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A boot-leggers’ Kombucha guide

If you're a member of “Dude, Where's my Kombucha” then you already know. Kombucha, the ancient Chinese remedy known by…

Trevor Dye

Sunday, taste the spirits of Brooklyn

If you drink in Brooklyn, you may have heard: We're about to get us some distilleries. This Sunday, Aug. 1,…

Jonathan Berk

Swap your way to a well-stocked pantry

From clothing to skill-sets, our broke minds have always seen swapping as a way to get something we really need…

Anna Jacobson

This weekend: Cheap cheesecake, Celebrate-BK headliners, Animation Block Party

FRIDAY Junior's Cheesecake celebrates 60 years with 60-cent slices of heaven (reg $5.99) 7:30pm: The Swell Season (you remember them…

the skint

Brokelyn poll: How do you take your Mad Men?

Love watching Don Draper struggle with his gorgeous wife, prestigious clients, and of course… himself? Then you must be rich,…

Jennifer Holder

How far will you go to save a swipe?

The subway's a great way to travel---for a day at the Rockaways, an occasional night out, that elusive paying job…

Anna Jacobson

Saturday, a free SOB serenade in Fort Greene Park

You've got to hand it to a cultural institutional that embraces an acronym like that. We mean the String Orchestra…

Jonathan Berk

Wednesday linkage

How to get out of your cell phone plan [Learn Vest] Ask the borough historian your BK stumpers [WNYC] Prospect…

Jonathan Berk

Mini Zine Fest highlights DIY publishing

Zines, it zeems, are having a comeback these days. Maybe because all the flannel and lo-fi guitars around town make…

Tim Donnelly

Half-off tix to a beer fest at BAM

Missed out on getting tickets to Edible magazine's Good Beer fest? Or maybe it was the $40 price tag. Yipit.com…

Jennifer Holder