The Week in Park Slope

Once again, it was a week of headlines in Park Slope.

First off, we took a look at a few area residents have penned against the “non-contextual” expansion of the Grand Prospect Hall.

“The infrastructure of this neighborhood is not made to sustain this kind of overdevelopment. This area has been basically raped for the past five or six years. There is proper development and there is over development,” said Bo Samajopolous, a member of the Buildings and Construction Committee at Brooklyn Community Board 7.

We also took a look at some in the everlasting Prospect Park West bike lane debate: Neighbors for Better Bike Lanes and Seniors for Safety have said a one-way bike lane would be acceptable.

Then, our columnist Louise Crawford chatted with about her new book, Catina’s Haircut. “It’s a novel in stories,” she told Crawford of the follow-up to her award winning Giovanna and the 86 Circles And Other Stories, also from University of Wisconsin Press.

Reporter Becky Flaum checked in for an interview with , the new head of Prospect Park.

On Tuesday, we had the scoop on the new that now line Fifth Avenue:

“These hold twice as much as regular garbage cans,” said Irene LoRe, Executive Director of the Fifth Avenue BID. “You always see the trash pails overflowing. It really hurts the look of the avenue.”

There was a lot of Gowanus news this week: a soon-to-open , a new , and brought to light about the canal at the EPA presented Remedial Investigation results to the public.

Deborah Lynn Blumberg took a look at the new at M&S Prime Meats. The course guides participants through the multi-step process of crafting their own tasty homemade Italian fresh cheese.

And our shopping columnist Melanie White took a look at some fashion-forward pieces that .

Until next week!