Photo of Illstyle & Peace Productions by Cervantes [http://www.pentacle.org/artist/illstyle-and-peace-productions/#media]Looking for something fun to do with the whole family this week? From a kinetic dance performance to a hug-filled storytime and a chance to ice skate with a familiar bear family, there are a
What lies beneath the waters of the Gowanus Canal? Let your imagination run wild for this call for artwork submissions [http://www.gowanuscanalconservancy.org/ee/index.php/gcc_news/gcc_news?id=402] from the Gowanus Canal Conservancy [http://www.gowanuscanalconservancy.org/]. The local non-profit organization is seeking ‘Maritime Mutant’
auctions
After rebranding their Mexican restaurant Piramide [/blog/business/piramide-closed-new-restaurant-coming-soon] as Camelia [/blog/food/dining-deals-spotlight-2-taco-tuesday-at-camelia] a little over a year ago, the owners of the space at 499 5th Avenue, between 12th and 13th Streets, have decided to close, and they’re auctioning off equipment today. “Such a bittersweet moment,” general
12th Street
In case you were wondering what all those helicopters were about this morning, they were circling the scene of a truck crash that took down part of a brick wall on 12th Street, between 2nd and 3rd Avenues. > U/D Brooklyn: Box1327 at 121 12 St Garbage truck hit
Christmas Trees
Photo by Dianna D’AmicoYou may have noticed lots and lots of trees piling higher along our sidewalks this weekend as the city begins to collect them to turn them into mulch [/blog/holiday/how-to-recycle-your-christmas-tree-2] (put yours curbside by the end of the week if you haven’t yet!). Dianna
Photo by Tom PrendergastSpotted by neighborhood photographer Tom Prendergast yesterday on 12th Street, just off of 8th Avenue. Take a photo in the neighborhood lately? Share it with us! Add it to our Flickr [http://www.flickr.com/groups/southslope] group, tag it #southslope on Instagram, or email it to
PS 282
PS/MS 282 Royal Panthers Chess Champs! Photo by Rob Underwood.An enormous congratulations to our amazing PS/MS 282 [http://282parkslope.com/282/] Royal Panthers chess team [https://www.facebook.com/282chess], which competed at the Greater New York Scholastic Chess Championships [http://www.gnyscc.com/] yesterday, to some
Plow to Plate Film Series
Photo via Surface to Air [https://www.facebook.com/SurfaceToAirTrio/photos/pb.280354125322383.-2207520000.1421083410./519776978046762/?type=3&theater] Put on an extra pair of socks and grab an umbrella — once you make your way to one of our local venues, you can warm up with laughs, snacks, drinks,
107 Prospect Park West
The Ortners, via Park Slope Civic Council [http://parkslopeciviccouncil.org/ortner-awards/]The Park Slope Civic Council [http://parkslopeciviccouncil.org/] presented the inaugural Evelyn and Everett Ortner Preservation awards [http://parkslopeciviccouncil.org/the-2014-evelyn-everett-ortner-preservation-awards/] at its first meeting of the year, honoring three buildings and a neighborhood organization that have helped preserve
cell phone theft
Photos via NYPD The NYPD is looking for two suspects in connection to a cell phone snatching that occurred last month at a local subway station. Just after 5pm on Monday, December 22, 2014, police say a 36-year-old man was on a northbound F train, and when it stopped at
Cell Phones
Photos via NYPD The NYPD is looking for two suspects in connection to a cell phone snatching that occurred last month at a local subway station. Just after 5pm on Monday, December 22, 2014, police say a 36-year-old man was on a northbound F train, and when it stopped at
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