This Week In The Slope: Sir D’s Debuting, Bronies Dreaming, Troublesome Towering, And More

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

• Rescheduled: Celebrate the Year Of The (Fire) Monkey at Sunset Park’s Lunar New Year Parade.

• Briney Broken Heart: Pickle Shack to close at the end of February.

• Tower Watch Update: Brooklyn’s tallest office tower may come to 590 Atlantic Avenue.

• Tastebud Alert! Smorgasburg, with scores of local vendors, returning to Prospect Park.

• Highly anticipated Sir D’s Lounge opened on Thursday.

• iPhone Thieves Beware: The phone can take your photo and send it to cops.

• Local Politicians Remind DOT: Safety and design must co-exist at Times Plaza.

• BP Adams allocates an extra $100K in Participatory Budgeting funds for each council district.

• Brunch Beat: South Slope Eatery & Juicebar.

• So Many Dreamy Bronies, So Little Time: Ponycon 2016 at the Grand Prospect Hall [VIDEO].

• Fusion Latino to open Sunday in previously troubled restaurant space on 7th Avenue.

• 7th Avenue Culinary Spring Training: Sir D’s Lounge opens (soon), Moim closes, and an izakaya on deck.

• ‘A Tree Falls In Brooklyn’: Local wood carver and sculptor Eric Pesso featured at BPL Winter Exhibition.

• Property line dispute tenses up between Pavilion Theater Project developers and 14th Street resident.

• Celebrate the launch of ParkSlopePreschool.com (Sponsored).

• Summer 2016: 6 bargain camp options around Brooklyn.

• We’re ready for a summer of growth and fun! (Sponsored).

• Adoptable Animal of the Week: Trixie the dog.

• Flashback Friday: Cub Scouts at the 78 in ’77.