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Bar of the Week: Rustik Tavern!
Clinton Hill/ Fort Greene

Bar of the Week: Rustik Tavern!

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This is the 27th in our series on the venues featured in the second Brooklyn Beer Book. This week we’re going back to […]

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Farm out your yard, rake in the free veggies
Food & Drink

Farm out your yard, rake in the free veggies

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Here’s a real solution to rescuing that poor abandoned, debris-ridden lot next to your home (or maybe in your backyard) that won’t dry […]

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Bar of the Week: A Strong Place for hearty drinkers
Carroll Gardens/ Cobble Hill

Bar of the Week: A Strong Place for hearty drinkers

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STRONG PLACE 270 Court St., between Butler and Douglass streets, Cobble Hill What It Is: Cobble Hill’s newest soccer/gastro pub and microbrew bar […]

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Don’t vacuum cat hair, turn it into a necklace
News

Don’t vacuum cat hair, turn it into a necklace

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Flora Davis of San Francisco is selling a surprisingly beautiful line of necklaces on Etsy – all made of a cat-hair “felt” she created by rolling the fur between her hands.

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Getting hitched? Changing your name could cost you $500K
News

Getting hitched? Changing your name could cost you $500K

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A study by an economics research institute in the Netherlands found that women who adopted their married names, even hyphenated versions, earned less than their maiden-named counterparts.

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The internet’s surprising source for cheap vibrators
Shopping

The internet’s surprising source for cheap vibrators

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Did you know that Overstock.com, the site where you get faux-Tiffany lamps and semi-designer shoes, happens to be a pleasure trove of cut-rate appliances for your bedside drawer?

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Free and barely legal: Naked Bike Ride returns
Outings

Free and barely legal: Naked Bike Ride returns

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The heat is on, but come the weekend, at least your clothes won’t have to be. This Saturday, Brooklynites can join hundreds […]

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What would Aloe Blacc fans do with a dollar?
Music

What would Aloe Blacc fans do with a dollar?

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Our shtick is straight-up Brooklyn here, but we took a field trip to Manhattan on Friday to watch Aloe Blacc‘s sold-out show […]

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Great beach weekends, no car needed
Outings

Great beach weekends, no car needed

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Memorial Day weekend marks the commercial start to summer, and if you were too confused about the difference between this holiday and […]

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Coming attraction: free bike-in movie this month
Outings

Coming attraction: free bike-in movie this month

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In another defiant bird flip to the automobile, the fun-loving foodies at Forking Tasty are taking a modern spin on classic Americana […]

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