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Monday, February 27, 2006

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Yaz Band to Plan Solomon’s Porch Cafe

They’re coming aboveground!

For one special evening, Greenpoint resident Yasuyuki “Yaz” Takagi and his band, appropriately titled Yaz Band, will vacate their post entertaining commuters in the city’s busiest subway stations to
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Go On Safari Right In Your Own Backyard

For those who thought that nature in New York City is no more than weeds popping up in between cracked sidewalks and urban creatures such as rats and cockroaches, a conference on Urban Ecology at Long Island University’s (LIU) Brooklyn Campus will di
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An End to the ‘Troubles’ In Northern Ireland?

Reverend Bill Shaw, Director of the 174 Trust in Belfast Northern Ireland, will discuss “Peace building Efforts in Northern Ireland” and the work of his organization during a special speaking engagement at Oratory Church of St. Boniface, 111 Wil
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Forum to Focus On Solutions to Nagging Traffic Problems

Endless honking, choked avenues, crowded trains, sluggish buses, and, let’s see… How many hours of your life did you spend last year hunting for a parking spot in Park Slope?

For this year’s community forum, the Park Slope Civic Cou
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More ‘Seed Money’ to Grow Brooklyn Greenway

Brooklyn Greenway Initiative (BGI) is the recipient of a $40,000 grant from the New York Foundation, one of the first foundations in the United States. The New York Foundation was established in 1909 with a gift of $1 million from Alfred M. Heinsheimer, p
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Jumping Jambalaya! It’s Mardi Gras In Park Slope

Two Boots Bar & Restaurant will throw its yearly Mardi Gras Party featuring authentic Louisiana music with The VoodooBillies playing rockin’ Zydeco swing and Cajun waltzes, sure to get everyone up on the dance floor to do the Cajun two-step this
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Talented P.S. 10 Kids Dance the Afternoon Away

Wow steps: Even the teachers were dancing on a table top while budding Alvin Aileys kicked off a rollicking benefit dance-a-thon at Public School 10.

The starry-eyed bunch transformed the lunchroom into an entertainment Mecca, drawing rave reviews
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Voyage of Hope Begins

After nearly six months, first time boat builder, Victor Mooney, 41, of Woodhaven, New York, sent his boat to Senegal, West Africa for the start of his Voyage of Hope.

Mooney has christened his boat John Paul the Great, since the late Pope granted
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Greenbacks For Greenway

Brooklyn Greenway Initiative (BGI) is the recipient of a $40,000 grant from the New York Foundation, one of the first foundations in the United States. The New York Foundation was established in 1909 with a gift of $1 million from Alfred M. Heinsheimer, p
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An End to Irish ‘Troubles?’

Reverend Bill Shaw, Director of the 174 Trust in Belfast Northern Ireland, will discuss “Peace building Efforts in Northern Ireland” and the work of his organization during a special speaking engagement at Oratory Church of St. Boniface, 111 Wil
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Jumping Jambalaya! It’s Mardi Gras Time In Brooklyn

Two Boots Bar & Restaurant will throw its yearly Mardi Gras Party featuring authentic Louisiana music with The VoodooBillies playing rockin’ Zydeco swing and Cajun waltzes, sure to get everyone up on the dance floor to do the Cajun two-step this

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