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THE CUBES. The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival released its stage-by-stage lineup charts, known by festival die-hards as "the cubes" Tuesday, March 25, 2008.

"5 Years Too Many" -- March 19th will be 5 years since Shock & Awe. Find the event closest to you and get involved.

BGI's presentation to the Community Board 1 Transportation and Environment Committees (Greenpoint/Williamsburg) promoted the continued development of a 12+ mile continuous stretch of green space through Brooklyn that would include "more than 250 new street trees," a more inviting streetscape, better pedestrian environment, bike paths, more.

It's getting to be that time of year. Breaking out of Winter hibernation, starting to think about Spring. To some Brooklynites that means it 's time to start thinking about the community garden, landscaping the yard, and other green thumb activities. Reader SG poses the question, "Where I can get some good compost and topsoil for my co-op"? So we dish the dirt at GBK. Hope you dig it. Spread the word. That's it, I'm all out of compost puns. Enjoy.

I am a total map junkie. I pore over them; road atlas, topographical, oceanographic, google. Here's a whole whack of Brooklyn-based maps; from green maps, to waterfront activities, to a 3-d map of the n'hood DUMBO, to a sweet n'hood map of Brooklyn and more!

I stumbled upon this neat little story of a 3 year-old organic lavender farm in Bucks County, PA -- called Carousel Farm -- that was recently featured in Martha Stewart's magazine Living. Over 15,000 organically-grown plants; each one planted, pruned, and harvested by hand. Soaps, lotions, oils, lip balm, candles, etc, available online or at 3R Living in Park Slope, Brooklyn.