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What Should Fill the Empty Space That Used to be Leaf N Bean?
Park Slope Patch
Jan 29Leaf N Bean had a legacy on Seventh Avenue, selling top-notch coffee beans and tea since 1973—long before Starbucks even thought of Park Slope. The shop closed earlier this month, but will move to another location once they find a permanent home in the... »
Leaf N Bean Moving from Seventh Avenue
Park Slope Patch
Jan 09Leaf N Bean, which opened on Seventh Avenue in 1973, will close its doors on Saturday, January 14. They will be closed for about a month until they find a new location in the neighborhood. “Our lease is up and the store is big. We are behind on rent an... »
The Week in Park Slope
Park Slope Patch
Dec 05It was another week of exciting developments and happenings in Park Slope. Here's our roundup of our biggest neighborhood headlines. On Monday, after one of our reporters aggregated a Daily News article, we created a poll to see what aspect of the road... »
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FIPS + 2011...A Year By The Numbers
FIPS
Jan 01Happy 2012! Despite the fact that I changed my major in college to avoid a math requirement because I was failing out of College Algebra, on rare occasions I do dig taking a look at the numbers. True this is mostly when other people are adding them the... »
COOL OR NOT COOL: A BABY TAX IN RESTAURANTS?
FIPS
Dec 06By way of Gothamist comes word of a restaurant in London that apparently recently charged some chick and her 6-week old bebe a "tax" for simply breastfeeding her kid and taking up space with her gigantic SUV stroller. "Natasha Young brought her six-we... »
FIPS JUICY: BEST STORIES OF THE WEEK
FIPS
Nov 04In case you've spent all week recovering from Halloween weekend or watching early stand-up vids of Zach Galifianakis, here's a quick wrap-up of juicy FiPS news that graced the pages of our blog this week: * Cool Or Not Cool: Letting your dog pee in the... »
Is Ozzie's Turning into a Starbucks?
FIPS
Nov 01Photo via Brownstoner Here's Park Slope reported a rumor last week that the now-defunct Ozzie's on 7th and Lincoln may be the future home of a Starbucks: "A tipster overheard a conversation between staff at the one further down Seventh (near First Str... »