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Brooklyn’s Celtic Knot: The origins of Kings County’s three Saint Patrick’s Day parades

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Mar. 11, 2024 By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil As the emerald month of March begins, Brooklyn’s biggest Saint Patrick’s Day celebrations — a trio of parades across the borough — are gearing up for kickoff. Each line of march pays tribute to Brooklyn’s rich Irish heritage in its own way, but all share a similar sense of Celtic (and community) pride. Parade-goers can expect a little of the same at each march — from green-clad marchers to hardworking honorees, bagpipers and more — though, each parade has its own distinct flair. All of them orchestrated with care by locals, each of…
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New year, new you: Brooklynites share their 2024 New Year’s resolutions

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Jan. 15, 2024 By Gabriele Holtermann

New Year, new you. It’s a time-honored tradition to set new goals at the start of the new year. People often plan to exercise more, eat healthier, lose weight, give up alcohol, cut back on coffee and soda, learn a new skill, or improve their finances.

Plan to replace Park Slope’s iconic Grand Prospect Hall hits snag

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Jan. 5, 2024 By Anna Bradley-Smith

After an ultimate-hour storm of protests failed to save Park Slope’s iconic Grand Prospect Hall, the wedding and event hall that had stood for over a century was razed in a jiffy, but the apartment building that will replace it is taking some time.