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)

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