When the Brooklyn Dodgers outgrew Ebbets Field, club owner Walter O’Malley proposed a domed stadium, the first of its kind, to be built at the now-controversial Atlantic Yards area. The probable designer? The geodesic dome master builder himself, Richard Buckminster Fuller. But another master builder by the name of Robert Moses preferred Queens over Brooklyn, [...]

When Ben Shuldiner started the High School for Public Service in 2003, he had a heinous track record to fix. The Crown Heights high school was once part of Wingate High, where Marty Markowitz graduated, and where the graduation rate was only 23% in 2000. To fix its failing marks, the city transformed Wingate into [...]

WEDNESDAY: Before Harold and Kumar…
This month’s film in the L Magazine/Brooklyn Bowl movie series is 1982’s Fast Times at Ridgemont High. The classic SoCal-set film and the $2 Brooklyn Lager will warm you up tonight (if you can get there in the snow!).
THURSDAY: The Sleeper Hit this V-Day
In a world of Anti-Valentine’s parties, the [...]

It’s time again for Table Scraps, the occasional feature where we follow up on the restaurant gossip we hear while eating out in around Brooklyn and pestering chefs with our never-ending questions. Expansions and close-to-openings in Williamsburg, big plans in Bed-Stuy, and dining deals in Park Slope and Carroll Gardens.
Buttermilk Channel in Carroll Gardens is [...]

WEDNESDAY: Big Laughs
It’s damn cold outside, so distract yourself with some comedy at Cameo Gallery (in the back of the Lovin’ Cup) tonight at Big Terrific, the comedy night hosted by Max Silvestri and Gabe Liedman. Todd Barry (Flight of the Conchords), Wyatt Cenac (The Daily Show), and others will be quipping for your entertainment.
THURSDAY: [...]

Just got engaged? Know a couple who did? Our wedding fair this Saturday is the key to happy planning.

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Let It Snow
Flake out at Enid’s annual snowflake party tonight from 8-midnight. Paper and scissors provided, but quantities are limited. Help transform the bar/resto into a winter wonderland–finished snowflakes will be hung from the ceiling for the winter.
THURSDAY: Slope Flakes
The Third Annual Snowflake Celebration takes place this Thursday (and next) in Park Slope from 7-10pm. [...]

WEDNESDAY: Bay Meets BK
West Coast print mag Meatpaper and the local Diner Journal joined up for tonight’s cocktail party, East Meats West, with folks from Chez Panisse, Bar Tartine, and Marlow and Sons. Tonight at Enid’s, this bi-costal group will serve up food and drinks from the best of both worlds from 8-11.
THURSDAY: The Sacred [...]

WEDNESDAY: Cream Puffs & Magic
What goes better with a good book than milk and cookies? Cream puffs, apparently, according to tonight’s reading at Greenpoint’s WORD. Brooklyn writer Michelle Maisto will be reading from her new book The Gastronomy of Marriage: A Memoir of Food and Love, as well as judging a [...]

WEDNESDAY: Elvis Has Entered the Building
Elvis Perkins in Dearland, whom we raved about in March after his buzz-worthy SXSW appearance, brings his gorgeous eclectic folk rock to The Bell House. Get tickets. Sold out! There will be 20-40 available at the door, so try your luck.

THURSDAY: Get Your Beer Here
Kicking off a week of [...]