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Crime, FG/CH News

Crime Report: Assaults, Package Thefts and Thefts on Streets

May 23, 2014

Read about assaults, thefts from cars and packages stolen from apartment lobbies in this week’s crime blotter.

How will you be spending Memorial Day in the neighborhood, locals? (Photo by Francisco Daum)

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The Day: Free Biking Classes, a Fort Greene Scarf and a Poll about Kids in Bars

May 23, 2014

Read about local classes for bicyclists in the neighborhood and a Fort Greene-themed scarf in this morning’s news wrap.

The Brooklyn Tabernacle the Hotel Regent next door on Greene Avenue at Clinton Avenue burned to the ground in 1894. (Image courtesy of the Brooklyn Museum)

FG/CH News, Real Estate, Religion

#ThrowbackThursday: Burning of the Brooklyn Tabernacle and Hotel Regent in 1894

May 22, 2014

Check out a picture of a fire on Greene Avenue and Clinton Avenue, which destroyed a popular church in 1894.

Arts, Entertainment, FG/CH News

“Why I Make Art”: Talking to Local Artists on the SONYA Art Walk

May 22, 2014

See what inspires local artists on the fifteenth annual SONYA Art Walk.

It might not be raining heavy as we start the day, but we'll still have to keep the umbrella handy. (Photo by Polsia Ryder)

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The Day: Traffic Calming, Construction and a Ban on Kids at Hot Bird

May 22, 2014

Get news on traffic calming, a facade for construction at 588 Myrtle Avenue and a ban on kids at Hot bird in today’s morning link wrap.

We've had some dynamite sunsets during the last week, including this one showing Brooklyn's and Manhattan's skylines. (Photo by Francisco Daum)

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The Day: A Lost Bird, Luxury Apartments and Camp Fort Greene

May 21, 2014

Find out how you can help a lost bird get home, where luxury apartments are finding roots in Brooklyn and where to send your kids for summer camp in today’s morning news wrap.

FG/CH News, Local Animals, Neighbors

Pet Spotlight: Sciutto the Blind Rescue Dog

May 20, 2014

Meet Sciutto, a two-year-old Australian Shepherd mix, we saw on a walk in Fort Greene Park on a sunny spring day.

Getting around the Nabe is easier for bikers now that the temperatures are steady in the 70s. (Photo by Francisco Daum)

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The Day: Local Development, Baseball Honors and History Behind the Henry McCoun House

May 20, 2014

See development happening on Fleet Place, baseball honors for the St. Joseph’s College Brooklyn baseball team and the history behind a brownstone mansion at 275 Washington Avenue in today’s news round-up.

Sam. a medium-sized black lab mix, was last seen on Saturday morning in Fort Greene. (Photo courtesy of Kateleigh Denchak)

FG/CH News, Local Animals, Neighbors

Lost Black Dog in Fort Greene

May 19, 2014

Help a Fort Greene family find their lost dog, Sam, who was last seen in Fort Greene on Saturday morning.

Warm weather brings out locals to the streets. (Photo by Francisco Daum)

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The Day: Rooftop Film Series, Pratt Institute Graduation and a CB2 Committee Meeting

May 19, 2014

Read about a summer rooftop film series in the neighborhood, Pratt Institute’s 125th commencement ceremony and a Community Board 2 meeting in this morning’s news wrap.