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Ladies Strut Their Stuff This Weekend At Your Highness Grandmother Pageant By Alex Ellefson on Oct 13, 2015 04:29 pm The Be Proud Foundation’s 14th Annual Your Highness Grandmother pageant takes place this Sunday! Brooklyn’s senior ladies will sing, dance and dazzle during the pageant’s talent show, which kicks off at 1pm at the National Restaurant and Night Club located at 273 Brighton Beach Avenue, near Brighton 2nd Street. The contestants will be judged by the [...] Things For Kids To Do In Southern Brooklyn: Pumpkin Painting, Puppet Show & More By Mary Bakija on Oct 13, 2015 03:00 pm Bring out the whole family this week and enjoy some of these kid-friendly activities. There’s pumpkin painting, sewing lessons, several fun shows, and a festival at the The Hendrick I. Lott House. Enjoy! For more things to do around Brooklyn, and to add your own upcoming event, check out our calendar. Toddler Time When: Wednesday, October 14, [...] Senator Savino Sticks With Consulting Firm Fined For Campaign Finance Violations By Alex Ellefson on Oct 13, 2015 02:09 pm State Senator Diane Savino has no plans to abandon her longtime consulting firm, The Advance Group, even though the company was fined tens of thousands of dollars last week for violating New York’s campaign finance laws, the Daily News Reports. The Staten Island senator has paid the firm nearly $900,000 since being elected to the State Senate [...] Thieves Threaten Victim With Guns During Mid-Day Robbery, Cops Say By Alex Ellefson on Oct 13, 2015 12:02 pm Police say that a young man was threatened with guns during mid-day robbery that occurred in September on Avenue W. According to cops, a 20-year-old man was approached by the two suspects at 3:45pm on September 24 at the corner of Avenue W and East 24th Street. Both robbers told the victim that they had [...] Stolen Identity Used To Buy MacBook Worth Almost $2K, Cops Say By Alex Ellefson on Oct 13, 2015 11:13 am Cops are searching for a man who in September used a stolen identity to purchase a MacBook at the Kings Plaza Best Buy. On September 26, according to authorities, a 48-year-old man reported to police that a credit card had been opened in his name at the Kings Plaza Best Buy, located at 5102 Avenue [...] Group Attacks And Robs Teenager Outside Sheepshead Bay Houses, Cops Say By Alex Ellefson on Oct 13, 2015 10:03 am Police are searching for several suspects who attacked and robbed a 16-year-old boy last week outside the Sheepshead Bay Houses. The victim was on Avenue X, outside the Sheepshead Bay Houses, last Tuesday when he was approached by seven to ten people who began going through his pockets, according to the NYPD. Several of the [...] Morning Mug: “Truth Is Like The Sun. You Can Shut It Out For A Time, But It Ain’t Goin’ Away.” — Elvis Presley By Erica Sherman on Oct 13, 2015 08:18 am Morning Mug is our daily showcase of photographs from our readers. If you have a photograph that you’d like to see featured, send it to photos@sheepsheadbites.com. Also, follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, and sign up for our daily newsletter. Recent Articles: Supporters Turn Out At LPC Hearing For Lady Moody’s And Coney Island Pumping Station De Blasio’s Affordable Housing Plan Could Cause A Parking Nightmare Things To Do In Southern Brooklyn This Week: Mask Making, Halloween Harvest, New Zoning Proposal Facebook Twitter Have tips? Email editor@sheepsheadbites.com Want to advertise? Contact us! Share Tweet Forward Subscribe