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Common Grounds, a Neighborhood Staple in Bed-Stuy, is Closing its Doors, Says Owner

Photo: Facebook The Tompkins Avenue coffee shop Common Grounds-- a beloved staple in the Bed-Stuy community-- will be closing on September 27, 2015, announced its owner Tremaine Wright on Facebook on Thursday.
Some State Agencies Are Letting Parents Bring Infants to Work

Some State Agencies Are Letting Parents Bring Infants to Work

Click here to view original web page at www.13wmaz.com OLYMPIA, Wash. - Two Washington state agencies are joining a growing movement by employers to provide perks to workers who have just become parents.

September 9 Is Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Awareness Day

By Renée D. Roberts, MPH, Caribbean Women's Health Association What is FASD? Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) is a common and preventable range of negative outcomes associated with prenatal ethyl-alcohol exposure .
I Power-Watched The Full Season 2 Of 'Power' On Starz

I Power-Watched The Full Season 2 Of 'Power' On Starz

While many of you were out and about during Labor Day Weekend, I chilled. I'm sure you had a blast hitting up cookouts, backyard and roof parties and Jouvet, while twerking on the parkway for West Indian Day Parade.

NY Court Weighs Pregnant Woman's Conviction in Baby's Death

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Upcoming in Bed-Stuy: Residents, How Would YOU Spend $1 Million in Your Community?

Residents of District 36 (which includes Bedford-Stuyvesant and parts of Crown Heights): How would you spend $1 million dollars in your neighborhood? Surely you have some ideas.
Advisory: Water Service Disruption in Parts of Clinton Hill

Advisory: Water Service Disruption in Parts of Clinton Hill

The New York City Department of Design and Construction has announced water service disruption for Myrtle Avenue and Emerson Place on Wednesday, September 9. Please make the necessary preparations and share this notice with others.
‘Alcohol and pregnancy don’t mix’

‘Alcohol and pregnancy don’t mix’

Click here to view original web page at www.thesouthernreporter.co.uk Embargoed to 2330 Monday July 6 File photo dated 28/01/15 of an eight month pregnant woman holding a glass of wine.

First-Ever, All-Ages, Early Morning Dance Party Coming to Bklyn!

There's never been a morning rave in Brooklyn! C'mon Everybody, located at 325 Franklin Avenue, will host the first-ever, early morning dance party benefiting the #BlackLivesMatter movement Well, the borough is about to get its first one! On Wednesda
Why ‘eating for two’ during pregnancy is wrong

Why ‘eating for two’ during pregnancy is wrong

Click here to view original web page at thenewdaily.com.au Conventional wisdom says indulge your cravings. New research says that's risky.