🌱 Vegan Caribbean Cafe + Will Smith At Kings Theater

Happy Thursday, people of Ditmas Park-Flatbush! Let's get you all caught up on what's happening locally to start today off on an informed note.

First, today's weather:

Some sun, then clouds. High: 60 Low: 55.

Here are the top stories in Ditmas Park-Flatbush today:

1. The vegan Caribbean café Aunts et Uncles is making "waves" in Flatbush's Little Haiti. The entirely plant-based restaurant puts a fun twist on traditional flavors, while building community. (Complex)
2. Will Smith stopped by Kings Theater in Flatbush on Tuesday night to promote his new memoir alongside Spike Lee. The memoir is available online. (News 12 Bronx)
3. A man from Flatlands, Brooklyn was accused of murder by Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez after an incident at a barbecue in East Flatbush last May. (Brooklyn Daily Eagle)
4. Today is Veteran's Day, and the city's annual parade is back in person this year along Fifth Avenue in Manhattan starting at 8 a.m. (NYC Patch)
5. Fancy real estate alert! A house in South Midwood — a few blocks north of Brooklyn College — is on the market for $1.195 Million. The "colonial revival style row house" is "brimming with vintage charm." (Brownstoner)

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Today in Ditmas Park-Flatbush:

• Wine Down Thursdays (5 p.m.)
• Tone & Fit at Balmir Dance Studio (7 p.m.)
• An Evening with the Women of Color Writers Workshop (7:30 p.m.)

Ditmas Park-Flatbush Patch Notebook

• Brooklyn Museum: "Learn how discussion paired with art-making activities can be leveraged to support English language acquisition in our virtual workshop for adult literacy teachers on Monday, November 22!" (Instagram)
• Celebrate Thanksgiving with a feast outside of Kings Theater. (Twitter)
• State Senator Kevin Parker is holding his annual dinner gala this weekend. (Twitter)

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