This Week In The Slope: Victorious Bronies, Vicious iPhone Robberies, Valorous Toni Morrison, And More
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Here’s a look back at some stories you might have missed this week:
• Friendly ponies and their magical ‘Bronies’ will soon gallivant into dreamy Grand Prospect Hall.
• Decisions, Decisions, Help Make Decisions: Community Board Membership Application deadline is February 15.
• Community meeting scheduled for February 9 to address controversial redevelopment of 5th Avenue Key Food.
• Special Needs Parenting: Seeing through the darkness of meltdowns.
• An FYI about avoiding mosquitoes now that the Zika Virus has come to NYC.
• Brooklyn-Queens Connector Streetcar may become reality under Mayor’s $2.5 Billion Proposal.
• Lunch Beat: Scrumptious generational synchronicity at Baba’s Pierogies.
• Nobel Prize-Winning Author Toni Morrison provides ‘The Nourishment We Need’ at Brooklyn By The Book Series.
• Injured 12-Year-Old is latest victim of recent iPhone robberies in neighborhood.
• Ex-Brighton resident charged with stealing $755K from Park Slope property management company.
• Times Plaza redesign plan leaves many residents with unanswered questions about safety.
• Longhorn Skulls in The Big Blue Sky: Artist Terri Frohman and local bakery team up.
• Park Slope Stoop suggests how to deal with Park Slope Poop (and dog owners).
• Teenage boys attacked in one of two frightening Slope incidents occurring within 15 minutes.
• Playing too nicely in the sandbox: The New Yorker Parodies Park Slope Parents.
• ‘Inside Out’ film showing inaugurates Cinema Club for Kids at Industry City.
• Adoptable animal of the week: Fufu the dog.
• Midwinter break sneak up on you? Check out these 15 Brooklyn camps.
• The Beach Boys come to Kings Theatre on February 9. (Sponsored)
• Book a unique family vacation in Vermont this summer (Sponsored).