Business Improvement District
After four years as the head of 5th Avenue’s Business Improvement District [http://parkslopefifthavenuebid.com], Executive Director Irene LoRe retired earlier this summer, paving the way for longtime member Mark Caserta to take the helm. The BID’s summer programs, which include the South Slope Summer Strolls [/blog/events/
camp
Desperately seeking a little end of summer fun for the kids? Hootenanny Art House [http://www.hootenannyarthouse.com/index_music_together_park_slope.html] (426 15th Street near 8th Avenue) will host April Cantor, founder of SoulShine Life [http://www.soulshinelife.com/default.html], as she introduces her Yoga Adventures
Monika Wuhrer
The summer soap box workshops [http://open-source-gallery.org/category/camp/] at Open Source Gallery, where children ages 7 to 15 learn to construct functional, eco-friendly soap box racers out of recycled materials, are in full swing, and owner Monika Wuhrer tells us that the gang is in need of wheels
Book X Change
What good reads have you found in the 5th Avenue Book X Change (near 15th Street) lately? Photo by thisisvictorkim [http://snapwidget.com/view/?id=504375729583405908_30797413#.Ue3JyBYbHao]. Find us on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/SouthSlopeNews], Twitter [https://twitter.com/SlopeNews], our newsletter [http://southslopenews.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?
duchess of cambridge
It’s official, Kate Middleton delivered a healthy baby boy [http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-207_162-57594857/royal-baby-arrives-duchess-kate-gives-birth-to-a-boy/] on Monday, so our question of the day is: If you found yourself having tea (or a beer, whatever your poison) with the Duchess of Cambridge, what would you say to her about
Fifth Avenue BID
The temperatures might have soared on Friday, but the first South Slope Summer Stroll was even hotter. Neighbors took to the streets on 5th Avenue between 12th and 18th for live music, fire dancing (shown in the above photo by Erika Clark [https://twitter.com/eac1228/status/358432886199836672/photo/1]
amazon associates program
The start of the new school year will be here before we know it (sorry, kids), and PS 295 recently announced that the supply lists [http://www.ps295.org/pta/student-supply-lists/] for each grade are now available on their website. The school is also a member of Amazon’s Associates
12th street bar and grill
Last Wednesday we told you about the stellar deal at Sea Witch [http://seawitchnyc.com] (we’ll see you at $1 oyster Monday [/blog/food/beat-those-monday-blues-with-1-oysters-at-sea-witch] tonight), but this week it’s all about 12th Street Bar and Grill [http://www.12thstreetbarandgrill.com/index.html] (1123 8th Avenue at 12th
changes
Other than the expected D an N changes, this week’s late night trains aren’t too painful in our neck of the woods. Coney Island-bound D and N trains skip Union St, 4 Av-9 St, Prospect Av, and 25 St Late nights, 11:45 p.m. – 5 a.m.
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Still looking for something to do this weekend? Book Release Party for Guide to New York City Urban Landscapes [http://www.green-wood.com/2012/guide-to-new-york-city-urban-landscapes-launch-party/] When: Saturday, July 20, 5pm Where: 25th Street and 5th Avenue Green-Wood Entrance What:Join Green-Wood in celebrating the release of Robin Lynn and Francis