Photo by David Stahl [https://www.flickr.com/photos/otherdave/12788768/]These frigid temperatures mean dangers of all kinds, but one you might not think about involves natural gas — and it’s really easy to stay safe, as long as you know what to look out for. National Grid [http:
Las Rosas Grill
Because we got burned once when we didn’t get a promised cemitas shop [/blog/business/awning-for-new-cbk-cemiteria-appears-on-5th-ave] on 5th Avenue (it turned into a nail salon [/blog/business/no-cemitas-for-5th-avenue-but-another-nail-salon] instead), we’re coming to the news of a new outpost of a bakery known for its Mexican specialties with an
Photo by blujones [https://instagram.com/p/zSeA1QFDgm/]A bit of brightness driving through making us hopeful for summer, as spotted by blujones [https://instagram.com/p/zSeA1QFDgm/]. Take any photos in Park Slope recently? Send them to editor@bklyner.com, add them to the Park Slope Stoop Flickr group
Photo by misskimmyanne [https://instagram.com/p/zTNwQsjIup/]Neighbor misskimmyanne [https://instagram.com/p/zTNwQsjIup/] spotted some progress at the Key Food on 5th Avenue and 12th Street, which closed last fall [/blog/business/key-food-still-closed-sticking-with-power-outage-as-the-reason] due to, according to signs they posted, power issues. The lights are on and some
Oscar's
Photo via Calder Quartet [https://www.facebook.com/calderquartet/photos/pb.112560793725.-2207520000.1424381408./10152785963148726/?type=3&theater] It’s cold out there, but don’t let that keep you inside this weekend — there are a lot of great events worth bundling up for! From karaoke to a modern
BK9
With so many things coming and going [/blog/business/2014-park-slope-business-openings-closings] in the neighborhood from year to year, it can be hard to keep track. But occasionally we get a sign — literally — that reminds us of what’s on the way. Here are a few we spotted this week. Patsy’s
159 20th street
Brooklyn EyeWorks Optical [http://www.brooklyneyeworks.com/] recently moved shop, but remains in the area. The optician’s office left its space at 537 5th Avenue, between 14th and 15th Streets, for new digs at 159 20th Street, suite 1B, just off 4th Avenue in the BrooklynWorks at 159 building.
It’s about to get super cold [http://www.weather.gov/images/okx/facebook/facebook1.png] again — stay warm neighbors! 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
There were some “lost cat” signs — individually numbered and signed by the “owner” — along 7th Avenue today: > This is Larry. He’s my cat, and he’s lost. He has a unibrow, a sharpened sense of irony, and a weakness for chicken chimichangas. > If you see him, and
Looks like 7th Avenue is getting more than one new cafe, as an awning has gone up announcing another coffee shop at the corner of President Street. Tipster J pointed us to the new spot at 107A 7th Avenue, which was previously home to Spectacles [/blog/business/7th-avenue-update-spectacles-subway-spaces-for-rent-action-at-former-cheeburger-cheeburger] . Though the
auditions
Image via Wikimedia Commons [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Lear#mediaviewer/File:Kinglearpainting.jpeg] “Nothing will come of nothing.” So says King Lear, and so says us — if you’re looking to get involved in an upcoming production of the Shakespeare play, you’re going to have to go
Academy Awards
Photo by albyantoniazzi [http://www.flickr.com/photos/42035325@N00/6679795463/] The 87th Academy Awards [http://oscar.go.com/] show is coming up this Sunday, February 22 at 7pm, and if you’re looking for a place in the neighborhood to watch it, you’re in luck, because there are