kahawa cafe
Things are looking a bit shaky at Kahawa Cafe [http://www.yelp.com/biz/kahawa-café-brooklyn] (5th Avenue and 15th Street). The coffee shop, which quietly reopened [/blog/business/5th-avenues-kahawa-cafe-back-in-business] on April 4 (just as quickly as it had shut down several months prior [http://www.heresparkslope.com/home/2012/10/
ratings
Have you ever wondered how the folks over at Zagat [http://www.zagat.com/vote] put together those restaurant ratings for their book? Well, it turns out that you actually get a say in how your favorite hotspots are represented. Until May 20, you can visit the Zagat website [http:
amelia coffaro
We shared the story of South Slope’s Amelia Coffaro [/blog/health/neighbors-form-project-amelia-for-freelancer-with-cancer] with you back in March of this year. The 28-year-old freelance photographer (the photo above is from Amelia’s Self Portraits With Luminaries series [http://ameliacoffaro.com/self-portraits-with-luminaries]) was diagnosed with stage 3b inflammatory breast cancer on
bicycles
If you’ve ever thought about ditching the car/bus/train and riding the two-wheeler into work, this coming Friday is your golden opportunity. Bike to Work Day [http://bikenyc.org/biketowork], hosted by Transportation Alternatives [http://transalt.org/files/splash_pages/b2wd_donate/splash.php?targetURL=transalt.org%2F]
bwofbrooklyn
Beautiful beer. Photo by bwofbrooklyn [http://snapwidget.com/view/?id=450879574324279378_184706277#.UZGPm5VwHIo]. Keep up with the neighborhood all week: find us on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/SouthSlopeNews], Twitter [https://twitter.com/SlopeNews], our newsletter [http://southslopenews.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=557d3dac3e12dbf60c2891915&id=6349c3bfec] , our Flickr group
barhopper's playbook
We already know how fabulous our 5th Avenue watering holes are, but it appears that the outside world (well, the neighborhoods outside of South Slope) are taking notice, too. The Owl Farm [http://theowlfarmbar.com/blog/] (297 9th St, between 4th and 5th Ave), The Monro Pub [http://monropub.com]
bandshell
Grab a rake, shovel or broom and head over to the Prospect Park Bandshell (9th Street/Prospect Park West entrance) on Saturday, May 18 to help give the grounds a much deserved spring clean for It’s My Park Day [http://www.prospectpark.org/calendar/event/its-my-park-spring]. It’s My
cafe
Good news, freelancers, writers, and anyone else looking to surf the web in a coffee shop. Supercollider [https://www.facebook.com/supercolliderbrooklyn?fref=ts] (609 4th Avenue, between 17th and 18th Street) now offers wi-fi. We call one of those cushy booths in the back of the cafe. Manager Robert
historian
There is no greater gift to this country than a solider who laid down his or her own life for our freedom, and although the Veterans Administration [http://www.va.gov] has spent over a century honoring those lives by placing markers on the unmarked graves of American soldiers, Green-Wood
alternate-side parking
Rejoice, South Slope, for alternate side parking is suspended this Wednesday and Thursday because of Shavuot [http://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/609663/jewish/What-is-Shavuot.htm] . Your Volvo’s coveted spot is safe. Life is good.
bike home from work party
If you’ve ever thought about ditching the car/bus/train and riding the two-wheeler into work, this coming Friday is your golden opportunity. Bike to Work Day [http://bikenyc.org/biketowork], hosted by Transportation Alternatives [http://transalt.org/files/splash_pages/b2wd_donate/splash.php?targetURL=transalt.org%2F]
Photo by megginceol [http://snapwidget.com/view/?id=452355622479356062_9235535#.UZArxpVwHIo]. Keep up with the neighborhood all week: find us on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/SouthSlopeNews], Twitter [https://twitter.com/SlopeNews], our newsletter [http://southslopenews.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=557d3dac3e12dbf60c2891915&id=6349c3bfec] , our Flickr group [http://www.