Arrest Made In Teen Murder + New Flower Shop Blooms From Love

Hello, people of Bed-Stuy! Anna Quinn here with your Saturday edition of the Bed-Stuy Daily.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and nice. High: 77 Low: 61.

Here are the top stories today in Bed-Stuy:

1. 18-Year-Old Arrested In Teen's Shooting Death In Bed-Stuy: Cops (Bed-Stuy Patch)
2. SEE: Couple's Love Story Brings New Flower Shop To Bed-Stuy (Bed-Stuy Patch)
3. Project Helping Bed-Stuy Pandemic Recovery Honored In NYC Awards (Bed-Stuy Patch)
4. Brooklyn community holds vigil for slain 16-year-old's family, denounces gun violence (News 12 Bronx)
5. Brooklyn-based sisters share Hispanic culture in new children’s book (WPIX 11 New York)

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Today in Bed-Stuy:

• Basketball, Step, Dance & Drumline Teams for Youth (10:00 AM)
• Healthy Aging: Good Health is True Wealth Symposium (11:00 AM)

Bed-Stuy Patch Notebook

• Brooklyn Museum: "Baseera Khan: I Am an Archive is now open through July 10, 2022! Presented as part of the @uovo.art Prize for an emerging Brooklyn artist, this exhibition explores themes around Muslim American identities, global economies of goods and m..." (Instagram)
• Pratt Institute: "It's LGBTQ+ History Month! Thank you to the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and the Department of Public Safety for coordinating the flying of the Transgender Pride and the Philadelphia Pride flags at our Brooklyn Campus. In..." (Instagram)
• The Campaign Against Hunger: "Today could not have been a more beautiful or fitting day for the Grand Opening of our Eastern Parkway Farm. Surrounded by dedicated TCAH staff, volunteers, community partners, and elected officials, we shared our hopes, dreams, and visi..." (Facebook)
• Weeksville Heritage Center: "As part of our 2021 Harvest Festival on October 9th, we're excited to present several dance performances! RESPIRATION is a new, site-specific choreographic work by Renegade Performance Group’s Artistic Director André M. Zachery with gues..." (Facebook)

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— Anna Quinn

About me: Hello readers! My name is Anna Quinn and I cover all things Park Slope, Bed-Stuy, Crown Heights and Prospect Heights for Patch. I've also covered the west side of Manhattan and 14 other Brooklyn neighborhoods during my time as a Patch reporter. I'm a former Hearst Connecticut reporter, a Loyola Maryland grad and a general news junkie. Tell me your stories at anna.quinn@patch.com and follow @AnnaQuinnPatch on Twitter to read mine.

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