Major in-store promotions at Brooklyn Stone Boutique on both Friday and Small Business Saturday, 11/26.

Small Business Saturday is Saturday, November 26th. Free trolley will be looping around to your fave stores on Fulton Street and Myrtle Avenue.

Arrive at Brooklyn Stone Boutique early on Saturday as holiday bargains start at a whopping 50% off purchase price but discount decreases every two hours–so get there early. Best way to navigate it for big savings is doorbuster style!

Holiday dresses, shirts, pants, dresses, blouses and shirts, shoes, jewelry and accessories–come out and see the full beautiful range of gifts and other items available at Brooklyn Stone Boutique.

Brooklyn Stone Boutique is located at 366 Myrtle Avenue between Chermont and Adelphi and can be reached at 347.763.2041.

photo: Brooklyn Stone Boutique (sequined off the shoulder holiday dress)

Have you stopped in to experience the renovations at Polish Bar of Brooklyn? Please do–it's fabulous! New bright white walls, plushy brown velvet couch at pedicure station, silver chandeliers hanging from the ceiling. And there's more to come!

Small Business Saturday is Saturday, November 26th. Free trolley will be looping around to your fave stores on Fulton Street and Myrtle Avenue.

The Polish Bar of Brooklyn will host an in-store 'Beauty Brunch' from 11am-4pm. Sounds like a lovely treat for self, friends or family. Meet the Polish Bar's Pro Beauty Team. A free gift will be given with appointment.

The Polish Bar of Brooklyn is located at 470 Myrtle Avenue. For additional details call: 718.622.5363.

The Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership and the Fulton Street Area Business Alliance (FAB) are EXCITED to be participating jointly in Small Business Saturday. Small Business Saturday is Saturday, November 26th! Are you ready? Join in on the fun from 10:00a  6:00p!

Santas coming, the free trolley is set, musicians are singing, Myrtle and Fulton business specials and in-store events are brewing! All for the BIG event: Please come out and join in the Small Business Saturday fun! Check out the trolley mapto hop on, hop off and join in the Fort Greene and Clinton Hill neighborhood fun!

The Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership is partnering with the FAB Alliance to jointly sponsor festivities along Myrtle Avenue and Fulton Street in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. The fun starts at 10a and continues the day long til 6p.

A nationwide celebration, the 2nd annual Small Business Saturday Small Business Saturday is a day dedicated to supporting small businesses on one of the busiest shopping weekends of the year. One of the things that makes Fort Greene and Clinton Hill so wonderful is the diverse array of locally-owned small businesses. And this is your chance to make a statement of support for the business owners, staffs and their families who contribute so much to what makes the area vibrant. There will be events, activities, music, treats and free trolley rides all day.

FREE TROLLEY – 10am-6pm

SANTA RIDES THE TROLLEY – 11am-3pm

There will be a free trolley traveling along Myrtle and Fulton Street and back again from 10am-6pm (check out the route map!). Bring the kids because SANTA will be riding the trolley from 11am-3pm. Bring the family because shopping local matters.

GET UPDATES ON ACTIVITIES, EVENTS AND SANTA'S WHEREABOUTS

Like both organizations on Facebook (Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership and FAB Fulton and also follow FAB on Twitter to keep up-to-date on activities, events and ho ho ho, Santas whereabouts.

Enjoy a mouthwatering Thanksgiving meal at Maggie Brown Restaurant on Thursday, November 24th from 3p to 10p. Relax for Turkey Day, they will do the work for you. Menu details coming soon, or call them soon for the delectable details.

Maggie Brown is located at 455 Myrtle Avenue between Washington and Waverly. They can be reached at 718.643.7001.

Always wanted to try a particular flavor turkey at Jive Turkey before investing in the whole bird? Jive Turkey has 15 flavors on the menu and they've been offering individual portion size tastings for purchase every Saturday since September.

Peking, Vidalia Onion, Cajun, BBQ, Cranberry Red Wine, Jamaican Jerk, Orange Zinfandel, Fresh Herb, Mexican Mole and Roasted Garlic tastings, yummmm!

Next up on Saturday, November 19th — Lemon Pepper.

Lemon Pepper has a wonderful hint of lemon with the zest of freshly ground black pepper flavors.

Stop in or call Jive Turkey today to find out about ordering Thanksgiving dinner–the whole bird as well as side dishes are available. Lunch and dinner options are also available 365 days of the year. Check out the daily menu.

Jive Turkey is located at 570 Myrtle Avenue (between Emerson and Classon). Please call the store at 718.797.1688 for further detail, or just stop in!

Acclaimed writer, Colson Whitehead to speak at St. Joseph's College on Wednesday, November 30 in the Tuohy Hall Auditorium at 6pm. The lecture is entitled “How to Write and the Art of Writing.” The event is free and open to the public.

Colson Whitehead's lecture is the inaugural lecture in the Brooklyn Voices series of events at the Brooklyn Campus. According to St. Joseph's, “the aim of the Brooklyn Voices series is to promote and enhance the creative vitality of our home neighborhoods of Fort Greene and Clinton Hill by providing local writers, artists and intellectuals with a forum in which to discuss and present their works to our neighbors, patrons and students. Through lectures, forums, performances, and public discussion, Brooklyn Voices seeks to make a meaningful contribution to the thriving intellectual culture of the neighborhood and ensure that our community remains a stimulating place in which to live, learn, and do business.”

Read more here.

Photo: Frank Lojciechowski

It's been four months since The Bakery (also known as 'Krumbs') at 154 Vanderbilt Avenue, was closed down by the Department of Health for an expired permit.

There is not much that can quell the entrepreneurial spirit. Determined to re-open by raising funds to cover the costs of the DoH fine plus the mounting rent debt for having to close her doors, Bakery owner, Adrienne Braxton has devised a plan to sell over 1000 pies this holiday season.

“I did the math and it can work,” stated Adrienne. “I know that that's a lot of pies, but I'm determined to roll up my sleeves and make this work for my family and my business,” she continued.

Specializing in all things baked, including homemade breads and confections like raspberry rugelach, classic pound cakes, gingerbread cookies, almond tortes, blueberry tarts, apple pies, fresh handcrafted breads and cinnamon rolls, the bakery will offer pies only in this special bootstrapping effort of determination and endurance. Check out more of Adrienne's story here.

Adrienne will rent kitchen incubator space to bake the pies, but will be at the bakery this Saturday (10a-4p) to take orders. Please stop in and help this much-loved bakery to reopen.

Pecan pies are $23. Sweet potato pies are $20.
Adrienne can be reached at 347.384.2275 or krumbsbakery154@gmail.com.

The Bakery is located at 154 Vanderbilt Avenue between Myrtle and Willoughby. Stop in this Saturday between 10am-4pm to place an order.

The office of District Attorney Hynes annually honors 'Brooklyn's 2012 Extraordinary Women.' Deadline to nominate your candidates for this honor is January 17, 2012. Click here for more information and an application.