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Brewshot will replace Beygl at 207 7th Avenue. (Photo by Park Slope Stoop)Out with the old, in with the new? It’s hard to know what will stick and what won’t in the Park Slope food business. What we do know is this: changes are upon us as
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There will soon no longer be an empty storefront at 458 Myrtle Avenue (between Waverly and Washington Avenue)! Da Ciro Brooklyn Trattoria E Pizzeria will soon call the space home, with a goal open for this spring/around March. According to co-owner and namesake Ciro Verdi, and co-owner Victoria Frignani,
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Photo by Shannon Geis/Kensington BKA new Italian restaurant has opened its doors at 1238 Prospect Avenue near Reeve Place, called Della [http://www.dellarestaurant.com/]. The eatery is owned by Jeremiah Fox, who owns several other businesses along the strip including The Juice Box and The Fox & the
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The b82 bus. (Source: MTA [http://www.nyc.gov/html/brt/downloads/pdf/2015-10-14-brt-southbrooklyn-bkbsc.pdf] )Community leaders are concerned that a proposal to bring Select Bus Service (SBS) through Kings Highway could bring further congestion to an already cramped commercial corridor. The MTA is considering adding SBS to the B82
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Photo via Industry City [https://www.facebook.com/IndustryCityBK/photos/pb.118852951506737.-2207520000.1445821252./726488584076501/?type=3&theater] Last September, Industry City announced the creation of the Innovation Lab [http://southslopenews.com/blog/jobs/innovation-lab-industry-city-plans-help-community-job-training-entrepreneurship/] , a jobs center that plans to provide job training as well as education and
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This past year, have you enjoyed participating in the Wallabout History Walking Tours [http://bit.ly/FREELocalTours] this past year? Or seeing local seniors be able to take fitness classes [http://bit.ly/InvestinLocalSeniors] designed for them? Do you want to partake of the Farragut Fresh Pantry [http://bit.ly/
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Isabella’s Wedding Center at 2299 Coney Island Avenue. (Source: Google Maps) Several wedding parties were left in the lurch after the owners of a local bridal shop abruptly closed their store and vanished along with their customers’ cash and dresses. Victoria Viviani, of Marine Park, said she put a
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Photo by Ditmas Park CornerCalaveras [http://www.calaverasmexicangrill.com/], the Mexican restaurant at 2905 Fort Hamilton Parkway which opened last year [/food/calaveras-a-new-mexican-restaurant-at-2905-fort-hamilton-parkway-is-now-open] and was put up for sale a few months ago [/business/calaveras-restaurant-on-fort-hamilton-parkway-is-for-sale/], has now been sold and the owners will be closing up shop this Saturday. “We
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Photo by Park Slope StoopThe story doesn’t have the gravitas of a Puccini opera, however the players in this tale are singing arias that have created quite a drama. The landlord versus owner kind of drama. And their stories are in extreme opposition. The setting is 160 7th Avenue
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Image via Spice and Grill [https://www.instagram.com/nepaleseindianrestaurant/]. How about a little spice to warm up and chase away your winter blues? Well we can get that and more at Spice And Grill (441 Myrtle Avenue), one of the first new businesses of the new year! Their doors
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Photo by Kensington BKWe noticed this sign up in 781 Coney Island Avenue, between Cortelyou and Dorchester roads, recently in the former Amazing Saver Discount & Grocery [/blog/food/amazing-saver-discount-grocery-is-now-open-at-781-coney-island-avenue/] spot. We haven’t heard too much about the space yet, but we are looking forward to having more delicious
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Courtesy of Fiorentino’sFine Italian food is about to become a little scarcer in Gravesend. Fiorentino’s Ristorante [http://fiorentinosristorante.com/] (313 Avenue U), an authentic, no-frills Italian spot on Avenue U known for its generous helpings of red sauce-drenched pasta, will be closing its doors for good this Sunday