The Week in Park Slope

It was another big week of news in Park Slope. Here’s our roundup of the biggest (and most interesting) headlines in the neighborhood this week.

On Monday, we had the scoop on Kevin Rosenberg’s new store, Gear to Go Outfitters. Rosenberg’s journey to store owner is a little unusual: he started first as a street vendor selling backpacking gear in the Slope.

Columnist Louise Crawford also took a look at the story behind .

On Tuesday, we took our monthly look at the progress of the Barclays Center arena in . The arena is now flying up, looming over the intersection of Flatbush and Atlantic avenues.

Stephanie Thompson, our new Neighborhood Nests columnist, also took a look inside of .

Wednesday we debuted our new column, “In the Kitchen,” featuring a great recipe for from Thistle Hill Tavern.

News broke that PS 107’s Pre-K will go , in order to make room for the growing kindergarten.

And we also checked in with Pacific Standard’s newest bartender – ! The invention, a project by NYC Resistor, is a bartending robot.

On Thursday, columnist Alyssa Bereznak brought us the scoop on , a new bar opening soon on Fifth Avenue from the owner of Miriam.

Then we took a look at some potential changes to Fourth Avenue’s zoning regulations that would .

Friday, we collaborated with Carroll Gardens Patch to bring you a video on canoeing the (it’s much more fun than you would think!).

We also took a look at what it’s like to in Prospect Park.

Until next week!