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Park Slope archive

Park Slope

Thursday, July 31, 2008

Pork store gets smoked

Park Slope: You can say this pork is well-done. Comments (1).

Classic ‘Frock’

Shopping: It’s August and the heat and humidity are still on the rise. But for Lexi Sacchi, the buyer for Frock, a new vintage boutique in Park Slope, it’s almost time to break out the winter threads. Comment.

Murdered body found in Prospect Park

Park Slope: The discovery of the dead body of a homeless man inside Prospect Park early on Wednesday is being investigated as a homicide, cops said. Comment.

A ‘path’ to safety

Windsor Terrace: Prospect Park’s bridle path got some much-needed grooming on Tuesday — a long-overdue Band-Aid for what some horse owners say is an equine booby trap. Comments (2).

An Rx for the Slope

Parenting: They say a spoonful of sugar will help the medicine go down, but when that won’t work, Park Slope parents can turn to KidsRx. Comment.

‘Best Painting’

Books: When art writers Deanna MacDonald and Geoff Smith set out to write their book, “100 Best paintings in New York,” they knew from the get-go that our borough would be a great place to visit. Comment.

Artful spreads

Art: A group of Brooklyn quilters are redefining the way we think of the folksy blankets with their latest show, “Stitch by Stitch: Works in Fabric,” on display now at Brooklyn College. Comments (4).

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

It’s Police Blotter Day in The Brooklyn Paper

Park Slope: If it’s Wednesday, it’s time to look for your neighborhood and click for all the latest crime news. In Park Slope, a woman robbed a supermarket with a 10-year-old accomplice — plus all the other crime news from the neighborhood’s 78th Precinct. Comments (4).

Gunplay at Underhill bodega

Prospect Heights: A counterman at an Underhill Avenue bodega got the fright of his life when an enraged man showed off a black handgun and screamed, “I’m going to kill you!” on July 24 — then slashed him with a knife. Plus all the other crime news from Prospect Heights’ 77th Precinct Comment.

Pols on park repairs: Wait til next year!

Windsor Terrace: Twenty angry parents let two City Councilmembers have it on Tuesday afternoon, accusing the lawmakers of breaking their promise to renovate an outdated, unattractive and unsafe Windsor Terrace playground. Comment.

Can you help find Mushkah?

Park Slope: All of the South Slope is trying to help find this lost cat. Comments (1).

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

A ‘Bonnie’ good time! Youth squad heads to World Series

Park Slope: A group of pre-teen sluggers is going from Park Slope to Puerto Rico this week in search of baseball immortality. Comments (3).

Friday, July 25, 2008

Tea Lounge is closed! Writers, idlers depressed and in need of coffee

Park Slope: For South Slope coffee drinkers, the glass isn’t half empty — it’s totally gone. Comments (6).

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