South Slope Rewind

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Now, some of the stories you might have missed:

BUGS will be invading South Slope this fall.

We got to know the new ladies at A Child Grows in Brooklyn.

A local beauty tapped her way to the Miss America crown.

Dinosaurs roamed 15th Street.

We met Todd Schweikert of the 5th Brooklyn Scouts.

Gather one and all! There’s a new cafe coming to the old Uncle Mo’s space.

Need help getting your kids to school during the bus strike?

Park Slope Veterinary Center knows some seriously adorable cats that need a new home.

Support Peace for Elephants at Jaya Yoga Center

A violent daytime mugging occurred on 8th Ave and 13th Street.

Start thinking about those summer camps. Here’s a list of 35 camps in Brooklyn.

Woo your sweetheart at White Castle this Valentine’s Day.

Our local assembly members shared their thoughts on NY’s new gun law.

Get bendy at Park Slope Academy of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu’s free yoga seminar.

Torres Tattoo officially opened in the old Little Buddy Biscuit Co space.

In this week’s wicked cool news, a time capsule was discovered at Green-Wood Cemetery dating back to 1954.

Do YOU know where the crossing signal at 5th Ave and 18th Street went?

We found a fallen marker at Green-Wood.

Did you know there’s an old post office on 4th Avenue.

Powerhouse on 8th introduces their middle grade book club.

The B63 got some snazzy new benches along their 5th Avenue route.

MLK Jr. Day: Where to volunteer, what’s open and what’s not.

Green-Wood Cemetery and the Brooklyn Historical Society unite for 2013.

This day in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle archives, some local boys robbed Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show, South Slope had an impressive 50th wedding anniversary parade, and a infant was abandoned on 4th Avenue.

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