The decorator’s guide to dumpster diving
One man's trash is another one's... temporary shanty fully constructed from salvaged materials. At left is artist Lisa Kirk's Maison…
Category: Outings
Weekend to-not-do list: walk to Staten Island, via New Jersey
Effed in Park Slope reports that this Sunday a group called Flashwalk is organizing a walk from Brooklyn to Staten…
Discovery of the day: free golf lessons for kids
Dying over here! So we read in today's Post that legal scalpers are charging $850 for tee times at the…
Free days and deals at Brooklyn’s cultural biggies
In Brooklyn, even the museums have insider secrets: like when you can go and not pay. Unbeknownst to many a…
Kids’ party spots worth the hike
Prospect Park is lovely, the zoo is also fun and your living room is pretty swell too. But why does…
These fleas are the bees knees
With the recent opening of Brooklyn Flea's new location under the Brooklyn Bridge, it seemed like a good time to take…
Oscar cramming: cheap BK theaters
Double features may be a thing of the past (at least official double features—we do know people who routinely do…
The Sartorialist on the prowl in Brooklyn
The Sartorialist, our favorite fashion voyeur/photo-blogger, has the best job in the world: snapping shots of nattily dressed folk on…
Renegade Craft Fair wrap up
Making things and selling them at craft fairs—that's the stuff dreams are made of, especially layoff-fueled "Plan B" dreams. But…
Saturday a.m. quickie: BK Museum bash
For those who always say they're going to catch First Saturdays at the Brooklyn Museum but never think of it…