Stained Glass
The windows at the Stained Glass Store [http://www.yelp.com/biz/stained-glass-store-brooklyn] look particularly wonderful at night! Take any photos in Park Slope lately? Send them to editor@bklyner.com, add them to the Park Slope Stoop Flickr group [http://www.flickr.com/groups/parkslopestoop/], or tag them #parkslope
Bridging Gowanus
Want to be a part of a community-driven planning process to figure out what the future might hold for Gowanus? Check out Bridging Gowanus [http://bridginggowanus.org/], which is holding its second community planning meeting [http://bridginggowanus.org/second-meeting/] on Thursday, March 20 from 6-9pm in the Wyckoff Gardens Community
Pharmacies
Neighbors on the growing 4th Avenue now have a pharmacy, as The Modern Chemist [https://www.facebook.com/TheModernChemistPharmacy] opened its new location [/blog/business/the-modern-chemist-pharmacy-coming-to-4th-avenue] at the corner of 4th and Sackett this week. It’s been quite a transformation. The folks behind The Modern Chemist, which continues to
birthdays
Tom Montuori, a resident of Rugby Road for more than 50 years and a man some consider the Mayor of Ditmas Park [/blog/neighbors/talking-to-tom-montuori-the-mayor-of-ditmas-park], celebrates his 95th birthday today, March 19. http://youtu.be/-LkaMDuvKU8 This afternoon, third graders from PS 139 stopped by his house to sing “Happy
Loki Lounge
It looks like Loki Lounge [http://www.lokilounge.com/] as we know it is about to be no more. The space at 304 5th Avenue, on the corner of 2nd Street recently had signs up in its windows announcing its big leather couches were for sale, and now there’s
Biscuits
Sometimes the best things are so deceptively simple, that you’re left wondering how it could be so good with so little seemingly going on. That describes a lot of what you’ll find at Du Jour Bakery [http://dujourbakery.com/] (365 5th Avenue), where they’ve been cranking out
community forum
If you rely on the G train to get to Long Island City, you may want to be at an upcoming meeting where a number of local leaders will be on hand to discuss another [/blog/news/r-train-tunnel-shutting-down-for-over-a-year-of-construction] impending shutdown of the G train. From July 26 through September 1,
Sposabella
Looking for a commercial space on 7th Avenue? The former home of Sposabella Couture, the bridal boutique that moved to Manhattan [/blog/business/coming-soon-recently-closed-in-park-slope-buttermilk-sposabella-and-boing-boing] at the end of last year, is now available to rent. The 1,100-square-foot space at 69A 7th Avenue, which according to the listing [http://www.
Pansies
We’re passing more and more bright colors around the neighborhood as the weather hopefully heads toward spring — these pansies are available for $2.50 per pack at Tarzian Hardware [http://www.tarzianhardware.com/], for those of you brave enough to start planting. Take any photos in Park Slope lately?
People's Pops
Another sign of spring: Our seasonal shops turnover, and we say goodbye to warm bites [/blog/food/soup-hot-chocolate-a-gluten-free-cafe-move-into-seasonal-park-slope-spots] , and welcome back the chilly ones! First up is People’s Pops [http://www.peoplespops.com/], the fruit ice pops and shaved ice shop, which returns to its Union Street space this
road closures
Crews from the Department of Transportation are out along 7th Avenue between St Johns Place and Flatbush Avenue today doing some road work, which has closed the street to traffic. A member of the crew told us they should be done by the end of the day. The DOT has
Children's Events
Looking for some fun events to enjoy with the kids this week? A show of super silly slapstick, a spring carnival with bouncy castles, the craft sensation that’s sweeping the nation, and more good stuff is coming up in the neighborhood: Story Play [http://catalog.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/record=g1009545&