Event: It’s has been widely said that if you give a man a fish, he eats for a day. But if you teach a man to fish in the East River, he could win the Brooklyn Fishing Derby. Comment.

Shopping: This market watch has nothing to do with stocks. Comment.

Commercial kitchens are expensive, but making food out of your apartment isn’t exactly legal or sustainable. So what’s a fledging food maker to do? Urban sharecropping. Comment.

Perspective: By any measure, Primary Day was a disaster for democracy. Voter turnout was low, challenges to incumbents were rare, and even the date of the election gave candidates little time to generate any post-summer excitement. As such, we asked four “good-government” advocates to offer solutions. Click below for their fixes.

Editorial: The Brooklyn Paper editorial board takes on Assemblyman Vito Lopez’s power base. Comments (2).

Theater: The circus and communist Russia never had much in common, but House of Yes is looking to change all that. Comment.

Nightlife: On the farm, cocks need room to roam. In Williamsburg, hipsters need room to drink — and now they have a whole lot more, in the form of the Old Rooster. Comment.

Dining: The Green Pirate Juice Truck will be in Grand Army Plaza every Saturday. Comments (1).

Cartoon: Our cartoonist has a real problem with Assemblyman and Democratic Party boss Vito Lopez. Comments (1).

Mean Streets: A much-ballyhooed law that is supposed to allow bicycle commuters to bring their wheels into their offices has gone flat in Brooklyn. Comments (4).

Williamsburg: But the real loser is Party boss Vito Lopez — but you knew that. Comments (11).

Cobble Hill: A city proposal to provide shuttle service on bus lines killed by the MTA could flood area streets with dollar vans. Comments (2).

Williamsburg: A former employee at a nonprofit agency backed by Assemblyman Vito Lopez claims the Bushwick group fired him for backing one of Lopez’s rivals in last year’s election. Comments (2).

Greenpoint: Apparently, hopeful local groups heard what they wanted to hear. This time, the city speaks more clearly. Comment.

The Brooklyn Public Library has quietly cut weekend hours on nearly half of its branches. Comments (6).

Park Slope: Plus all the other crime news from Park Slope’s 78th Precinct. Comment.

Bar Scrawl: Here it is, folks — our new feature: Bar Scrawl. It’s your cartoonist’s-eye view of the nightlife scene Comments (4).

Music: A one-night musical revue spotlights our borough’s nuts. Comments (1).

Bay Ridge: More than three dozen self-professed Tea Party members rallied next to the 9-11 memorial at the 69th Street pier on Sunday to condemn controversial mosques near Ground Zero and in Sheepshead Bay. Comments (13).

Cinema: It’s time to get your celluloid freak on! Comments (2).

Brooklyn Angle: Why was this night different from all other nights? Comments (3).

Shopping: Our comprehensive guide to the four best sex shops in the borough. Comments (1).

Art: A revamped name, numerous new art mediums, and a wide array of performances, installations, panels, and workshops, all promise to make this year’s DUMBO Arts Festival the largest and most spectacular to date. Comment.

Greenpoint: All the action from Brooklyn Kickball from the dean of the Kickball press corps, Aaron Short. Comments (6).

The Butcher of Flatbush Ave. Extension: Spoiler alert! “Murder in the Cathedral” is about a brutal killing in church — but don’t worry, we didn’t just ruin the play for you. Comment.

Downtown plan: A hyped-up, high-end grocery store in one of Brooklyn’s best-heeled residential towers won’t be serving the community after all. Comments (8).

Mean Streets: A wayward livery cab driver sparked a bloody car accident on Saturday that left three people hospitalized — one with a mangled leg — at the corner of Eighth Avenue and 11th Street. Comments (5).

Bay Ridge: Democratic Party officials are so concerned about the Republican Marine gunning for Rep. Mike McMahon’s Bay Ridge seat that they’ve put the freshman lawmaker in their “candidate protection program.” Comments (6).

Foodie-in-Chief: Plus all the food gossip from our “Foodie in Chief.” Comments (1).

Williamsburg: Now Restler appears to lead! Comments (15).

Event: The granddaddy of all street fairs is back. Comments (3).

Event: Hop on your fixie and explore one of the most exclusive spaces in Brooklyn this month. Comments (1).

Dance: This dance performance is a piece of garbage. Comments (5).

Politics: Ridgewood Bushwick under fire — and Vito’s campaign treasurer is at the center of it. Comments (6).

Williamsburg: The closest election of this year’s primary season is going to paper ballots and machine recounts. Oy vey. Comments (3).

Barnstormin’: Here they are — our annual year-end awards. Comment.

Checkin’ in with: This guy says that caffeine makes us fatter and more stressed out. Yeah, and what’s the downside? Comments (15).

Ditmas Park: Everything was up for graps at Vox Pop this week as the state taxman auctioned off pieces of the Cortelyou Road coffeehouse — former customers bought up statues, shelves, and books while hopeful restaurateurs carried away refrigerators, coffeemakers, and even the kitchen sink. Comments (3).