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Katniss Everdeen, come on down to Gowanus. Brooklyn's only full-time archery range has arrived. … Full Article

En garde! Brooklyn Fencing Center, which teaches children and teens how to wield foils with finesse, moved to Gowanus late last month, to 600 Degraw St., just off Third Avenue. … Full Article

Yosemite National Park's got El Capitan. We've got fake rock walls aplenty at the city's oldest dedicated climbing gym, aptly named Brooklyn Boulders. … Full Article

The doyenne of Brooklyn ceramists teaches Saturday pottery classes for kids at her Gowanus art studio — and thank goodness she co-owns the place. She couldn't afford to rent a whole building in this day and age. … Full Article

This club has something you've probably never seen before, even if you're a tennis player: Small-scale courts for the small fry. … Full Article

It's quite the kid magnet. Third Avenue. In Gowanus. Really. … Full Article

Brooklyn’s clergy joined NYC and state-elected officials at Borough Hall on Tuesday to support a faith leader who was physically attacked on Oct. 7 while attending a basketball game at Barclays Center. … Full Article

Brooklyn-born Jerry Greenfield, co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s Homemade, Inc. will be the 2014 Thomas J. Volpe Lecture Series speaker at St. Francis College, 180 Remsen St., on Monday, Oct. 27. The event, which is free and open to the public, takes place at 12:30 p.m. … Full Article

The Brooklyn Heights Press is kicking off its notable 75th anniversary year with an event to celebrate the history of the Brooklyn Heights area. The party will include a multi-media presentation that will examine how this historic neighborhood has changed over time. … Full Article

When Carroll Gardens-based writer Rochelle Bilow was assigned to write an article about a small, full-diet farm in central New York, she picked up her life to move to the farm, where she served as the designated cook and farmhand. … Full Article