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The legendary Brooklyn Paramount Theatre – where generations of Brooklynites applauded performances by stars like Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Bing Crosby and Chuck Berry – is being restored to its former glory. … Full Article

Hey Packer parents: Here's where your kids will go to preschool and kindergarten starting in fall 2017. … Full Article

The LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds on Tuesday kicked off a stretch of games — during which they will play 10 of their next 11 at home in Brooklyn — with a 6-3 loss to St. John’s. It was a close game; they led 3-1 early, but slowly gave up the lead to the Queens powerhouse. … Full Article

Owners of small businesses can learn how to use social media sites to boost sales, find out about economic opportunities downtown, and pick up tips on writing an effective business plan at the Trade Brooklyn exhibition set to take place on April 15. … Full Article

Celebrities from the worlds of movies, television and radio pitched in to help the Brooklyn-based organization HeartShare Human Services of New York raise nearly $600,000 at its 2015 Spring Gala and Auction at the New York Marriott Marquis, an event that attracted more than 950 guests. … Full Article

Ah, the gorgeous Gold Coast. That's what Clinton Avenue was called more than a century ago when a high concentration of Brooklyn's wealthiest citizens congregated in Clinton Hill and did their share of luxury home-building. … Full Article

The kudos keep rolling in for New York City Councilmember Stephen Levin for his daring rescue of an abused and terrified cat – now named Loretta … Full Article

The Bark Avenue Adopt-A-Thon — a free educational event sponsored by Douglas Elliman and designed to save the lives of New York City’s shelter animals — will be held Sunday, April 19 from 1 to 5 p.m. at Carroll Park (on Court St. … Full Article

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — A fourth man was charged on Monday in a terrorism case accusing him of raising money for a plot to have U.S. residents travel overseas to fight for ISIS. … Full Article

Brooklyn-based publisher Akashic Books is teaming up with Greenlight Bookstore in Fort Greene to feature three authors—Eliza Factor, Stacy Wakefield and Nathan Larson—at a joint launch event celebrating New York counterculture in the ’80s, ’90s and our forthcoming postapocalyptic city-state … Full Article