Dixon's Bike Shop
If you haven’t enjoyed this wall [http://dixonsbikeshop.info/] in person, be sure to check out the larger version of Claire’s photo [http://www.flickr.com/photos/35137234@N06/7938357658/in/pool-1921820@N25/lightbox/] . Captured a Park Slope moment on camera? Send it to editor@bklyner.com or
Basset Hounds
With so much to do in Park Slope each weekend, we’ve made it easy to schedule your calendar. These are the best bets for fun in the neighborhood this weekend: Thursday, October 11 • Enjoy a few beer specials at The Bell House at 8pm [http://www.thebellhouseny.com/calendar.
Instead of seeing work to turn the former Carmen 2002 Beauty Salon [/blog/business/another-space-available-on-cortelyou] into an Italian restaurant [/blog/business/italian-restaurant-coming-to-cortelyou-road-this-fall], we recently noticed some new “for rent” signs at 1611 Cortelyou Road, between E 16th and E 17th. Neighboring business owners told us that they’d heard the
Anna da Silva
Instead of seeing work to turn the former Carmen 2002 Beauty Salon [/blog/business/another-space-available-on-cortelyou] into an Italian restaurant [/blog/business/italian-restaurant-coming-to-cortelyou-road-this-fall], we recently noticed some new “for rent” signs at 1611 Cortelyou Road, between E 16th and E 17th. Neighboring business owners told us that they’d heard the
National Chess Day
Coming off a half dozen individual and team division awards at the US Nationals in May, The Park Slope School (PS/MS 282) [http://www.282parkslope.org/home] Royal Panthers chess team is kicking off this school year with a Renaissance Fair to celebrate National Chess Day on Saturday, October
If you’ve got a gripe about traffic safety in the neighborhood, come to Council Member Mathieu Eugene’s traffic calming forum [/blog/transportation/councilman-eugene-announces-october-cortelyou-road-traffic-calming-forum] tonight, Thursday, October 11 at 6pm at Temple Isaac on the corner of Dorchester and Marlborough. The Council Member will be there and should discuss
233 Garfield Place
The bright pink house at 233 Garfield finally sold [http://streeteasy.com/nyc/sale/659384-multi-233-garfield-place-park-slope-brooklyn] for $2,075,000, after being on the market a few times with no luck, and it looks like the new owner doesn’t care much for the electric hue. Brownstoner first noted [http://www.
5th Avenue Cat Clinic
Who needs YouTube when you’ve got the 5th Avenue Cat Clinic [http://bregmanvetgroup.com/locations/brooklyn/5th-avenue-cat-clinic/]? Captured a Park Slope moment on camera? Send it to editor@bklyner.com or add it to the Park Slope Stoop Flickr group [http://www.flickr.com/groups/parkslopestoop/], and we’ll
Matthew Septimus
This photo of a rain-soaked tree by Matthew Septimus [http://www.matthewseptimus.com/] is probably the last we’ll see of the recent wet weather. The forecast is nice for the next few days, so get out there an enjoy it before it snows – remember, last season’s first flakes
summons
Remember about a month ago when The New York World took a look [/blog/news/the-summons-issue] at where summonses were handed out, and what they were for? And how though there were 350,000 issued in NYC in 2011, just 76 of those were in Park Slope? Well, The New
A neighbor sent us this photo of the clock in Newkirk Plaza, which she took yesterday at 1:30pm. Installed this past February, it seems the clock may need to be wound every eight months? Has anyone noticed if it’s been corrected today?
Bodycraft
Bodycraft Fitness & Wellness [http://bodycraftstudio.com/day-of-health/], the Pilates studio that recently expanded their space at 142 Prospect Park West at 9th St, is hosting a free “Day of Health” on Saturday, October 13 from 11am to 6pm. Neighbors are invited to meet their team of teachers and practitioners,