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Kathleen is a multimedia journalist covering northern Brooklyn for Patch. Her work has appeared on Al Jazeera English, WNYC, and DNAinfo New York, among others.
When not reporting or asleep, Kathleen enjoys barraging her friends with Whale News, a weekly newsletter she created to keep the world up to date on her favorite mammal.
Multimedia
A Pentacostal megachurch with a global following in the hundreds of thousands, and a questionable background, has been making inroads into Brooklyn.
In Washington DC, where government and politics dominate life, August is prime holiday time. But there is no rest for one weekly tradition - the city's drum circle. Many gather in public places, including parks, to play hand drums and percussion in an artful effort to maintain a sense of community in the district.
Professional rugby player Phaidra Knight has one last chance to make it to the Olympics. This story was featured on AudioFiles in an episode entitled, "Long Shot Dreams." In May 2014, it was awarded the Society for Professional Journalist's Mark of Excellence award for radio sports reporting.
Reporting From Brooklyn
BROWNSVILLE, BROOKLYN - The students who teacher Bijoun Eric Jordan wants to take to Spain have never crossed the Atlantic Ocean and don't have the money to get overseas on their own. He's doing what he can, though, to make sure these kids realize what he learned long ago.
BEDFORD-STUYVESANT, BROOKLYN - The step-mom of a woman shot dead as she enjoyed a warm summer evening in a Brooklyn courtyard has a message for her killer: "I have no forgiveness in my heart for you."
BEDFORD-STUYVESANT, BROOKLYN - The owner of a Bed-Stuy brownstone says the side of her historic red-brick building was painted pitch black by her real estate developer neighbor. Evette Simmons said she got a complaint from one of her tenants living in the buiding and, when she got to the Hancock Street address, she found next door's facade completely black - and the color also daubed over the side of her home.
BROWNSVILLE, BROOKLYN - Michael Joefield, the 21-year-old pre-med student who was killed in a hit-and-run accident Saturday evening, will be remembered by his friends as the loving, nerdy guy who gave "bone-crushing" hugs and who frequently roller-bladed miles across the city to rush to a friend in need.
DUMBO, BROOKLYN - A toilet seat cover that depicts a Hindu god will no longer be sold by Etsy.com after religious officials demanded it be removed from the DUMBO-based retailer's website.
WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN - Dr. Owen Muir doesn't expect his patients to believe a helmet lined with magnets can cure their life-crippling depression. The people who see him are desperate who've tried every other known means of curing their seemingly relentless sadness. So when Muir tells them a magnetic hat could be the answer, they scoff.
BUSHWICK, BROOKLYN - How does a rich white kid whose mom pays his rent avoid being an a-hole in Brooklyn? Reddit user "GOATHEAD" posed the question - or at least one very similar - on Reddit. Not surprisingly, advice was freely offered.