burritos
This is happening today at noon, and while we know a true lady doesn’t accept dates at the last minute, it seemed worth mentioning: The North Flatbush Avenue BID is hosting a meet and greet with the new captains of the 77th and 78th precincts (that’s us). From
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expansion
City Council just voted to approve an expansion of the Park Slope Historic District, making it the largest historic district in the city. In April, the plan got the approval of the Landmarks Preservation Commission, but with today’s vote, it’s official: no neighborhood’s got as much history
Kuwait
photo via Facebook [http://www.facebook.com/TeaLoungeNY] No free outlet at the Tea Lounge across from the Coop? Try the new one. The only catch is that you have to fly to Kuwait first. In early June, Tea Lounge announced that they were looking for franchisees [http://www.tealoungeny.
Bob and Judi's Coolectables
If you, vulture-like, have been circling the remaining stock at Bob and Judi’s Coolectables waiting for the prices to dip to their ultimate low…well, it’s time to get your wallet. The store officially closes for good July 31, but Sunday’s going to be the last real
Rose Water
photo via Facebook [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Rose-Water/15590882101] Tomorrow at 1pm, tickets go on sale for Rose Water’s annual Salute to Swine [http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs007/1101517943745/archive/1110547300541.html#.UBAT7_qUCf4.facebook] . And if there is ever an meal that warrants eating out, it may
Manhattan vs Brooklyn
> “We could afford the tiniest studio you’ve ever seen in Park Slope, or move to the Upper East Side and live in a brownstone” Today’s Wall Street Journal talks to a number of former Brooklynites who’ve ditched the borough and headed back to Manhattan [http://online.
banh mi
The NYT explains it all [http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2009/04/07/dining/08banh.5.ready.html]. A new banh mi place [http://www.heresparkslope.com/home/2012/7/24/banh-mi-and-bubble-tea-coming-to-lincoln-place.html] is slated to open in the empty storefront next to the new Leaf and Bean at Lincoln
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Fall Sports
The time has come. The time is now. Fall sports signups are here, and the window to get in on the action is rapidly closing. Over at Ditmas Park Corner [/blog/kids/fall-sports-updates], Mary’s got the update on which leagues are still accepting registrations. > Soccer • AYSO [http://www.
dads
Brokelyn points us [http://brokelyn.com/steal-beer-money-from-your-kids-and-other-awesome-parenting-tips-from-brooklyn-writer-dads/] to Park Slope’s latest reading series, presented by the “procreative writers [http://www.dadwagon.com/about/]” of DadWagon.com [http://www.dadwagon.com/]. “Loinfruit, Metldowns, and Weeknight Drinking” (appealing to Park Slope’s interests much?) is a “bloggy celebration of the foul-smelling
Butcher Paper Alternatives
Brooklyn Bread closed their doughy gates [http://www.heresparkslope.com/home/2012/6/12/has-brooklyn-bread-closed-up-shop-updated.html] without much fanfare back in June, and for a while, debris-filled storefront stood as a monument to business past. But recently, those floor-to-ceiling windows have been covered with children’s wrapping paper (?). Is construction