Miss Brooklyn 2010: your name here
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Miss Brooklyn 2010: your name here

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If you’re seriously thinking about pursuing this path to scholarship money (probs $1000) and free stuff galore (see “sponsors,” below), here’s some advice from reigning Miss Brooklyn Keelie Sheridan, a 23-year-old Manhattan Beach student who’s been living in Brooklyn for the past five years.

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A Canadian bagel for $2.50? Le Brokavore says ‘Mais non!’
Carroll Gardens/ Cobble Hill

A Canadian bagel for $2.50? Le Brokavore says ‘Mais non!’

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At Brokelyn, Canadian bagels are an egregious enough assault on our most cherished values that you might as well just shoot us right now. Or worse, make us move to Queens.

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This weekend: Bruce in the USA, Haitian Purim fest, vinyl sale
Outings

This weekend: Bruce in the USA, Haitian Purim fest, vinyl sale

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FRIDAY 9pm: Bruce cover band Bruce In The USA is a helluva lot cheaper way to get your live fix of The […]

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Tell us what you really think (and win a Brokelyn t-shirt)
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Tell us what you really think (and win a Brokelyn t-shirt)

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So, chances are you’re sitting inside today frittering your time away on time-sucking meme blogs (hello, are you back on Brokelyn yet?) […]

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Special-occasion gift idea: custom cartoon portrait
Sales & Deals

Special-occasion gift idea: custom cartoon portrait

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Elsewares—one of those quirky-gifty online shops—has something that would make a really memorable offering for all kinds of big occasions: a custom cartoon portrait by Texas artist Ryan Feerer.

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Where to beat the snow-day blues?
Outings

Where to beat the snow-day blues?

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Snow, yay! Or maybe nay. Today’s stuff is more like a quick-sandy slush—venture out and you know you’ll get soaked and miserable […]

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Bar of the Day: Union Hall
Food & Drink

Bar of the Day: Union Hall

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This is the fifth in our series on the venues featured in the Brooklyn Beer Book. In honor of the snow/slush storm, […]

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Look at the room deal we got for SXSW!
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Look at the room deal we got for SXSW!

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So we’ll be speaking at a panel at SXSWi next month called “The Broke Diaries: Using Blogs and Twitter to Live Cheaply” […]

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Scan it: Walgreens vs. Duane Reade
Shopping

Scan it: Walgreens vs. Duane Reade

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By now you’ve heard that Illinois-based Walgreens is buying out local rival Duane Reade. Maybe you’re shedding a tear at the news, […]

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Craigslist gig of the day: female zombie stand-in
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Craigslist gig of the day: female zombie stand-in

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There’s not a whole lot we can add to this intriguing posting on the Craigstlist gigs board today: A School of Visual […]

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