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This article appeared in the 27 June issue of The Williamsburg Courier.

At the bottom of the uneven cement staircase, patrons squeezed through two shoddy wooden double-doors. Ten bucks got them past the bar and down the bench-lined corridor, lit mostly by gaudy gold-painted walls. But in the cavernous back room, their surroundings mattered little as the dulcet tones of the Dirty Boogaloo began to fill the performance space.

The Dirty Boogaloo doin’ what they do best.

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This article appeared in the 27 June issue of The Williamsburg Courier.

The Brooklyn Museum has appointed you the judge, jury and exhibitioner for their latest photography project, “Click!”

The exhibit, which runs from June 27 until August 10, is half-art show and half-psychology experiment that engages the public at every level of the artistic process.

The theory is that a diverse sample of citizen curators can make wiser decisions than just a handful of art experts. Photographers were asked to submit works that follow a theme, then each anonymous piece was publicly evaluated online, and finally each photograph will be displayed according to its relative ranking.

A submission by Tamara Porras of the changing face of Brooklyn.

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This article appeared in the 26 June issue of am New York.

On Staten Island, all buses, trains, taxis and yes, the ferry from Manhattan lead to St. George.

And while proximity to Manhattan is the chief reason why it’s such a big hub, St. George is experiencing a renaissance that is making the borough’s northernmost tip a destination in its own right.

A man muses over his wine choice at Enoteca Maria on Hyatt St. in the St. George neighborhood of Staten Island. (Emily Anne Epstein / amNewYork)

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This article appeared in the 26 June issue of The Bay News.

Whether it’s shaken or stirred, the martini just got a whole lot cooler thanks to one Greenpoint resident.

Mia Ferrera Wiesenthal, 29, was recently named the U.S. winner of the 2008 Designer Glass Competition. “On the Rocks,” her sleek ice-crystal design of a stemless martini glass, beat out 40 other submissions from all over the country in Bombay Sapphire’s annual contest.

Mia, the winner of the 2008 Designer Glass Competition, working in her studio.

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This article appeared in the 19 June issue of The Kings Courier.

As the sun’s rays began to pierce the starry horizon at 3 a.m., Robin Schoenfeld looked out over Portland, Ore., with a proud smile and a full heart. Despite the wind-swept slopes of the volcano she was climbing and the brick of ice on her back that was once her water bottle, she pressed on toward the top of Mt. Hood to help find a cure for breast cancer.

At 10,500 feet from sea level, Brooklyn native Robin Schoenfeld has a lot to smile about in the Climb to Fight Breast Cancer.

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This article appeared in the 19 June issue of The Williamsburg Courier.

Tom Moran, 43, had a difficult time growing up in Brooklyn with vice and disappointment constantly coloring his childhood. He eventually succumbed and started drinking at a fairly early age – a decision that would come to haunt but eventually inspire him as an adult.

The life-long Brooklyn resident knew then that his life was headed in the wrong direction as his addictions threatened to consume him. Sooner or later, something had to give, so he chose to put down his drink and pick up his guitar to start a better life.

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Brooklynite Tom Moran’s new album ‘Starting Over’ is out now and he will be playing at 169 Bar on June 21.

This article appeared in the 12 June issue of The Park Slope Courier.

New Yorkers from all walks of life will do just a bit more walking this Saturday, June 14, when Brooklyn Pride kicks off its 12th annual Multi-cultural Festival and Parade in Park Slope.

“The goal of the Festival is inclusion,” said Doreen Dejesus, chair of Brooklyn Pride. “It’s a way for everyone to get together despite their race, beliefs or sexual preference to just enjoy the day and each other.”

New York-based drag performance artists Switch N’ Play performs at last year’s Brooklyn Pride.

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