Halloween falls on a a Saturday this year, all the better for spooky fun. There are so many haunted houses, costume parades and general mayhem to choose from that we put together a few of our favorite events to make it easier to plan a bewitching evening (and pre-Halloween partying).
Steampunk Invasion
After last year’s blowout [...]

There’s an air of nostalgia to the up-and-coming accessories label, Box & Flea. This collaborative project from Jeremy Barbour, left, and Andrew Woodrum, right, emerged out of necessity and idle hands. When Barbour’s workload at his architecture firm, Tacklebox, lightened during the downturn last fall, it left him time to embellish everyday pieces he needed [...]

Several years ago Eric Childs was feeling overstressed and under the weather so his boss brought him a bottle of kombucha. Childs, who goes by Kombuchaman, quickly got hooked on the tart fizzy fermentation, and started making his own to save money. “It’s not this magic potion sent from above, but it does do wonderful [...]

It might feel like Brooklyn is food obsessed, what with a cooking-centric dating show, a whole new class of chocolatemaker, and Greenmarket-sourced food delivery service, but it’s not like we’re rioting over milk.
In the 1930s in New York, upstate farmers saw milk prices fall, while city consumers saw prices rise, creating extreme hardship for both [...]

THURSDAY
Borough Prez himself Marty Markowitz will address the family of slain Bed-Stuy rapper Christopher Wallace — Notorious B.I.G. — before
of the new Biggie biopic “Notorious,” 7pm at BAM. (It opens nationwide Jan. 16.)
FRIDAY: Art Stumble
Just when you thought New Year’s had killed early January’s social calendar, the artsy crowd has you covered with a [...]

 
WEDNESDAY: Good-bye ‘08, Hello ‘09
If you still need plans for New Year’s Eve, the recently opened bussaco is offering a five-course prix fixe dinner for $80. A sampling of the scrumptious menu includes blue crab chowder, sweet potato ravioli, roast rack of lamb with beluga lentils and a chocolate-hazelnut napoleon. A raw bar (think: oysters, [...]

WEDNESDAY: Last Minute Gift Ideas
Keep book publishing afloat this holiday season! Book Court is open until 7pm today and offering 20% off list price on select titles for all your gifting needs. Fashionable ladies of Brooklyn: put a little something for yourself under the tree this year from Hayden-Harnett. Their rockin’ holiday sale gives [...]

Holiday blues got you down? A quick field trip to Bay Ridge should sort that out quickly.
1pm: Hop the R train to 86th Street, a little south of the neighborhood so you can start your Bay Ridge odyssey with one of the most sublimely delicious, yet oddly overlooked soups in the world, [...]

During the downturn, everyone deserves a deal. So we hooked up a dozen plus discounts at local stores and sites so you can save on your last minute shopping spree. Just ask for (or type in) the BB special, below.
For Everyone You Don’t Know What to Get…
At the brand-new Fred Flare store (131 Meserole Ave., [...]

The Handmade Holiday Craft Fair at 3rd Ward this weekend is going to be chock full of Brooklyn artists and crafters, so we interviewed two of the more unusual talents in attendance.
First though, a word about the fair’s particular charms. We’ll have free BB temporary tattoos and raffle bags from Spacecraft, Vine Wine and Brooklyn [...]