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Julie Snyder (l.), executive producer of “Serial,” and Sarah Koenig, host and executive producer of the podcast, spoke about the wildly popular series at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) on Friday. Photos by Elena Olivo, courtesy of BAM

'Serial' creators: 'Truthful reporting can look like art'

When Sarah Koenig and Julie Snyder, co-creators of the hit podcast “Serial,” embarked on their project, they had modest expectations. … Full Article
 
Filmmaker Emma Penaz Eisner. Photo courtesy of the Eisner family

12-year-old filmmaker to screen latest work at WILLiFEST film festival

She’s only 12, but Emma Penaz Eisner has already created three critically-acclaimed short films that have screened at more than 60 international film festivals and won 25 awards. … Full Article
 
From left: Hockey analyst Stan Fischler; Bill Dutton, nephew of Red Dutton and co-owner of the Phoenix Coyotes; Co-Owner of the Islanders Jon Ledecky; Brooklyn Historical Society President Deborah Schwartz; Steven M. Cohen; Brooklyn Historical Society VP Marcia Ely; and Lisa Cohen. Steven and Lisa Cohen encouraged the BHS to organize the event. Eagle photos by Rob Abruzzese

Only the Dead Know the Brooklyn Americans

As the New York Islanders get set to open their first season on Atlantic Avenue, the Brooklyn Historical Society is presenting a new exhibit that tells the story of the first NHL franchise that tried to conquer the borough — the Brooklyn Americans. … Full Article
 
Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz, author of “Dr. Mütter’s Marvels.” Photo by Dan Winters

‘Dr. Mütter’s Marvels’ author returns to Brooklyn for book talk

In celebration of the paperback release of The New York Times bestselling nonfiction book “Dr. Mütter’s Marvels,” author Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz will return to the Morbid Anatomy Museum on Sept. … Full Article
 
Baseball historian and author Thomas W. Gilbert.

Learn the ins and ‘outs’ of early baseball with talk, trolley tour at Green-Wood

Baseball historian and author Thomas W. Gilbert will visit Green-Wood Cemetery’s Historic Chapel on Sept. 26 to celebrate his newly published book “Playing First: Early Baseball Lives at Brooklyn’s Green-Wood Cemetery.” … Full Article
 
Elizabeth Gilbert, known for her best-selling memoir “Eat, Pray, Love,” will speak about her new book “Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear” Thursday at BAM.

Brooklyn Bookbeat: Elizabeth Gilbert saws fear in half in 'Big Magic'

Over a lifetime committed to writing, Elizabeth Gilbert has learned that engaging fear is part of the creative process. In her new book "Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear" (Riverhead Books) she offers tricks to make fear disappear, at least long enough to get some work done. … Full Article
 
Rendering courtesy of ODA-RAL Development Services -- Oliver's Realty Group

Comptroller: Brooklyn Bridge Park might be able to issue bonds instead of building at Pier 6

The New York City Comptroller’s Office said that the Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation (BBPC) may be able to issue tax-exempt bonds through a conduit agency to finance capital improvements. … Full Article
 
Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon will be holding conversations with constituents on three different stoops across her district: in Brooklyn Heights, Park Slope, and Carroll Gardens/Cobble Hill. Photo courtesy of Assemblymember Simon’s Office.

Assemblymember Simon wants to hang out with you on the stoop

It’s a stoop-endous idea: Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon (Brooklyn Heights, Park Slope, Cobble Hill) is inviting her constituents to join her for conversations where Brooklynites traditionally hang out to chat and observe the hurly-burly of street life – on the stoop. … Full Article
 
A Brooklyn judge on Monday dismissed the case against the Pierhouse hotel/condo development in Brooklyn Bridge Park. Eagle photo by Kevin Jones

Judge dismisses lawsuit vs. Pierhouse development in Brooklyn Bridge Park

A Brooklyn judge on Monday dismissed the case against the Pierhouse hotel/condo development in Brooklyn Bridge Park, deeply disappointing advocates who claimed the park misled the public about the height of the project. … Full Article
 
This renovation plan for 1375 Dean St. is unacceptable to the Landmarks Preservation Commission because of the glass wall extensions on the sides of the house. Photo montage by NC2 Architecture via the Landmarks Preservation Commission

Landmarks Preservation Commission says No to redesign plan for decaying Crown Heights 'country house'

Will the sad little landmark with the big price tag ever be repaired? … Full Article
 

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