This Week In The Slope: Nets Neighbors, Exiting Elephants, Swamp-Free Streetcars?, And More

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Here’s a look back at some stories you might have missed this week:

• Here’s an election that could really matter – and it’s local.

• The Blogologues: Mining the deep, dark interwebz for comedic gold.

• Indelible and Stunning Focus: A must-experience camera obscura exhibit at Gowanus Loft.

• Portions of Green-Wood Cemetery and St. Augustine Church move forward in LPC consideration.

• SkyIce Sweet & Savory Strives for Street Seats, joining other actively engaged 5th Avenue businesses.

• Brush Up Your Sexting: Please and Excelsior Bar collaborate on one-of-a-kind show.

• Dining Review: Prawn Shop is succulent, sophisticated, and down-home.

• Brooklyn Brewery may hop on over to Industry City or Brooklyn Navy Yard.

• Mayor’s office responds to flooding danger of Brooklyn-Queens Streetcar route.

• Brooklyn Kid Runners sweep the podium at NYRR’s 2016 Millrose Games.

• The Greatest (Rebranded) Show On Earth: Say goodbye to the Ringling Brothers elephants.

• Diverse Styles, Engaging Artists: New Members’ Show opens at 440 Gallery.

• Car slams into Food Coop member after rolling onto Union Street sidewalk.

• Two proposed bridges for Brooklyn-Queens streetcar could be built in flood zone.

• ‘I ♥ New York’: Mixed media artist Noboo Kawaguchi featured at BPL Winter Exhibition.

• Nets unveil luxurious training facility at Industry City, pledging community inclusion.

• Summer 2016: 5 Special Needs camps in Brooklyn.

• Come Together at Kings Theatre: RAIN, A Tribute to The Beatles (Sponsored).

• Adoptable Animal Of The Week: Daisy the Dog.

• See the first signs of Spring at Brooklyn Botanic Garden.

• Flashback Friday: Pricy construction in Park Slope (Back in 1904).