Here are the Best Park Slope Coffee Shops to Peddle Your Art

Artwork on display at Cafe Grumpy.

There is no shortage of coffee shops in Park Slope. Walk into just about any of them, and you'll find small reasonably-priced artwork adorning the walls. But despite the fact that coffee shops in this neighborhood cater to an audience that easily spends $6 on a Dirty Chai, the life of a starving artist in the hood is, well, a little hungry.

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This Thursday: Swap Homemade Food and Kitchen Gadgets With Your Neighbors!

There is no doubt that that Park Slope is made up of foodies. But if you're not interested in fighting the lines at the Prospect Park Food Truck Rally or dealing with the insane amounts of hilarious drama at the Park Slope Food Co-op just to eat local, then check out the Food and Kitchen Swap this upcoming Thursday, where you and your fellow Slope residents can bring along homemade, edible treats and non-edible kitchen items to trade with your food-obsessed neighbors.

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Local Dog Gets Viral Attention For Cancer Fundraising Video

You've probably seen Banjo at The Gate, Commonwealth, or any of the dog-friendly bars in the hood...or perhaps in an adorable viral video that's recently been circulating the Interwebs. The wiry mutt is gaining international attention for starring in a Relay for Life fundraising video. Made by Banjo (with a little help from his owner, Garland Harwood) the video is part of a campaign to raise money for the American Cancer Society.

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Brooklyn Photography Exhibit Calls for Entries!

Photo by Sam Barzilay

All of that excessive Instagraming that you do may finally pay off (if you're able to put down that phone for two minutes to read this). You know those poetic sunset photos of the Manhattan skyline that you take while riding over the bridge during your commute home? They may soon be on display out in public, because this month Brooklyn-based amateur photographers have a chance to have their work exhibited IN REAL LIFE. 

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How to Upcycle your old shit into new shit

Do something with all the crap you collect. Photo: Birdsandshoes.comSo you finally put your winter coats in storage and did a little spring cleaning while you were at it. If you haven't yet, drop off your closet's cast-offs at Housing Works (or better yet, sell it on Krrb!) But before you toss out the rest of your trash, STOP. Instead, break out the Elmer's Glue, roll up your sleeves and make new stuff out of our old stuff. Here are a couple DIY upcycling projects that are fun and functional!

So one of my all time favorite upcyclers lives in Brooklyn. Bao Khang-Luu has a great sense of design and makes useful items out of trash you would never think twice about (no joke, check out the bench he and I made out of yarn from old knit sweaters). Bao's website, Relevé Design, has great upcycling how to's you can accomplish with a little effort. If you've accumulated a bunch of pasta sauce glass jars, he's got DIY instructions to turn them into decorative storage for your dry goods.

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