Highlighting a year’s worth of accomplishments, honoring community leaders of today and tomorrow, and having a great time were all on the agenda of this year’s Civic Council general meeting, held on June 2.
General Meeting Showcases Major Successes in the Community Read More »
The Park Slope Civic Council will be giving its highest honor to two people whose service has helped define Park Slope for both residents and people beyond our neighborhood.
Civic Council Awards Honor Food Coop’s Holtz and Past President Fleischer Read More »
All Civic Council members are invited to this year’s General Membership Meeting -– a celebration of the past year’s accomplishments, a ceremony for honorees and scholarship winners, and an all-around good time.
General Meeting Means a Great Time for Members in June Read More »
Right next to the Prospect Expressway sits a half-acre park in a space left over from when the highway was built through the neighborhood in the late 1950s. Over the last decade, that small slice of land has flourished into Butterfly Garden.
Butterfly Garden: A Park Reclaimed Read More »
As executive director of a nonprofit lender that has made 176 business loans in recent years to start-ups and existing businesses, I want to share the lender’s perspective. As a business owner, you will be in a stronger position to obtain financing by knowing how they think.
Sailing the Five C’s Read More »
May 2011 reports from Livable Streets, FORTHonFourth, and Sustainability
Committee Updates: May 2011 Read More »
In the space of one week in March, I had two very different experiences of community, right here in Park Slope.
What Makes Park Slope a Community? Read More »
Imagine a tour of Park Slope that’s fun, inspirational, and educational — and that benefits organizations throughout our community. Well, you don’t have to imagine, because it’s coming up soon: the Civic Council’s annual House Tour.
A Journey Around and For Park Slope Read More »
Our thanks to the more than 100 hard-working volunteers who gave their time to spruce up our community at this year’s Spring Civic Sweep. Adults and children from Park Slope and beyond joined together on Sunday, April 10, 2011, to plant, clean, and learn what makes our neighborhood special.
A Day at the Sweeps Read More »
Failure is usually a taboo subject in business, especially among small-business owners in today’s economy. Yet failure was an important element in Irene LoRe’s concluding talk at the Park Slope Civic Council’s most recent community forum.
The Growing a Business Community Forum: ‘We Hit on a Hot Topic’ Read More »