compost
Looking to start up a composting project at a local community garden, school, or on your block? Why not become a Master Composter? The NYC Compost Project Master Composter Certificate Course [http://www.nyc.gov/html/nycwasteless/html/compost/compostproj_mastercomposter_course.shtml#dates] was developed by the NYC Compost
Photo by samhenning [http://instagram.com/p/jNxceevs1-/]. Take any photos in Park Slope recently? 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 on Instagram, and we’ll post them here. Also, follow
Alexis Toriello
Alexis Toriello knows about dogs and international conflict resolution in equal measure. Though the career she was in previously didn’t lead directly into our Park Slope neighbor’s current life as a dog trainer, Alexis says there’s at least one thing the two fields have in common: communication.
Michael Moss
Ready for the weekend? If you’re looking for something fun to do close to home, we’ve rounded up some of the great events coming up in the neighborhood: Bridging Gowanus Working Groups Meeting [http://pardonmeforasking.blogspot.com/2014/01/next-bridging-gowanus-meeting-scheduled.html] When: Thursday, January 16, 6:30-8:30pm
PS 130
How long should it take for leaks in a school — that are causing peeling paint, exposed bricks, and slippery surfaces — to be repaired? PS 130, The Parkside School [http://ps130brooklyn.com/], is hoping it won’t take long, but at the same time, students, parents, and faculty are asking the
Run4Fun
On Martin Luther King Jr. Day this Monday, January 20, you may see a lot of tired, but happy runners around 7th Avenue and Garfield Place, as Da Nonna Rosa [http://www.danonnarosaparkslope.com/] (140 7th Ave) is the finish line of a 5k. Organized by the Park Slope-based youth
Ian Olasov
A new discussion series called the Brooklyn Public Philosophers (BKPP) [http://bkpp.tumblr.com/] is meeting monthly at the Central Library [http://www.bklynpubliclibrary.org/locations/central], and Park Slope native Ian Olasov [http://ianolasov.com/] is the big thinker behind it. Currently residing in Ditmas Park, he’s a
8th Street
A fire broke out this morning on the first floor of the four-story home at 334 8th Street, near 6th Avenue, and left one person injured, says the FDNY. A spokesman for the FDNY tells us that a call came in at about 9:20am on Thursday, January 16, and
Don’t want to wait until spring for the organics waste recycling pilot program [/blog/sanitation/organic-waste-recycling-pilot-program-to-expand] to start? Looking to start up a composting project at a local community garden, school, or on your block? Why not become a Master Composter! The NYC Compost Project Master Composter Certificate Course
If you were hoping to catch a Q train from our area this weekend, sorry to say that’s not gonna happen. Those changes and more from the MTA: Jamaica-bound F trains run via the E after 47-50 Sts to Roosevelt Av Weekend, 9:45pm Fri to 5am Mon, Jan
E.T.
Spotted on 4th Avenue and Garfield by Christine Bush [/]. Take any photos in Park Slope recently? 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 on Instagram, and we’ll post them here. Also,
Noel Pointer Foundation
We’re coming up on a long holiday weekend for a lot of kids, so if you’re looking for some fun, local ways to keep them entertained, we’ve got a few ideas: Drum Along With Ivan [http://twomoonbklyn.com/?p=3426] When: Thursday, January 16, 10am Where: Two