Cyclones: The season ended on a sour note, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t awards to give out. So with no further ado, The Brooklyn Papers’ triple-threat coverage team of Ed Shakespeare, Gersh Kuntzman and Nick Pauly bestows this year’s coveted Clonie Awards. Comment.

Atlantic Yards: City Councilwoman Yvette Clarke trounced Councilman David Yassky and two other rivals on Tuesday to win a promotion to Congress in an often-bitter campaign that exposed rifts between Brooklyn’s African-American, Caribbean-American and white communities. Comment.

Editorial: This week’s 9-11 commemorations hit many of the right notes. Even five years after this generation’s “date that will live in infamy,” New Yorkers still yearn for their towering skyline, still crave the collective spirit that followed that horrific day, still want to think the best of their elected officials even when those officials try to control the legacy of the terror attacks for their own craven purposes. Comment.

Anyone investigating the power of incumbency in New York State has a new case study. Comment.

Leave it to City Councilman Charles Barron to spin a big loss into a win. Comment.

Development: The Goddess of wisdom and war has prevailed. Comment.

Atlantic Yards: Hot on the heels of a two-to-one primary victory, state Sen. Velmanette Montgomery (D–Fort Greene) was happy to drill into the mysterious “campaign” of her Atlantic Yards–loving challenger Tracy Boyland, Comment.

DUMBO: A developer best known for fires has gotten himself into hot water. Comment.

Smartmom: The other night on the way home from the Park Slope Pavilion after seeing “Little Miss Sunshine,” Smartmom asked Hepcat which actress should play her if anyone ever makes a movie or a television series of her life. Comment.

Atlantic Yards: The race for an Assembly seat in Prospect Heights — the epicenter of Bruce Ratner’s Atlantic Yards mega-development — was won in a landslide by a supporter of the project. Comment.

Development: Manhattan architect Richard Meier — famed for his iconic, celebrity-filled glass-walled towers on West Street in Manhattan — celebrated his first Brooklyn building last week with a warning to his fellow master builders: Keep it small. Comments (1).

As the fashion world’s fascination with the styles of yesteryear continues and Brooklynites remain passionate about knitting and vintage emporiums, the time is ripe for Stitchy McYarnpants’s cautionary tale, "The Museum of Kitschy Stitches: A Gallery of Notorious Knits." Comment.

If I were a real estate agent, I’d describe Pete’s Downtown as possessing "spectacular views of the Brooklyn Bridge and the East River." I’d mention its spot on a cobblestone street opposite the River Cafe. I’d point out the expansive walls of glass, and its roomy, tin-ceilinged dining room. Comment.

With the changing colors of autumn leaves, summer clothing is exchanged for fall apparel, but what about your makeup palette? Comment.

If doing what you love is the secret to success, Scott DiMiceli’s apres-snowboarding line of tees, hoodies and bandanas will soon be spotted at resorts all over the northeast. Comment.

Melanie Schrimpe - an alumna of Baked in Red Hook, and the now-infamous cupcake source, the Magnolia Bakery in Manhattan - has opened her own bakery in Williamsburg. Comment.

The fall fashion forecast is a bit dark and subdued, with occasional bright spots of color, according to industry experts who spoke at the Brooklyn Public Library’s Central Branch last month. Comment.

Alicia P.’s suede breastplate is one of the many remnants of the fall fashion frenzy that transformed New York City this week. Displayed in "Art Refashioned," an intriguing exhibit in the gallery at Harriet’s Alter Ego clothing boutique in Prospect Heights, this beaded, cranberry leather-and-suede top (pictured) is not simply a sexy piece of clothing, but a work of art. Comment.

Regular folk hoping to inject a little style and excitement into their lives needn’t try sneaking into those Fashion Week tents in Manhattan’s Bryant Park. Comment.

Atlantic Yards: One group of Atlantic Yards opponents boycotted, and another group of over-eager public speakers — elected officials — was otherwise detained, thanks to the Primary Election, so this week’s public hearing on the Atlantic Yards mega-development gave some real people a chance to be heard. Comment.