EVENT: Something’s brewing — a craft beer fest at MCU Park

Tagged with:

brooklyn

Published June 8, 2010 at 11:00 p.m.
784687-event--something’s-brewing-—-a-craft-beer-fest-at-mcu-park

See this story at BrooklynPaper.com ... By Meredith Deliso ... The Brooklyn Paper ... This craft festival has nothing to do with arts ... On June 12, sample more than 40 different brews from local breweries and beyond during the first annual Craft Beer Festival at MCU Park ... There will be beers from A to V, from Allagash in Portland, Maine, to Philadelphia’s Victory Brewing Company. Williamsburg-based Brooklyn Brewery and Sixpoint in Red Hook will be among the local craft brewers, with

Read Article Read    Post Talkback Post Talkback

Coney Events: Coney Island Mermaid Parade June 19th, 2010

Tagged with:

brooklyn

Published June 9, 2010 at 11:23 p.m.
784675-coney-events--coney-island-mermaid-parade-june-19th--2010

Coney Island's biggest and most cultural extravaganza rolls down Surf Avenue, June 19th with King Neptune Lou Reed and Queen Mermaid Laurie Anderson.  If it weren't for Coney Island USA and the Mermaid Parade, perhaps Coney Island would've never survived its comatose years ... All the times and registration information can be found at the Coney Island USA website: ... Coney Island – The 28th Annual MERMAID PARADE ... will step off at 2pm on Saturday, June 19, 2010. This years parade features

Read Article Read    Post Talkback Post Talkback

Cyclones Alum Hits Game-Winning Home Run

Tagged with:

brooklyn

Published June 13, 2010 at 11:00 p.m.

New York Mets first baseman Ike Davis (29), who spent the 2008 season on Coney Island as a member of the Brooklyn Cyclones, reacts after hitting the game-winning home run in the 11th inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres Sunday, June 8, at Citi Field in New York. The Mets beat ...

Read Article Read    Post Talkback Post Talkback

Floyd Bennett: Where the Wild Things Are

Tagged with:

brooklyn

Published June 13, 2010 at 11:00 p.m.

Survey Finds More Than 500 Species of Animals, Plants ... BROOKLYN (AP) — Brooklyn is more known for historic brownstones, Coney Island, its spacious parks and its vibrant arts scene than for its abundant wildlife, although homeowners have been known to spot ...

Read Article Read    Post Talkback Post Talkback

Coney comes up aces on boards

Tagged with:

brooklyn's, island

Published June 11, 2010 at 8:28 p.m.

Not for nothin', but tell me somethin' I don't know. Brooklyn's Coney Island is one of the 12 best beach boardwalks in the country, according to the swells at Travel and Leisure magazine ...

Read Article Read    Post Talkback Post Talkback

No bail set for Coney Island murder suspect

Tagged with:

brooklyn

Published June 12, 2010 at 8:21 p.m.

A BROOKLYN man charged with killing a Coney Island mother of seven should spend the rest of his life in jail, prosecutors said ...

Read Article Read    Post Talkback Post Talkback

Brooklyn man nabbed in slay of mother of 7

Tagged with:

brooklyn, island

Published June 12, 2010 at 12:58 a.m.

A 29-year-old Brooklyn man was collared for the wild shootout that left a Coney Island mother clinging to life for nearly two days before her death Friday, cops said ...

Read Article Read    Post Talkback Post Talkback

Found in the Morgue: Five Local Snake Stories

Tagged with:

brooklyn, yard

Published June 14, 2010 at 10:05 a.m.

While searching in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle morgue, I came across the following photo, which spurred a hunt for local snake stories ... Reverend Dr. Hugo E. Meyer ... Reverend Dr. Hugo E. Meyer, Pastor of Christ Lutheran Church in Woodhaven, Queens, had a long-standing pastime of hunting snakes. He collected snakes for his personal specimen collection, which he housed in hundreds of jars in the cellar of his Ozone Park home. His capture method involved throwing himself at the snake and "just

Read Article Read    Post Talkback Post Talkback

DINING: This author dishes on her favorite Brooklyn eats

Tagged with:

brooklyn, heights, hill, “brooklyn

Published June 14, 2010 at 11:00 p.m.
784572-dining--this-author-dishes-on-her-favorite-brooklyn-eats

See this story at BrooklynPaper.com ... By Meredith Deliso ... The Brooklyn Paper ... Sherri Eisenberg has traveled the world as a travel writer, and has found that nothing compares to Brooklyn’s culinary scene ... “Brooklyn has such an exciting food scene,” said Eisenberg. “It’s hard to think of other places that have as diverse the offerings as Brooklyn does.” ... Eisenberg would know — she just published a handbook to the borough’s food scene, titled “Food Lovers’ Guide to

Read Article Read    Post Talkback Post Talkback

Head to the Brooklyn Tavern — the one in Washington State

Tagged with:

brooklyn, hill

Published June 9, 2010 at 11:00 p.m.
784570-head-to-the-brooklyn-tavern-—-the-one-in-washington-state

Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynPaper.com ... By Andy Campbell ... The Brooklyn Paper ... The secret location of Brooklyn’s undisputed greatest bar of all time has been revealed: hang a left past the cow pasture in Oakville, drive about 10 miles up an old gravel logging road and stop when you see pickup trucks and flannel ... Brooklyn Tavern doesn’t cater to many hipsters, but it is indeed the best watering hole in its now-unincorporated logging town:

Read Article Read    Post Talkback Post Talkback


Featured Advertiser:
Keywords Keywords: