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A Brooklyn Life

A Brooklyn Life

http://abrooklynlife.com

Good times in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, New York and beyond. We review local restaurants and bars, cover local events, and chronicle the gentrification of our neighborhood. We also have a weekly DJ Mix podcast, ABL:Radio.

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  • Poporn Machine Catches Fire; United Artists Evacuated

    Posted on Saturday September 12th, 2009 at 21:32 in news, brooklyn heights

    First attemt at seeing tonight's showing of "Inglorious Bastards" at the United Artists at Court proves faulty as the popcorn machine (or so Mr. Brooklyn Life was told) caught fire and everyone was evacuated. Off to Battery Park ...  ...

  • Brooklyn Calexico Rocks

    Posted on Wednesday June 24th, 2009 at 13:35

    Oh Carroll Gardens food friends, the day has come. The day I thought I'd never see. The day when I can *walk* to a sit-down restaurant with great tacos, make that mind-blowing tacos. On the West Coast, they would be merely great tacos, but New York C...

  • Calexico ... Tomorrow! More Food News

    Posted on Monday June 22nd, 2009 at 21:03 in food and drink, carroll gardens

    Calexico opens its storefront on Union tomorrow. We'll probably skip the first-day madness but will have a report back soon. Grub Street has a nice preview (note: there will be grits at this taqueria).In other food news, the storefront that used to b...

  • New Vet Alert: Carroll Gardens Veterinary Group

    Posted on Tuesday June 9th, 2009 at 16:18 in pets, cats, carroll gardens

    So the signage is up at 455 Court Street (next to Frankie’s 457). It’s slated to be a vet, Carroll Gardens Veterinary Group, in fact. The only other info I have is the phone number of (718) 875-7007, per Google. I’ve always ...

  • Walkin' the ... Pigs

    Posted on Monday June 8th, 2009 at 21:54 in pets, dumbo

    I'm sure this couple isn't shocking to DUMBO residents anymore, but I remain shocked whenever I see people walking pigs in Brooklyn, which is exactly what I spotted on Saturday. ...

  • A Belated Goodbye to Hasker

    Posted on Friday June 5th, 2009 at 15:18 in shopping, carroll gardens

    The economy has been hitting Smith Street businesses kind of hard--in fact, I'd posit that Court Street, seemingly in an upswing (Watty & Meg, Snack Shack, Enoteca to name a few), is poised to become the new Smith Street--but the effect of the ec...

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