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• Actual cat burglar strikes Kensington! Kitten swiped from local convenience store

  11-09-2017 22:15
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Colin MixsonBrooklyn PaperA cat-napper is on the prowl!The 2-month-old kitten employed as a mouser at Kensington’s Moon Mini Mart was catnapped on Sept. 3, leaving customers dumbfounded in the wake of the senseless crime, the shopkeeper said.“A lot of people miss the cat,” said mini-mart owner Mir Kasham. “They can’t believe it.”Kasham purchased Takela — pronounced Tequila — as a kitten in the wake of a mouse
  
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• The Total West Harlem Immersion September 16

  11-09-2017 20:10
  On Sept. 16, explore West Harlem’s best bars, cafes and creative spaces during the Total West Harlem Immersion, a neighborhood-wide, pop-up party, which happens to coincide with the Harlem Art Stroll!
  We’ve curated these daylong celebrations with Brooklyn Brewery for the past six summers. Each one delivers a Saturday afternoon filled with Brooklyn brews and local experiences, all walkable from each other. This is our first one in Manhattan, and the last one of our 2017 season.
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• Brooklyn venue 99 Scott now open and hosting weddings

  11-09-2017 19:56
  The industrial chic space will host its first wedding in October. Photo: Ro-Agents Juska
   
  Discreetly tucked between the intersection of East Williamsburg and Bushwick, 99 Scott, a former historic warehouse-turned-industrial chic event space named for its address, officially opened its doors to the public last week.
  In the lead-up to their official opening and throughout their two-year construction period, the team at 99 Scott have made an intentional effort to collaborate on joint programm
  
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• The best brunch in Brooklyn serves more than just avocado toast

  11-09-2017 19:44
  Home/Made has always been a “living room away from home,” as Monica Byrne, owner and chef, describes it. She opened the Van Brunt street cafe and wine bar in 2006, as a way to serve the Red Hook community. This summer, the restaurant embraced an even wider community by opening its doors to Emma’s Torch, a not-for-profit that empowers refugees through culinary training. Students prepare brunch on weekends and take classes at Home/Made during the week.
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• At Taste Talks Brooklyn, Dan Barber Forecasts A Future For Hedonism

  11-09-2017 18:46 via bkmag.com
  
  When Dana Cowin sat down with Dan Barber for a "Fireside Chat" at Taste Talks Brooklyn—a sister festival to both Northside Festival and Brooklyn Magazine—on Saturday, she acknowledged that a talk about the chef's work to make food more sustainable and less wasteful food have been too dark. Instead, the former Food & Wine editor declared that she would push the Blue Hill chef toward the sunshine—and he was more than happy to oblige.
  "Environmentalism asks you to give up
  
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• Repeating the past: Brooklyn Dem. leader pushing to temporarily install former pol in Squadron’s Senate seat

  11-09-2017 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Colin MixsonBrooklyn PaperWelcome back, Connor.Brooklyn’s Democratic Party boss is angling for a former Kings County state senator to return to the seat recently vacated by Daniel Squadron, claiming the pol would serve for a year and not seek re-election so that there can be a proper vote to fill the seat in next year’s primary.Kings County Democratic Party chairman Frank Seddio said that by temporarily installing 30-year veteran lawmaker and fo
  
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• Get out of town! Williamsburg film fest leaves namesake nabe for outer borough

  11-09-2017 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Lauren GillBrooklyn PaperIt’s bored of Brooklyn!This weekend’s Williamsburg International Film Festival won’t be held in its namesake nabe — or even in the borough — because hosting it in the hip enclave has become dull, according to event organizers, who are staging the showcase on the distant isle of Manhattan instead.“If you don’t shake things up they get stale and boring,” said festival spokesman Michael H
  
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• Fourth time’s the charm: Quixotic Democratic mayoral candidate Sal Albanese talks with us

  11-09-2017 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Julianne CubaBrooklyn PaperFormer Bay Ridge Councilman Sal Albanese has thrown his hat into the ring for mayor for the fourth time. The Italian-born self-described political outsider, who now lives on Staten Island, met with the editors of Community News Group and NYC Community Media on Aug. 31 to discuss his Democratic primary challenge of Mayor DeBlasio. During wide-ranging discussion, Albanese — who has $207,781 in his war chest, but has not receiv
  
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• ‘Annie’ time: Gallery Players aim to cheer with little orphan musical

  11-09-2017 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Lauren GillBrooklyn PaperThe sun will come out — next weekend!
  The Park Slope theater group Gallery Players will launch its 51st season with a production of “Annie,” opening on Sept. 16. The show’s director hopes that the peppy musical will make people pick up their chin, and grin, even in a time of turmoil.
  “It’s a feel-good show at a time when we could all use a little bit of that,” said Mark Harborth, who is also
  
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• A higher ground: Lush lawn planted atop Windsor Terrace library

  11-09-2017 06:00
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Colin MixsonBrooklyn PaperIt’s sprouting in the sky!The Brooklyn Public Library finished laying down a “living roof” atop the Windsor Terrace branch on Sept. 5 with flourishing foliage that will reduce the book lender’s utility bills and provide refuge for local wildlife, according to the institution’s head honcho.“Brooklyn Public Library is proud to have answered the community’s call for a roof that reduces carbon
  
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