 21st century in America, the end of the year signals the chorus of “is it over yet?” and/or “next year can’t be any worse.”  With that in mind (errr sumthin’) let us look back at the wacky year we like to call 2008. Here’s a rundown from Q1 08.  Stay tuned to […]

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New Life at Wine Bar

The bright yellow exterior of the storefront at 50 Henry Street is now a more subdued shade of cranberry. According to workers at site formerly known at the Wine Bar at 50 Henry Street, an “American restaurant” will be opening there soon. The wine bar and its sister stores Busy Chef, Blue Pig and Oven […]

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CB2 Hearing on Dock Street DUMBO Tonight

Community Board 2 will hold a public hearing tonight to get community input on the proposed Dock Street DUMBO project which includes construction of a middle school.  It will be held at 6:00 p.m  at the Long Island University Health Sciences Center, 1 University Plaza, Room 107 [map]. Jed Walentas made his case for the […]

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Montague Street Restaurant Robbed

The Brooklyn Paper’s Police Blotter is chock full o’ Heights crimes this week including more hate notes posted in the neighborhood and this robbery reported at a nabe Thai restaurant (Lantern?):

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Brooklyn Women’s Exchange Extends Hours, Opens Sundays

The Brooklyn Women’s Exchange, located at 55 Pierrepont Street, between Hicks and Henry (see here for our earlier story about the Exchange and its special events every Thursday during this holiday season) has announced new, extended business hours: Monday through Wednesday and Friday, 11 A.M. to 6 P.M.; Thursday, 11 A.M. to 7 P.M.; Saturday […]

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Public Service or Propaganda?

From the BHB Inbox comes photos of a “diorama” from Two Trees promoting its Dock Street DUMBO project in the window of The Brooklyn Eagle’s headquarters at 30 Henry Street.   Is this a sign that the Eagle is “in the tank” for the Walentas or is it an old media version of a “guest post” […]

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A Time to Weep, and a Time to Laugh; A Time to Mourn, and a Time to Dance

We call him “Mr. Happy”.

A terrible misfortune has befallen his humans in the last few weeks so Daisy and I are taking care of the dog. “My heart goes out to you,” I emailed them. “Words fail me.”

Given the impotence their friends and family are feeling, I feel lucky to have the dog.

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