BOOKS: Great lineup at the next Franklin Park reading on June 14

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Published June 7, 2010 at 11:00 p.m.
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See this story at BrooklynPaper.com ... By Meredith Deliso ... The Brooklyn Paper ... Get your week started with some booze and books ... On June 14, the Crown Heights bar Franklin Park kicks off its monthly summer reading series with an eclectic line-up of writers and performers ... There will be Zetta Elliott, author of “A Wish After Midnight,” a time-travel novel set in that most sci fi of neighborhoods, Crown Heights; Matt Gallagher, author of the Iraq war memoir ““Kaboom: Embracing

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Dig in Crown Heights to hunt for 1776 artifacts

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Published June 9, 2010 at 8:25 p.m.

A revolutionary war is brewing in Crown Heights. Neighborhood activists hope an archaeological excavation will unearth Revolutionary War artifacts beneath Clove Road, a tiny, crumbling street ...

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MUSIC: African drumming is front and center at the library on June 5

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Published June 2, 2010 at 11:00 p.m.
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See this story at BrooklynPaper.com ... By Meredith Deliso ... The Brooklyn Paper ... Drum call! ... On June 5, hundreds of drummers are expected to gather on the steps of the Brooklyn Public Library’s main branch in Park Slope for a celebration of the different African drumming styles practiced in Brooklyn in a nod to the borough’s long history with the practice ... Even before there was Drummers’ Grove in Prospect Park, drummers would congregate at spaces such as Brower Park in Crown

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SHOPPING: Eat fresh this summer, thanks to your local farmer’s market

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Published June 3, 2010 at 11:00 p.m.
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See this story at BrooklynPaper.com ... By Aaron Short ... for The Brooklyn Paper ... Summer is here, and that means fresh produce at Brooklyn’s farmer’s markets ... Grand Army Plaza hosts the borough’s largest — the greenmarket’s crown jewel — with scores of vendors featuring day-boat fish from Montauk, LI, turkey, ground beef, freshly baked bread, and lots of fruits and vegetables ... Markets in McCarren Park in Williamsburg, on Cortelyou Road in Flatbush, 15th Street in Windsor

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MUSIC: Free concerts? That’s music to our ears

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Published June 3, 2010 at 11:00 p.m.
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See this story at BrooklynPaper.com ... for The Brooklyn Paper ... You know it’s summer when all the best shows are outdoors ... Here’s our guide to the biggest concerts series and events in Brooklyn — that are free to boot — so you don’t miss a sound ... SummerStage ... The long-running Central Park concert series comes to Brooklyn this June, with three parks hosting concerts, plays and dance performances. The diverse lineup includes Roy Ayers (June 2, Betsy Head Park), rapper Doug

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EVENT: Sweet and lowdown — Botanic Garden celebrates bees!

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Published June 3, 2010 at 11:00 p.m.
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See this story at BrooklynPaper.com ... By Meredith Deliso ... The Brooklyn Paper ... Happy bee-day! ... On June 12, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden celebrates its 100th birthday the sweetest way it knows possible ... From bee-made and -inspired products to honey taste tests from local beekeepers, it’s an apiary extravaganza ... Fill up on honey products made by Liddabit Sweets and Sugarbuilt and the sweet stuff itself made by local rooftop beekeepers, who got a boost after the city made the

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Prospect Vs. Crown Heights

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Published June 7, 2010 at 10:15 a.m.
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"A case in point is Joe Chan, president of the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership, who recently moved to Washington and Sterling streets in Brooklyn. “I moved to Prospect Heights or Crown Heights, but I'm not really sure which,” says Mr. Chan, who adds that he tells friends he lives in Prospect Heights because they are more familiar with it. He also notes that on the popular Brooklyn blog Brownstoner, there are pages of people debating which neighborhood Mr. Chan's address is located in. "Only

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The full list of street festivals

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Published June 3, 2010 at 11:00 p.m.
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See this story at BrooklynPaper.com ... for The Brooklyn Paper ... No time is better than the summer time for a party in the street. Here’s a look at the upcoming festivals this summer (by date): ... FORT GREENE: Brooklyn Academy of Music, May 29, Ashland Place between Hanson Place and Fulton Street ... BAY RIDGE: Eighth Avenue Festival, May 30, Eighth Avenue between 39th and 49th streets ... FLATBUSH: Our Lady of Refuge Pig Roast and Street Fair, May 31, Foster Avenue at Ocean Avenue ...

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May Queens and Cherry Blossoms

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Published April 29, 2010 at 2:00 p.m.

The delicate cherry blossom is so ephemeral! This poor blossom wilted as I walked from the park to my office, and the trees bloom for just a few short weeks in early spring. In my previous post, I wrote about Brooklyn's official flower, the Forsythia.  I like to think that the cherry blossom is one of Brooklyn's unofficial flowers because Brooklynites have celebrated this symbol of spring for many, many years ... The cherry trees of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden have been celebrated since their

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Building of the Day: 1309 Carroll Street

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Published May 5, 2010 at 3:30 p.m.
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The BOTD is a no-frills look at interesting structures of all types and from all neighborhoods. There will be old, new, important, forgotten, public, private, good and bad. Whatever strikes our fancy. We hope you enjoy ... Address: 1309 Carroll Street, between Brooklyn and Kingston Avenues ... Name: Private House ... Neighborhood: Crown Heights South ... Year Built: 1913 ... Architectural Style: Federal Revival ... Architects: Slee and Bryson ... Landmarked: No ... Why chosen: Crown

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