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Field Notes

Information and opinion from the desk, plus the neighbors writing in Your Voice. Not templates, not disguised downloads.

Brooklyn's Saturday Has Two Free Fall Festivals

On October 17, Brooklyn Bridge Park and the Greenway Botanical Garden each list a free 11 a.m.–3 p.m. fall event, with different neighborhoods and plenty for families.

Scan Quest Is Back: Turn Any Place Into a Game

The re-release gives businesses, schools, teams, downtowns, and families a simple way to build QR-code adventures without turning the whole thing into a software project.

Scan Quest for Businesses: Bring People Through the Door

A Scan Quest route can turn a shop, restaurant, open house, mall, festival booth, or downtown block into a reason to visit, scan, play, and come back.

Scan Quest for Schools, Teams, and Community Events

The same QR adventure engine can help teachers, coaches, clubs, rec departments, and community organizers turn ordinary places into guided activities.

We're a Two-Man Firm. And That's the Point.

Epic App Solutions is small by design, selective by choice, and built around two engineers, a trusted network, and work we actually want to build.

A $500 Website Is a Website. The Extras Are Extras.

A personal field note on what a $500 website includes, what it does not include, and why designers pretending to be developers confuse the market.

The Theory of Numbers, Teamwork, and Leapfrogging

Numbers create potential. Coordination turns potential into capability. A military lesson that applies far beyond combat.

Monday After the Weekend: Scan the Plan, Save the Stops

The Monday pass is built for readers who came out of a busy weekend with errands, school runs, lunch plans, and one more reason to check deals before they head back out.

718 Monday Notebook: Open Streets, Flatbush, and Borough Routes

Brooklyn and Queens readers get a Monday reset after a packed weekend of open streets, neighborhood festivals, and family outings, with deals and eats one tap away.

Scan the Deal, Then Build the Night

The Gazette is pushing readers from a single scanned deal into the full Savings Desk, Grocery Shopper, and Combo Deals loop: find the offer, match the outing, route the stops.

718 Weekend Radar: Open Streets, Borough Events, and Food Stops

Brooklyn and Queens readers get a fresh events lane for the weekend: street activity, neighborhood calendars, food stops, and deals that can turn one errand into a route.