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Park Slope

Thursday, Feb. 5, 2009

Build the arena — with fed money!

Editorial: Our editorial board says that the federal stimulus package has changed the equation and it’s now time to build the Atlantic Yards arena on Washington’s dime. A rare signed editorial by Publisher Ed Weintrob! Comments (58).

Why can’t this man dig in Prospect Park?

By Mike McLaughlin
The Brooklyn Paper / Allyse Pulliam
Park Slope: The city has quietly expelled treasure-hunting hobbyists from Prospect Park — but the metal-detecting motley crew is fighting to get back inside to search for the riches buried there. Comments (44).

Valentine’s savings

By Ben Muessig
Shopping: Retailers and restaurateurs on Fifth Avenue in Park Slope are putting their hearts on sale for Valentine’s Day. Comments (1).

Big fat Greek feast

By Ben Muessig
Dining: Park Slope restaurateur Spiro Hiotis named Athena Mediterranean Cuisine after the Greek goddess of wisdom (and, perhaps more important, his daughter) — and it seems that his newly opened eatery has been blessed with some divine intelligence. Comments (22).

Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2009

Honest, Abe to return to Grand Army Plaza

By Mike McLaughlin
Park Slope: Abe Lincoln will soon be back where he belongs. Comments (2).

Pedestrian run down on Eighth Avenue!

By Gersh Kuntzman
The Brooklyn Paper / Tom Callan
Mean Streets: An SUV plowed into a pedestrian on Eighth Avenue during the morning rush on Monday, sending the 57-year-old man high into the air, witnesses said. Comments (9).

Mmmm, laptop

By Emily Lavin
Park Slope: A thief takes a computer from a restaurant. Plus all the other crime news from Park Slope’s 78th Precinct. Comments (2).

Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2009

Gallery Players’ ‘Millie’ is ‘Thoroughly’ entertaining

By Mike McLaughlin
Jen Maufrais Kelly
The Butcher of Flatbush Ave. Extension: Our critic raves about “Thoroughly Modern Millie” at the Gallery Players. Comment.

Friday, Jan. 30, 2009

DiBrienza: I’m back, baby, I’m back!

By Gersh Kuntzman
Park Slope: Former Councilman Steve DiBrienza sent shockwaves through the race to succeed Bill DeBlasio, jumping into a race that already has six capable candidates. Comments (13).
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