Business
Photo via theotherfifth [https://www.instagram.com/p/_2X8ZnB1c8/]This is not what we should be reporting on. This is not the way a year ought to end. Certainly not for the active and very engaged Park Slope 5th Avenue BID [http://parkslopefifthavenuebid.com/]. Certainly not for the merchants on
Nonsponsored
Photo by Donny Levit / South Slope NewsSomeone left some puzzle pieces at 6th Avenue and 19th Street and we’re having a hard time putting it together. Can you help? Take a photo in the neighborhood lately? Share it with us! Add it to our Flickr [http://www.flickr.com/
Holidays
Photo via Barney Bishop [https://www.flickr.com/photos/barneyabishop/11734764774/]With a day left until the new year begins, now is the time to decide where you want to go to enjoy fireworks. There’s no need to crowd into Times Square to watch the ball drop: go Brooklyn
Business
Photo by South Slope NewsA new cafe and bakery has come to 7th Avenue, finally filling the void left by La Botaneria [/blog/business/la-botanerias-closing-questions-7th-avenue-real-estate/] earlier this year. Fresh-faced, French, and with almost all organic products, Les Deux Amis (427 7th Avenue between 14th and 15th Streets) started serving customers
Animals
Tiger the cat, the unofficial mayor of 6th Avenue and 11th Street. (Photo by Andrea Vaszko)Our neighborhood loves its animals. We know it because they’re the subject matter for some of the most popular articles that we write. We couldn’t close out 2015 without a look back
Arts & Culture
Siobhan O’Loughlin in a December 12 performance in Park Slope. (Photo by Jason Speakman)After a sold-out run in the Park Slope bathtub circuit earlier this month, writer, performer, activist, and award-winning playwright Siobhan O’Loughlin [http://siobhanoloughlin.com/about/] will be returning to neighborhood [/blog/art-music/slope-apartment-bathtub-is-setting-for-one-woman-play/]. Indie
Business
The Turkey and Avocado sandwich at Southside Coffee. (Photo by Donny Levit / South Slope News)Our neighborhood is lucky to have fantastic and independently-owned places to eat, drink, celebrate, and relax. As we wish a farewell to 2015, we also have an opportunity to look back on food and drink
Kids & Family
Photo via ksparrow [http://www.morguefile.com/archive/display/813621]Looking for something to do with the whole family this week? There are a lot of great kid-friendly events coming up in Brooklyn, and we’ve selected some of our favorites. See the full details below! For more things to
Arts & Culture
Photo via margarytzj [https://www.instagram.com/p/-EP8ngNWdO/?tagged=moviecamera]It’s no surprise that filmmakers love our neighborhood. We had our fair share of busy film crews in 2015 — including a host of tv shows and commercials. Martin Scorsese, James Spader, John Turturro, and many others were either
Nonsponsored
Christine Bush/South Slope NewsShorts, sweaters, shorts, coats, ICE. Take a photo in the neighborhood lately? Share it with us! Add it to our Flickr [http://www.flickr.com/groups/southslope] group, tag it#southslope on Instagram, or email it to editor@bklyner.com, and we’ll post it on
Events
Times Square might have their big ball, but everybody knows that Brooklyn is the place to be this New Year’s Eve. Grab your friends and head to Prospect Park on Thursday for their annual fireworks display [http://www.prospectpark.org/news-events/events/2014/12/31#new-years-eve-fireworks] . Starting at 11pm,
Events
Courtesy Royal Palms Shuffleboard Club [https://www.facebook.com/RoyalPalmsShuffle/photos/pcb.1945647835660228/874403662678938/?type=3&theater] It’s the last week of 2015, y’all! If you’re sticking around the Slope and looking for adventure, we’ve got everything from philosophy and competitive erotic fan fiction, to