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On Tuesday, April 12 (date updated), Park Slope’s applewood will host “An Evening for Our Oceans,” a charity event to raise awareness about the problems facing our oceans and promote more sustainable fish options. The evening will include a cocktail hour with passed hors d’oeuvres and a four-course dinner based on wild fish caught in ways that don’t harm marine ecosystems. Greg Yagoda, organizer and educator, answered a few questions for us about his inspiration for the event.

March 16, 2011 Food

tags: Foodies, park slope, restaurants

Full Moon Brightens Bushwick’s Beat Nite

By Angela Basile

A certain magic whirled around a particularly windy night in Bushwick recently as winter pushed its way into spring, if only briefly. Along with a mix of sidewalk debris, groups of people hovered near featured galleries, marking their otherwise undetectable entrance ways. The light of the full moon was a nice extra as I made my way to view the participating galleries in Bushwick’s Beat Nite.

February 24, 2011 Art n' About, At Night

tags: Art Galleries, Bushwick, Emerging Artists

This Can-O-Wintour Will Keep You Warm

By Nicole Brydson

And so it begins, again. Fashion week in New York City is a very special time – for very special people. Especially if your name is Anna.

February 10, 2011 Fashion

tags: Brooklyn Designers, christopher lee sauvé, Fashion

A Quest for Dasheen and Salt Cod in the West Indies of Brooklyn

By A.H. Avouris

Crown Heights lies at the center of Brooklyn’s Caribbean community, home to one of the largest expatriate populations in the US with immigrants from Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Grenada, Haiti, and elsewhere. Nostrand Avenue, running north-south through Crown Heights, is dotted with roti shops and groceries, making it an ideal place to shop for West Indian ingredients.

February 8, 2011 Food, Recipes, Things to Do

tags: Crown Heights, food, Fresh Produce, Recipes, restaurants, Summer Saturdays

New York's MTA Unveils New Glass Atrium At Brooklyn Transit Hub

Marty Cheers on Bikes and Business, Rides Tricycle into State of the Borough

By BrooklynTheBorough

Borough President Marty Markowitz loves to make a splash – especially at his annual State of the Borough address, known for its fanfare. This year, Marty rode into the Sunset Park High School Auditorium on a tricycle to the tune of Queen’s “Bicycle Race.” Click through for the video and full text of Marty’s speech.

February 4, 2011 City Politics and News, In Brooklyn, MultiMedia, Video

tags: Big Business, bike lane, City Hall, Marty Markowitz, Nets Arena, Shop Brooklyn, State of the Borough

Prime Real Estate Along Newtown Creek? Just Wait 100 Years.

By Sam Horwich-Scholefield

On my trip down the Newtown Creek aboard Captain John Lipscomb’s ship – before the city’s bout of winter madness – we grazed through a putrid-smelling “rotting mud,” described by the captain as the result of a century of contaminants being poured, dumped, or leaked into the creek by polluters. But, he told me, “in one hundred years this could be prime real estate.”

February 4, 2011 City Politics and News, In Brooklyn, MultiMedia, Photo, Video

tags: Gowanus Canal, Newtown Creek, Superfund

Has Lou Reed Asked Your Band to Grab a Slice?

By Jason Orlovich

And now, a follow up. BrooklynTheBorough.com noted a Lou and Laurie sighting in December when local duo Buke & Gass played a homecoming show at Mercury Lounge. We had no idea the evening would end with the couple asking the band out for slices of pizza – or a full blown collaboration.

February 3, 2011 Brooklyn Beats, MultiMedia, Preview, Video

tags: Brooklyn Sound, Buke & Gass, Local Bands