FIPS Daily Almanac: Wednesday, February 8, 2012

photo by Deepti Sahrawat

Rise and shine FIPS'ters! Welcome to your day! Minnesota and Colorado prove just how mid-western they really are and Ray Kelly's son is apparently not a rapist. Rosanna Scotto can now breath a sigh of relief.  Up next: Your Park Slope weather, "On This Day in BK History" and "On This Day in Fips'tory:"

PARK SLOPE WEATHER (VIA WUNDERGROUND):

30% Chance of Precipitation 

Temp:  38 / 29 oF

Sunrise: 6:59 AM 

Sunset: 5:21 PM

ON THIS DAY IN BK HISTORY (1900):

Ah, the conspiracy of beer in Brooklyn (Spoiler: this piece goes on to read, "Officer Maloney is a teetoteler not even knowing beer when he smells it, let alone tasting it..." Yeah, sure, with a name like Maloney...) 

 [READ MORE VIA THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE] 

ON THIS DAY IN FIPS'TORY:

• 2011:  Sidewalk Etiquette: There's A Rule!? (my first ever FIPS post... yay!)
• 2010: WHO GIVES A SHIT: HOW SEXY DO YOU GET?