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Daily Archives: August 10, 2017

Jeff Rothberg, BK Reader, Colin Kaepernick, Brooklyn art, digital / graphic design, painting, drawing, clothing, photography, silk screen, lino print, stained glass, ceramics, Battle in Brooklyn, I Sit With Kaepernick, It's All Fun and Games
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Featured News, Prospect Heights

Brooklyn Artist Jeff Rothberg ‘Sits with Kaepernick’

by Andrea Leonhardt August 10, 2017January 28, 2021

Artist Jeff Rothberg does not shy away from controversial topics and uses a variety of mediums to express his art Brooklyn artist Jeff Rothberg is best known for his digital […]

Posted inFeatured News, Gentrification in Brooklyn, Lifestyle & Culture, Popular

City Council Passes Legislation Package for Greater Tenant Protection

by Andrea Leonhardt August 10, 2017January 28, 2021
Source360, BK Reader, Debra Lee, Master P, Charlemagne, Master P, BRIC, Danny Hastings, Max Santos, Freeway, Yomi Desalu, tech hackathon, art exhibition, Freeway, Nitty Scott, Zhane, Brand Nubian, Lord Jamar, Jumaane Williams, Eric Gonzales, hip-hop festival, leadership panels, masterclass, block party, family events, kids activities, dance, spoken world, rap battle,
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Featured News

The 4th Annual Source360 Festival Returns to Brooklyn

by Andrea Leonhardt August 10, 2017January 28, 2021
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Bedford Stuyvesant, Brownsville, Crown Heights, East New York, Flatbush, Fort Greene / Clinton Hill, Prospect Heights

It’s Still Summer… So Get Your Life This Weekend!

by Brooklyn Reader August 10, 2017January 28, 2021

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