praying mantis
Donald Loggins (below) and Mary Bakija (above) spot some local praying mantes in moments of sunshine, and under cloudy skies. Take a photo in the area lately? Share it: editor@ditmasparkcorner.com, Ditmas Park Corner Flickr group [http://www.flickr.com/groups/dpcorner], or tag it #ditmaspark on Instagram, and
southern food
Delicious news–The Dogwood [/blog/business/sneak-peek-the-dogwood], the new southern joint set to open at 1021 Church Avenue within the next two weeks, has just released their proposed dinner menu [/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/SUPPER.pdf], and it looks like Ditmas Park is about to be snacking on some dandelion
Adrienne Kapstein
Wanda’s Monster [http://www.wandasmonster.com], a musical for kids directed by Ditmas Park resident Adrienne Kapstein [http://www.movementtheaterstudio.com], was recently reviewed in Time Out New York Kids [http://www.timeout.com/new-york-kids/things-to-do/blogger-series-serena-norr-of-momtrends-on-wandas-monster] as part of their Blogger Series. Momtrends [http://www.momtrends.com] managing
A witness is now saying that Kyam Livingston, the Stratford Road woman who died after being arrested for violating her grandmother’s order of protection this weekend [/blog/crime/local-woman-dies-in-police-custody], was ignored by Brooklyn Central Booking officers for seven hours as she and fellow inmates asked for medical attention early
career day
The Flatbush YMCA [http://www.ymcanyc.org/flatbush] (1401 Flatbush Avenue between E 26th Street and Rogers Avenue) will be hosting its Summer Reading and Career Day [http://www.cb14brooklyn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/YMCA-Summer-Reading-Career-Day1.pdf] this Friday, July 26, from 12-3pm, as part of its Strong Kids Campaign
triboro rx
Earlier this month, WNYC [/blog/transportation/new-map-shows-lack-of-options-for-outer-borough-commuters] released a Transit Time map that showed just how ridiculously difficult it is for South Brooklynites to get anywhere that isn’t Manhattan, or on the way to Manhattan via the subway line closest to their respective homes. Then this week, The Atlantic
heatwave
Our neighbors Winicjusz Lysik and Halina Marki-Lysik don’t need a thermometer to tell them it’s hot–a few white tapers will do just fine. Take a photo in the area lately? Share it: editor@ditmasparkcorner.com, Ditmas Park Corner Flickr group [http://www.flickr.com/groups/dpcorner], or
blood drive
Brooklyn College [http://www.brooklyn.cuny.edu/web/home.php] will be holding its Summer Blood Drive [http://events.brooklyn.cuny.edu/cal/event/showEventMore.rdo] later this week. On Wednesday, July 24, a New York Blood Center [http://nybloodcenter.org] Mobile Unit will be parked on Bedford Avenue by
dumping
A neighbor noticed these tires dumped on Argyle Road between Cortelyou and Beverley over the weekend, and today, they were stacked with the trash in front of PS 139 [http://ps139.org/]. Though the tires may have come from somewhere else completely, this isn’t the only sanitation issue plaguing
drink
Matt and Ashley of The Fat Beagle [/blog/tag/the-fat-beagle] fame are just about ready to open their doors to the public, only this time, it will be as the team behind The Dogwood [http://dogwoodnyc.com]. Although no real structural renovations needed to be made to the former Palmeras
Thank goodness the heatwave has broken, and you can enjoy all sorts of events indoors and out this week! Check back on Thursday to see what’s on for the weekend. Monday, July 22 * The Rolie Polie Guacamole [http://www.roliepolieguacamole.com/] sing-along with Phranque returns to Lark [http://larkcafe.
corporate sponsorship
Next week, the MTA is set to discuss the pros and cons of corporations sponsoring subway stations to help provide necessary revenue, as was done in 2009 [http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/24/nyregion/24naming.html] with Atlantic Avenue-Barclays Center. Like Barclays (which was part of a $4 million,