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No American made it to the main draw of the $50,000 annual Carol Weymuller Women’s Squash Open held at the Heights Casino over the weekend. … Full Article

DUMBO Arts Festival 2012 attracted hundreds of thousands of art lovers to the streets, galleries and studios of DUMBO this past weekend. Executive Producer Frank Reilly said the Children’s Museum of the Arts programming was especially popular. … Full Article

Brooklyn Bridge Park on Friday released a long-awaited Request for Proposals for development and re-use of the Empire Stores warehouses in the Empire Fulton Ferry section of the park. … Full Article

To the bemusement of passers-by, these giant fish heads appeared to be growing out of the ground on Washington Street in DUMBO Friday morning. The heads were “planted” there by artist Ben Snead as part of the DUMBO Arts Festival, taking place Friday through Sunday.


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Head to DUMBO this weekend for one of the most unusual events in New York City’s art scene: the 2012 DUMBO Arts Festival, where more than 200,000 guests are expected at the three-day festival featuring over 500 artists, 100 studios, and 50 galleries and stages. … Full Article

The 24th President of France, Francois Hollande, is currently in New York for United Nations Week. On Tuesday night, he and his entourage chose Brooklyn’s world –famous River Café as the spot to have dinner. … Full Article

The final Montague Street Summer Space of the season this past Sunday offered opera, crafts, chess (courtesy of the Brooklyn Eagle) and more -- but the highlight of the day was the third annual Brooklyn Heights Dog Show. … Full Article

At its meeting tonight, Wednesday, Sept. 19, the Community Board 2 Land Use Committee will hear from M. Blaise Backer, executive director of the Myrtle Avenue Revitalization Project, who will present the organization’s NYS Brownfield Opportunity Areas grant application. … Full Article

A human-sized baguette and two slices of bread stand tall on the DUMBO waterfront in Brooklyn Bridge Park. … Full Article

The wailing cry of the shofar was heard over the DUMBO shoreline Wednesday afternoon as a group affiliated with the Jewish organization IKAR filmed the Brooklyn installment of “Street Shofar” in time for the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah. … Full Article