For weeks, 335 5th Avenue — the artist formerly known as Brooklyn Mercantile — had notices in their newspaper-covered windows announcing the storefront’s new identity as Park Slope’s third Area Kids [/blog/news/5th-avenue-area-kids]. Yesterday, a new batch of flyers went up, and these signs got specific. Apparently, the place
Chalk
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brownstones
A few notable neighbors made headlines for this week for…well, for all sorts of reasons. Park Slope wouldn’t be Park Slope without legendary preservationist Everett Ortner, who died on May 22nd. The Times remembers [http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/27/nyregion/everett-ortner-a-leader-in-the-restoration-of-brooklyn-brownstones-dies-at-92.html] the pioneer of the
New York Times
Or at least, getting more expensive. According to the New York Times, it seems that the laws of supply and demand are still working perfectly. Jill Seligson Braver, an associate broker at Brown Harris Stevens, told the Times that the current market reflects “a level of activity I have not
al di la
* “I remember feeling grateful, and humbled, as I ate chubby little malfatti, pasta-less dumplings of ricotta and Swiss chard, naked as larvae, and sublime.” In her review of Bar Corvo, Al di Là’s new Crown Heights outpost, NYT food critic Ligaya Mishan waxes poetic [http://www.nytimes.com/2012/
performances
Tim Young has unofficially appointed himself ambassador for muppets and marionettes across the five boroughs. As the executive director of Brooklyn’s Puppetry Arts [http://www.puppetryarts.org], the Park Slope-based puppeteer has spent the last 14 years bringing his characters into the community with youth puppetry workshops, in-school performances,
Huskies
The SFX Huskies [http://www.flickr.com/photos/63814897@N02/7313669824/in/photostream/], Photo credit: Amber Ceffalio [http://www.flickr.com/photos/63814897@N02/] Brooklyn’s St. Francis Xavier youth sports league has limited roster spots for all the SFX Huskies [http://www.sfxyouthsports.com/huskies.html] summer travel teams,
In January, Park Slope concert staple Southpaw — an original pioneer of the Park Slope performance scene — shuttered its doors [http://www.brooklyntheborough.com/2012/01/southpaw-to-close-at-end-of-february-to-be-replaced-by-kids-club/] , moved its musical operations to Public Assembly (in Williamsburg. Of course.), and sublet the space to New York Kids Club, a high-end enrichment center
Park Slope Stoop
Welcome to Park Slope Stoop! In Ditmas Park [/], they chitchat on the corner. In Park Slope, we do it on the stoop. Please join us!
Atlantic Avenue
Having officially colonized Manhattan, Pinkberry — original pioneer of the choose-your-own-toppings-in-a-neon-paradise yogurt craze — has made its way to Park Slope and is setting up shop on 7th Ave near Garfield. With a new YogurBerry [http://www.heresparkslope.com/home/2012/5/21/open-for-business-yogurberry-77-fifth-avenue.html] , a not-so-new Yogo Monster [http://www.heresparkslope.
Fountain
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