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Taking advantage of amazing acoustics, the Kroks began the night with a short performance on the Heights Casino’s squash doubles court. Eagle photos by Bill Kotsatos

Brooklyn embraces connection to noted Harvard Kroks

The evening of Jan. 7 featured a “first” at the venerable Heights Casino, a private club founded in 1904. It was the first formal concert ever held in the doubles squash court. Performing were the Harvard Krokodiloes, one of the finest a cappella groups in the world.  … Full Article
 
Dr. Eric Platt, a history professor at St. Francis College, has recently released a new book titled “Britain and the Bestandstwisten: The Causes, Course and Consequences of British Involvement in the Dutch Religious and Political Disputes of the Early Seventeenth Century.” Photo courtesy of St. Francis College

Religious conflict from a different era

St. … Full Article
 
Brooklyn resident Laura Silver holds a copy of “Knish: In Search of the Jewish Soul Food” prior to her talk at the Brooklyn Heights library branch.

Knish author bakes up entertaining talk at Heights Library

In discussions of traditional Eastern European Jewish food, the knish is often an afterthought. To begin with, it’s rarely a meal, usually a snack. Secondly, in most old-time Jewish delis, it was always one of the lowest-priced items on the menu, along with hot dogs. … Full Article
 
Louis J. Coletti, president and CEO of the Building Trades Employers’ Association, has high hopes for the new program. Photo courtesy Building Trades Employers’ Association

Business leaders, educators team up to start school tech program

Teamwork between the public and private sectors has led to the development of an educational program that will give students a jump on careers in engineering and architecture, according to a group of educators and business leaders. … Full Article
 
This classy beast guards the door at the Eagle Warehouse. Eagle photos by Lore Croghan

Who owns the even-numbered buildings on Old Fulton Street?

Want to know who owns real estate on Old Fulton Street? Stroll with us up the even-numbered side of the street, and we'll tell you, address by address. … Full Article
 
Tourists take in the two bridges — and 1 Old Fulton St., seen at right, which housed a dining saloon and hotel called Franklin House in the 19th Century. Eagle photos by Lore Croghan

Who owns the odd-numbered buildings on Old Fulton Street?

Want to know who owns real estate on Old Fulton Street? Stroll with us up the odd-numbered side of the street, and we'll tell you, address by address. … Full Article
 
Welcome to Old Fulton Street in waterfront Brooklyn. Doesn't it look like the World Trade Center is right here on our side of the river? Eagle photos by Lore Croghan

What's new on flourishing Old Fulton Street

An IPO — way to go! — for an Old Fulton Street tenant. Shake Shack, as every snack-loving New Yorker knows, filed for an initial public offering in late December. … Full Article
 
This innovative, attractive new wind turbine is slated to generate 100 kw of electricity at the Sunset Park Material Recovery Facility, the city’s largest recycling plant for metal, glass and plastic. Photo courtesy of Sims Municipal Recycling

From wind to electricity on the Brooklyn waterfront

On the Brooklyn waterfront, “everyone knows it’s windy,” as the old song goes. So what better place to harness the power of the wind to generate electricity? … Full Article
 
Empire State Of Mind: Midtown Equities is releasing new renderings of its Empire Stores redevelopment project in DUMBO. Renderings courtesy of Visual House

Take a virtual tour of Empire Stores with interactive 3-D floor plans

Can't wait to get inside Empire Stores? While renovations are ongoing, try the next best thing — interactive three-dimensional floor plans that let you do a virtual walk-through of DUMBO's iconic former coffee warehouses. … Full Article
 
Jack Skillman, former headmaster of the Packer Collegiate Institute, died Dec. 15 at the age of 80.

Jack Skillman, former headmaster of the Packer Collegiate Institute, dies at 80

John F. Skillman, Jr. “Jack” of Falmouth, ME, a former Headmaster of the Packer Collegiate Institute and life-long educator, died December 15th in Scarborough, ME at the age of 80.  … Full Article
 

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