If being able to type 90WPM is the most impressive computer skill you have, it may be difficult (i.e. impossible) to stay competitive in today’s hyper-digital workplace. Knowing how to use Photoshop, InDesign, FinalCut Pro and other programs can be beneficial when applying to jobs or landing freelance gigs. Though Pratt has an amazing list of computer [...]
Fab engagement rings under $1K
While not everyone’s into mega-rocks (thankfully for you) even the most non-trad alterna girl wants a ring that she considers beautiful—whatever her taste may be. And you don’t have to eviscerate your savings accounts to find it.
Birds do it, bees do it, red pandas at the Prospect Park Zoo do it (and you can watch)
Red pandas share a branch at the Prospect Park Zoo. We can see where this is headed.
NSFW animal-mating demos are just one of of the attractions of a weekend-long love-fest sponsored by the Heart of Brooklyn, the partnership of cultural institutions near Grand Army Plaza. On Saturday, it’s love, family-style for stories and [...]
This week: a big night for beardos
Proving that Brooklyn lets no special interest go unnoticed, our friends at the Build-A-Beard blog are honoring the fabulosity of facial hair with a coming (or growing?) out benefit party next week dubbed the Beard Ball. On Thursday Feb. 4 at Matchless in Greenpoint, the event is both a beard-lovers’ [...]
Theater deal alert: monster Robin Hood for $5
We’re not Park Slope Parents or anything, but give us a kid-friendly show that costs $5 to see and we’ll pretend.
Free self-defense classes for teens
Brooklyn and grit are no strangers. We all love the street cred that comes from telling out-of-towners about our edgy urban lives (You’ve been mugged? Well, sort of… it was really scary, though), but of course sketchy situations can arise in Brooklyn, just like anywhere else. So we should all be at least a little [...]
Tell us your cheap secret and win free tix to Brooklyn Based wedding fair
This could be you. Photo by theothermrgomez.
Basking in the joy of recent engagement? Know a bride-to-be in search of the perfect non-trad gown? Shoot us an e-mail and we’ll get you into Brooklyn Based’s inaugural wedding fair this weekend—for free!
Dubbed Wedding Crashers, the event is a one-stop spot to meet [...]
Brooklyn’s best under-$10 bottles
Smith & Vine in Carroll Gardens.
A holiday party without good wine is like… well… enough said. With the sheer number of get-togethers on most folks’ calendars this time of year, bringing a bottle to every gathering can get a little out of hand. But nobody wants to leave their celebrating cohorts dry either. We called [...]
Giveaway! $75 gift certificate to Bussaco
If you’re a confirmed foodie, you already know that celeb chef Katy Sparks recently joined the kitchen at Bussaco, the Mediterranean American bistro across Union Street from the Park Slope Food-Coop. Sparks has brought along some dreamy new dishes to the place, like oyster stew with saffron, leeks and anise bread [...]
BK’s best B&Bs for $150 or less
The eye-catching Rugby Gardens.
Visits from parents, friends and random relatives who’ve never been to New York are great. You get to spend quality time with those who knew and loved you before you became a cool New Yorker, and you’re guaranteed at least one free restaurant meal. What’s not so fun is cramming your [...]
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