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What to Expect When You’re Expecting a Hurricane

There’s a lot of talk ramping up to next week’s anticipated landfall of Sandy, the hurricane/tropical storm currently lowering [http://shakespeare.mit.edu/richardiii/full.html] off Florida’s east coast. The NOAA [http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=Brooklyn&state=NY&site=OKX&

The Security, Aesthetics and History of Window Grills

Perhaps there’s someone that doesn’t love a wall, but in Park Slope, almost everyone loves a grill. Almost everyone, that is, who lives on the ground floor, plus a fair number of parlor floor residents. Park Slope’s ubiquitous, fancy grillwork is an attempt to solve the conundrum

Find Secondhand Treasures at Two Lovers

Tucked into a 5th Avenue storefront is the upscale secondhand clothing shop Two Lovers [http://twoloversnyc.com/], where women’s apparel is lovingly and beautifully presented at 40-90% of the original price. Shop owner Lynette Kirchner had always wanted to have a secondhand store. She finally realized her dream two

Grand Opening Window: 1 Week

There are lies, there are damn lies, and there’s commercial signage. Congratulations to Yogurberry, which had its grand opening May 18 of this year. It’s safe to take down the sign. If there’s no statute of limitations on “grand opening” signs, there should be one. It’s

This Week at the Coop: Fennel

Sitting next to the parsley and above the broccoli is the positively un-American giant herb fennel [http://www.organicfacts.net/health-benefits/herbs-and-spices/health-benefits-of-fennel.html] . Fennel, with it’s slight licorice-like flavor, is often used when cooking fish and meat, though it stands on its own as a side dish and

What a Scream!

Edvard Munch’s [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wchxigX-1Ck] iconic work “The Scream,” one of the most famous images in art, is coming to MOMA [http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/exhibitions/1330] today. But you don’t have to travel all the way to Manhattan to see this

Questions About School Rezoning? You’re Not Alone

Monday night’s Public Education Town Hall meeting [/blog/education/brad-lander-weighs-in-on-rezoning] was certainly contentious. City Councilmember Brad Lander [http://bradlander.com/] hosted the meeting, originally designed as a forum to strategize about creating healthy school lunches, connecting PTAs, lobbying against high stakes testing [http://www.parentvoicesny.org] and reforming special

Where to Watch the Third and Final Presidential Debate Tonight

Perhaps it’s debate-fatigue, or the short attention span of the American electorate, or a scheduling conflict with Monday Night Football [http://espn.go.com/nfl/mnf], but there seems to be less of a flurry in the ‘hood for tonight’s final round of the Romney-Obama bout. Still undecided

Brad Lander Weighs in on Rezoning, Hosts Town Hall Tonight

City Councilman Brad Lander, whose district includes part of Park Slope, sent out an email to constituents on Friday to address the topic of public school rezoning [/blog/news/proposed-public-school-rezoning-shakes-up-park-slope] in our area. In addition, he’s hosting a Public Education Parents Town Hall [http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/dia/track.

Great (And Dry) Books Available at the 8th St Book Exchange

Park Slope has got to be the world’s capital for finding great stuff on the street. Whether it’s furniture [http://www.nj.gov/health/eoh/phss/documents/bedbugfactsheet.pdf], clothing, electronics or baby gear, great things can be found for free outside. Books are Park Slope neighbors’ most