Debbie Tuch scours the globe for interesting fruits and candy to turn into jewelry in her Greenpoint, Brooklyn studio.
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February 28, 2013September 30, 2019Brooklyn Life
“Ladies in Beer” on the Rise in Brooklyn’s Craft Beer Industry
Thanks to the rise of the craft beer movement, women now represent one-quarter of beer drinkers in America. "Ladies in Beer" say the craft beer industry is breaking down gender stereotypes about both drinking beer and the beer industry itself.
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February 27, 2013September 30, 2019Arts & Culture, Video
[VIDEO] Welcome to the Punderdome
The PUNDERDOME is Brooklyn’s monthly improv pun-making competition, hosted by a self-proclaimed “Rodney Dangerfield impersonator,” Fred Firestone, and his “alleged” daughter, Jo Firestone. Eighteen contestants participate in spontaneous punning in 6-person rounds, and Fred and Jo decide the pun topics for each round. Contestants are eliminated as the audience determines who goes on, with the...
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February 24, 2013September 30, 2019Live Wire
Teacher Keeps Job After Harrassing and Threatening a Colleague
Salvatore Sparacino, 46, a gym teacher at It Takes a Village Academy high school in East Flatbush stalked, assaulted, and threatened another teacher who refused to date him.
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February 23, 2013September 30, 2019Live Wire
Man Killed by Fire in Williamsburg Apartment
The deceased, Carlos Fontanez, lived two doors away from an apartment where an elderly woman died last month in an unrelated fire.
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February 23, 2013September 30, 2019Live Wire
Brooklyn Flea to Open in Crown Heights
The people behind Brooklyn Flea and Smorgasmurg have plans to open a location in Crown Heights at the end of the year. The 9000-square foot food and beer hall will feature five vendors from the Smorgasburg network, which are yet to be announced.
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February 22, 2013September 30, 2019Live Wire
Brooklyn GOP Split on Mayoral Candidates
The handful of elected Republicans in Brooklyn can't seem to find common ground on who should replace Mayor Michael Bloomberg in City Hall's hot seat in November.
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February 21, 2013September 30, 2019Live Wire
Union Workers Protest New Brooklyn Bridge Park Hotel and Condos
A luxury hotel and condo complex is set to be built in Brooklyn Bridge Park, and the laborers used to build it will most likely not be unionized.
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February 20, 2013September 30, 2019Live Wire
Police Investigating Double Shooting in Crown Heights
One person was left dead after a double shooting this morning at President St. and Utica Ave. at 12:45. The victim was sitting in the driver's seat of a car, and his passenger, who was also shot, suffered a graze wound.
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February 20, 2013September 30, 2019Live Wire
Nutty Thief Crashes Getaway Car After Almond Heist
Juana Ayala stole three 25-pound boxes of almonds from a delivery van on S. 8th St. and Bedford Ave. Police caught him when he crashed his car and tried to flee the scene two blocks away.