Start putting aside that outgrown kid’s clothing to make room in your closet for new duds at the Park Slope Parents Clothing Swap [https://www.facebook.com/ParkSlopeParents/posts/652608834786550?stream_ref=10], coming up on Saturday, May 3 from 10am to noon at The Old Stone House [http:
dianna d'amico
Neighbor Dianna D’Amico caught a quick glimpse of spring on Smith Street in this photo she took before the downpour and drop in temperatures on Tuesday night. “Between the snow and the fireworks [/blog/weather/fireworks-with-a-side-of-snow] over on Liberty Island, I thought I entered the Twilight Zone,” she writes.
anacortes
[http://www.brooklynfolkfest.com/] The weather is only getting warmer, and this weekend looks like it should be a nice one to get out and about in the neighborhood. If you’re looking for something to do close to home this weekend, there’s a ton of music to check
We’re loving seeing more and more trees planted along 4th Avenue, as the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation [http://www.nycgovparks.org/] is adding 50 trees [/blog/green/50-new-trees-coming-to-4th-avenue] along the street. Some have already gone in — we’ve noticed them as far north as Degraw
We know we said this last week, and then the MTA (whose maniacal laughter was heard throughout the five boroughs) changed the schedule at the last minute, but supposedly the F and G trains are stopping at 4th Avenue/9th Street this weekend. We’ll believe it when we see
We’re hoping this isn’t like last week [/blog/transportation/changes-to-local-subway-lines-this-weekend-4], where we get excited about normal service along the F and G lines, only to find out tomorrow that actually they’ll be skipping local stops again. Still, we’re cautiously optimistic! There are some other service changes
Medicine
Photo by Park Slope StoopIf you’ve got unused or expired prescription medication sitting around your home, there’s an opportunity coming up that will allow you to dispose of it safely. On Saturday, April 26 from 10am-2pm, the 78th Precinct (65 6th Avenue at Bergen Street) will be participating
While most of us may have woken up surprised to see snow this morning, neighbor Dennis Gronim, who shares this gorgeous photo he took of Prospect Park in a blanket of white, says he wasn’t taken too off guard. “I was born in April and I know it snows
friends of park slope library
The spring book sale [http://catalog.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/record=g1010903&searchscope=47&SORT2=R] at the Park Slope Library [http://www.bklynpubliclibrary.org/locations/park-slope] is coming up on Saturday, April 26 from 10am-5pm, which is free to attend, with the preview sale on Thursday, April 24, from
Marco's
More restaurants should offer pasta for brunch, especially when it’s as perfectly prepared as at Marco’s [http://marcosbrooklyn.com/]. The restaurant from the folks behind Franny’s [http://frannysbrooklyn.com/], which opened in their old space [/blog/food/now-open-marcos] at 295 Flatbush Avenue last fall, launched brunch service
book sale
The spring book sale [http://catalog.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/record=g1010903&searchscope=47&SORT2=R] at the Park Slope Library [http://www.bklynpubliclibrary.org/locations/park-slope] is coming up on Saturday, April 26 from 10am-5pm, which is free to attend, with preview sale on Thursday, April 24, from 5-7pm,
art exhibits
When Ground Floor Gallery [http://groundfloorbk.com] opened at 353 5th Street in April of last year [/blog/events/coming-soon-ground-floor-gallery], curators Krista Saunders [http://kristasaunders.com/] and Jill Benson hoped to connect the Park Slope community to emerging artists from all over Brooklyn. Now, on their first anniversary — which they’