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Welcome back to Openings and Closings. Join us in welcoming some new soul food, a bar with a tree inside, and several new Domino Park tenants. Sadly, we must say goodbye to one bar— but it may not be goodbye forever. As always, let us know if we’ve missed
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Park Slope 5th Avenue BID Meeting at Pinot’s PaletteThe Park Slope 5th Avenue Business Improvement District [http://parkslopefifthavenuebid.com/] held its first meeting of the year yesterday morning at Pinot’s Palette [https://www.pinotspalette.com/parkslope] (382 Fifth Avenue between 5th and 6th Streets). Among the usual order
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Photo via Park Slope Fifth Avenue BID / flickr [https://www.flickr.com/photos/park_slope_5th_avenue_bid/6546838213/in/set-72157628506348861] Much like the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving parade, Santa immediately follows the Turkey Day festivities, and here in Brooklyn, that means the big man himself is about to start
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Photo by Erika ClarkThe Grand Prospect Hall [http://www.grandprospect.com/] (263 Prospect Avenue) was packed Wednesday night with hungry and thirsty neighbors ready to sample the food and drink from the expansive and eclectic 5th Avenue. The 5th Annual Taste of Fifth was sponsored by the extremely active Park
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Photo via theother5th [https://www.instagram.com/p/-mV03EB1TX/?taken-by=theother5th]Last minute preparations were happening Saturday afternoon before the Park Slope Fifth Avenue Holiday Tree Lighting. Take any photos in the neighborhood lately? Send them to editor@bklyner.com, add them to the Park Slope Stoop Flickr group [http:
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Photo via 5th Avenue BIDMuch like the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving parade, Santa immediately follows the Turkey Day festivities, and here in Brooklyn, that means the big man himself is about to start making local appearances! This Saturday, November 28, he’ll be in Park Slope as part of a
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Amelia Robinson performs as Mil’s Trills. (Photo by Molly Robinson)Park Slope neighbor and Brooklyn-bred Amelia Robinson has been rather busy as of late. Robinson — who performs under the name Mil’s Trills [http://milstrills.com/] — released her second album on September 23. Titled Now That We’re Friends…
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Foot Traffic Study Sensors (Photo via Park Slope 5th Avenue BID [https://instagram.com/p/5poiegB1ec/?taken-by=theother5th])The 5th Avenue BID [http://parkslopefifthavenuebid.com/] is conducting a foot traffic study along 5th Avenue for the next six months. Working with PlaceMeter [http://www.placemeter.com/], a Park Slope-based start
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Photo via 5th Avenue BIDEven though this is the busiest time of the year for Santa Claus, he’s graciously made some time to visit with kids in our neighborhood over the next two Saturdays. On December 13 and 20, Santa will join roaming bands of carolers from Opera On
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Tons of neighbors and visitors were out on 5th Avenue between Dean and Sterling this past Friday for one of the Park Slope Fifth Avenue BID [http://parkslopefifthavenuebid.com/news/southnorthslopesummerstrolls]’s Summer Strolls [/blog/events/save-the-dates-for-park-slope-summer-strolls], where the street is shut down to vehicular traffic and games, food, entertainment,
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Perfectly sunny, spring weather combined with fantastic entertainment made for a lovely day for all to enjoy at the Fabulous Fifth Avenue Fair [/blog/events/what-to-expect-at-the-fabulous-fifth-avenue-fair-shopping-rides-road-closures-more] from the Park Slope Fifth Avenue BID [http://parkslopefifthavenuebid.com/]! Rosanna Peña, seen above with her daughter Alyssa Parra, is from Sunset Park, and
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If you love food, we bring tidings of great joy. A Taste of Fifth [http://allaboutfifth.blogspot.com/2014/02/coming-april-9th-taste-of-fifth.html] returns to The Grand Prospect Hall [http://www.grandprospect.com/] on Wednesday, April 9, from 6:30-9:30pm, and tickets are officially on sale [http://www.brownpapertickets.com/
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Not only can Santa deliver presents all over the world in one night, but he manages to make guest appearances around the city as well. And if you still want to meet the big guy, but don’t want to wait in line at Macy’s [http://social.macys.com/
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After four years as the head of 5th Avenue’s Business Improvement District [http://parkslopefifthavenuebid.com], Executive Director Irene LoRe retired earlier this summer, paving the way for longtime member Mark Caserta to take the helm. The BID’s summer programs, which include the South Slope Summer Strolls [/blog/events/
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al di la Trattoria [http://www.aldilatrattoria.com/](248 5th Ave) Our neighborhood restaurants pulled out all the stops at last night’s Taste of 5th Avenue [/blog/events/more-restaurants-added-to-a-taste-of-5th-ave-lineup], and if anyone in that crowd walked away hungry, we’d love to know how they did it. Here in
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Are your taste buds tingling for A Taste of 5th Avenue [http://parkslopefifthavenuebid.com/events/tasteoffifthcal] yet? The food event of the year is scheduled for 6:30pm on Wednesday, April 10, at The Grand Prospect Hall [http://www.grandprospect.com/] (263 Prospect Avenue). Tickets, which are available online [http: