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Daily Archives: July 7, 2016

Camp Bedstuy, Camp Bed-stuy, Brooklyn summer camp
Posted inBedford Stuyvesant, Featured News

Summer Camp With Purpose: Camp Bed-Stuy Seeks to Broaden Horizons

by Chanel Alli July 7, 2016January 28, 2021

In an era where city-based summer camps often double as full-time babysitters for working parents, a program’s curriculum can easily contain a lot of fluff.  Amid the snack foods, the […]

Posted inUncategorized

Brooklyn, Summer 2016: ‘Dependence Day’

by Michael Milton July 7, 2016January 28, 2021
And still she grows, art exhibition, fivemyles
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Crown Heights, Featured News

Crown Heights’ FiveMyles Gallery Offers Dynamic Summer Exhibitions

by Chanel Alli July 7, 2016January 28, 2021
Miss Susie, tree planting, oldest living person, brooklyn miss suse
Posted inBrownsville, East New York, Featured News, Neighborhoods

Tree Planted In Memory of Brooklyn’s ‘Miss Susie’, World’s Oldest Person

by Chanel Alli July 7, 2016January 28, 2021
Is 'Pregnancy Brain' Actually a Real Thing?
Posted inUncategorized

Is ‘Pregnancy Brain’ Actually a Real Thing?

by Brooklyn Reader July 7, 2016January 28, 2021

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