corn
photo via Facebook [http://www.facebook.com/GrandArmyPlazaGreenmarket] Local corn is in, and GAP Greenmarket [http://www.grownyc.org/grandarmygreenmarket] is ready to celebrate: > We’re having a corny day at Grand Army Plaza Greenmarket! Come to the info tent to test your corn knowledge, grab recipes and info
songs
Last month, Brooklyn Brewery announced a contest to write a song about the much-maligned train line [/blog/transportation/the-g-extension-is-now-permanent-says-mta]. Yesterday, they announced their top ten picks, and now it’s up to us [http://www.facebook.com/thebrooklynbrewery/app_269343296512780], the good commuters of Brooklyn, to crown the winner by
The Olympics are here! Well, actually they’re not here, and it seems like thank goodness for that [http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/20/sports/olympics/olympics-leave-british-complaining-even-more-than-usual.html?_r=1] . But since we’re not hosting, it seems like we can actually enjoy them as they were meant to
photo via Facebook [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Noella-Brew-Bar/193077680775551] Every Monday night from 6:30 to 7:30, Noella Brew Bar [http://noellabrewbar.com/] hosts free coffee tastings [http://noellabrewbar.com/pour-over-tasting-series-comes-to-noella/], featuring whatever’s the latest blend from Counter Culture Coffee. It’s a chance to discover/develop/
Five Guys
photo via Here’s Park Slope [http://www.heresparkslope.com/home/2012/7/27/five-guys-on-seventh-shuttered-by-doh.html] If you were planning on Five Guys [http://www.fiveguys.com/] for your pre-weekend burger fix, seems like maybe it’s time to make some alternate plans.* Here’s Park Slope just got a
apples
The Park Slope Food Coop Product blog [http://www.psfc.blogspot.com/], of which I can’t speak highly enough — and the produce notes [http://www.psfc.blogspot.com/2012/07/produce-notes-from-allen121-local-items.html] ! check out the produce notes! — has a lot of great info. And much of it (most of
Captured a Park Slope moment on camera? Send it to parkslopestoop@gmail.com [ditmasparkcorner@gmail.com] or add it to the Park Slope Stoop Flickr group [http://www.flickr.com/groups/parkslopestoop/] and we’ll post it on the blog.
outdoor movies
We may not have the view, but we’ve got the movies. Photo via Brokelyn [http://brokelyn.com/summer-is-coming-brooklyn-bridge-park-free-movie-schedule-released/] . One of the great pleasures of Brooklyn summer is the steady stream of free outdoor movie screenings. None of the major beach-blanket venues are in the neighborhood (though they’re hardly
speeding tickets
Gotten a speeding ticket lately? Just kidding! They don’t give those here. According to the Brooklyn Paper, not a single speeding ticket [http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/35/27/all_brownstonespeeding_2012_07_06_bk.html] was issued here in the 78th through all of June. The 77th precinct
Shoe Stores
Soula [http://www.soulashoes.com/] is out on 5th Avenue, having swapped Park Slope for Williamsburg. The sign on the now-closed door reads: > At the end of the day on Sunday, July 22, we will be closing this location. Please visit our Smith Street store or our new Williamsburg
home ownership
With property values climbing [http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/real-estate/home-values-rise-manhattan-brooklyn-article-1.1121676] , it’s not exactly a buyer’s market around here. (On the other hand, it’s not really a renter’s market [/blog/real-estate/if-manhattan-is-cheaper-why-do-you-pay-for-park-slope], either.) But if you’re thinking of taking the plunge, the good folks
Fabrica718
photo viaBrownstoner [http://www.brownstoner.com/] Earlier this month, we reported that 23 Park Place had received its Passive House Institute certification [/blog/home/its-always-sunpowered-at-367-5th-avenue-2]. Today, the Brooklyn Paper unpacks the details [http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/35/30/dtg_foamstone_2012_07_27_bk.html?utm_source=feedburner&