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On the evening of Thursday, May 30, a large crowd arrived at Casa Duse to celebrate special clips of a new film entitled “27.” It was made to launch the bicentennial of the great Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) whose 27 op … Full Article

A “puppet spectacular” returns to Park Slope with the annual Puppetry Arts Festival of Brooklyn on Saturday, June 15, from 11a.m. – 3 p.m. on 4th Street at 5th Ave along the park at the Old Stone House.  … Full Article

A Park Slope couple who hosted a self-help radio show committed suicide by suffocating themselves with helium and plastic bags, leaving suicide notes behind that told of bipolar disorder, according to the New York Post. … Full Article

Martin Kleinman, a 25-year Brooklyn veteran, has recently published “Home Front”, a collection of NYC-centric stories published by Brooklyn-based Sock Monkey Press. … Full Article

A committee on judicial ethics ruled that a judge’s Facebook relationship with the parents of the victims of an alleged crime is not enough for the judge to be removed from a criminal trial, presumably the trial of the alleged offender.
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In the middle of April, I left Brooklyn to volunteer with 19 Rotarians to endure exhausting physical labor in the mountains of Honduras, in conjunction with “Pure Water for the World” a non-profit organization. … Full Article

Capt. Jeffrey Schiff didn't want to jinx the situation, but it’s not often that a police captain from the 76th Precinct gets to say this -- there has been no gun violence in Red Hook since Nov. 17, 2012. … Full Article

Acclaimed author Lauren Beukes has recently published “ … Full Article

Toll Brothers and Starwood Capital unveiled on Wednesday a new rendering of their planned condo and hotel complex off Pier 1 at Brooklyn Bridge Park.  … Full Article

As the day approaches when Brooklyn’s famed River Café reopens, sometime in late June, the saga of its rebirth is a testament to the man many call a “waterfront wizard” for the transformational role his restaurant has played in Brooklyn. … Full Article