Music: Matthew Regula is a real live wire. Comment

Bushwick: Bushwick artists are at the cutting edge of contemporary art, but can they paint a happy tree? Comment

Barbecue in Brooklyn right now is about as ubiquitous as the bicycle. Comments (3)

Theater: Even Broadway musicals have bloopers. Comment

Event: The Greatest Show on Earth is coming back to Brooklyn. Comments (12)

Cobble Hill: The State University of New York broke the law when it held a secret meeting the day before it decided to close the money-losing Long Island College Hospital, a judge ruled late on Thursday in a decision likely to delay, but not derail, efforts to shutter the medical center. Comments (6)

Music: It’s a battle of the band. Comment

Theater: It’s like “Waiting for Godot.” But for kids. With zombies. Comments (1)

Bar Scrawl: The Brooklyn Paper’s roving bartoonist hits up a Prospect Heights establishment that just earned its liquor license. Comments (1)

Art: Hurricane Sandy devastated Brooklyn, but a new work of public art proves the storm couldn’t break the borough’s heart. Comment

Cobble Hill: They denied it for weeks, but State University of New York officials have finally admitted that real estate was on their mind while determining what to do with the struggling Long Island College Hospital, court filings reveal. Comments (14)

Better get some quarters — because rates at parking meters on Atlantic Avenue and Court and Smith streets will soon rise in a push by the city to free up often-occupied spaces. Comments (40)

Brooklyn’s coastal skyline is poised to grow taller — or face sky-high insurance rates. Comments (5)

Page 1: It is with great excitement that we announce the historic successor to last week’s venerable edition of The Brooklyn Paper, the 10th issue of the 36th volume. We proudly unveil the newest news leader, the 11th issue of the 36th volume, which, during its time atop newstands, will assume the dignified title of “The Paper.” Its ascension to this lofty post did not come easy — it was not a frontrunner during the congregation of editors, but earned its position because it always kept hustlin’, Brooklyn. Comment

Fearless Parenting: This week, Stephanie trys to get the boys to act, well, like a mom. Comment

Downtown: Talk about burning rubber! Comment

Mean Streets: A 60-year-old woman was hit and killed by a tractor trailer early Wednesday in Red Hook, police said. Comments (5)

Front Court: Coach P.J. “Peej” Carelismo has made the tough decision and benched Kris Humphries, and for that, Brooklyn should be thankful. Comment

Back Court: Until league officials classify platelet-rich plasma injections as a form of blood doping, the Nets’ brass ought to make them as regular as lay-up lines. Comment

Park Slope: The Westminister dog show has nothing on the pooches of Park Slope. Comment

Music: Sound Fix is singing its swan song. (No, not this Swans song). Comments (1)

Mean Streets: Windsor Terrace and Greenwood Heights residents are racing forward in their push to install speed bumps on several blocks that they claim lead-footed have turned into dangerous raceways. Comments (22)

DUMBO: DUMBO’s next retailer could be huge. Comments (13)

Midwood: This sandwich is tough to chew, but it’s anything but stale. Comments (5)

Williamsburg: Plus all the other dastardly news from Williamsburg’s 90th Precinct. Comment

Carroll Gardens: If a tree falls in Carroll Gardens, will anybody pick it up? Comments (7)

Williamsburg: South Williamsburgers will be able to keep up with the Joneses if they land an apartment in a proposed building — because units in the planned structure will cost whatever the Joneses pay, a developer promises. Comments (4)

Bay Ridge: After seven years of fearlessly helming the City Council sub-committee on libraries, Vincent Gentile is ready to move up! Comments (3)

Dining: When in Park Slope’s newest French restaurant, eat as observant Jews do. Comments (17)

Downtown: Residents of Brooklyn’s tallest building can now make the shortest of trips to get to the supermarket. Comments (4)

Crown Heights: Crown Heights is young — but not that young. Comments (8)

Changing Brooklyn: A bid by a group of artists who want to lay their heads where they stretch their canvases has caused a rift in the community. Comments (15)

Greenpoint: Tenants in a Greenpoint flophouse are suing their landlord for allegedly failing to perform necessary repairs and basic upkeep — letting rats, roaches, and bedbugs run rampant and leaving their Manhattan Avenue home dilapidated and dangerous. Comments (5)

Bay Ridge: Hinsch’s is about to get some Greek flavor. Comments (7)

Greenpoint: Greenpoint will get a bit greener thank to neighborhood gardeners. Comments (1)