Here's Park Slope: Culture & Sky Ice...You know You Wanna

image via Here's Park SlopeMonday was possibly the greatest day for dairy lovers in Park Slope since the old Borden's plant opened a hundred years ago: We got Culture, the only artisanal yogurt and fro-yo shop that I know of (all yogurt is cultured and strained in-house from hormone-free milk), on Fifth between Third and Fourth, as well as Sky Ice, a Thai-inspired organic ice cream and snack shop on Fifth and St. Marks, and word on the street is that they're both seriously delicious (I can vouch for that; try the Thai tea ice cream at Sky Ice, you'll plotz). Konditori, the previously-nameless coffee shop on Fifth between Degraw and Sackett, also finally got around to putting their name on their sign.

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Here's Park Slope: A New Ice Cream Shop and South Brooklyn Pizza!

image via Here's Park SlopeOn Monday our shores were graced by some more quality pizza, with the soft open of South Brooklyn Pizza on First Street Just west of Seventh Avenue. At $4 a slice I was a little skeptical, but was assured by the owner, Reuben, that its high-quality ingredients make it worth every penny.

When Tuesday rolled around I actually got to try a slice and take some photos, and I'll be damned if this isn't some tasty pizza. The ingredients are top-notch, and it's got a nice crunch. I have a feeling it'll catch on: pizza this good, while pricey, is sure to draw a loyal following. Housing Works, coming soon to Fifth and Garfield, also took the signage down from the store's previous occupant, Brooklyn Kitchens and Baths.

On Wednesday Area Kids, the kid-centric toy and tchotchke store on Seventh between Union and President, completed their move to two storefronts down, in the much larger space last occupied by Super Savers. Also, it looks like an eyeglass store will be moving into the Video Forum space, which is VERY exciting. You've also gotta take a look at these crazy signs on the windows of the under-construction Spice, on Seventh between Berkeley and Lincoln.

Not much to report on Thursday, but the Unleashed by Petco coming to the under-construction building on Seventh between Union and Berkeley got some brick on its facade.

And Friday brought some good news: the space on the corner of Fifth and St. Marks, last home to a bakery for dogs (only in Park Slope!), will soon be getting an ice cream shop. More details are forthcoming, but it's a charming little place and it'll be open soon. 

Here's Park Slope: PSBklyn Fishiness & Morgan Spurlock

On Monday there was one less video store in Park Slope than the day before: The Video Forum, on Seventh between Garfield and Carroll, which finally succumbed to the march of technology and closed up shop. And in your bizarre business dealing of the week (last week's was the King of Cupcakes fiasco, naturally), the owners of PSbklyn, everyone's favorite new family friendly gastropub, announced that they were selling the restaurant, but then quickly backtracked when people found out. The official story, as it stands, is that the listing was published "by mistake." I guess we'll just have to see how this plays out.

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Here's Park Slope: King of Cupcakes Dramz & South Brooklyn Pizza

image via Here's Park SlopeDan from Here's Park Slope, back again for your weekly neighborhood roundup.

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Here's Park Slope: Housing Works In & King of Cupcakes Out?

It's the week that came in like a lion and went out like a lamb. Here's the roundup of what went down on the streets, courtesy of Dan at Here's Park Slope.

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