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...decade ago, the 2.4-km stretch of Fifth Avenue that forms the western edge of the Park Slope neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York, was the grim preserve of drug dealers, thugs and the demimonde. Not anymore. Thanks to the city's skyrocketing real estate market, some campaigning locals and a few pioneering investors, a once bleak thoroughfare of boarded-up shops and unsavory bodegas has been transformed into one of the hippest shopping and dining destinations in the Big Apple. Today, this section of Fifth Avenue, dubbed "Restaurant Row" by some, is luring visitors and locals alike with top-notch...
...Uppercut, tel: (1-718) 851 0045, is entirely typical of the new Park Slope. Just seven months old, it retails samples and seconds from hard-to-find designers, including Illinois native Cynthia Rowley and Italian outerwear manufacturer Moncler. Down the block is Candice Beltran's equally new accessory boutique, Sö Charmed, tel: (1-718) 369 8302, selling jewelry that would cost three times more in Manhattan. You'll find the same kind of savings in street fashion too. Check out the menswear at Brooklyn Industries, tel: (1-718) 789 2764, and cult denim labels like...
...which is famous for its tripe appetizer, is the epitome of a cozy neighborhood restaurant. Do note that Al di La doesn't take reservations, so if you want to be sure of a table, get there early. With all the buzz surrounding Park Slope, there are hordes of like-minded sophisticates heading across the Brooklyn Bridge these days to revel in the area's newfound charm...
...exploration 389,000 acres of Alaskan tundra and shoreline, which officials estimate may contain 3.5 trillion cu. ft. of natural gas. Yet that's a pittance compared with the 22.3 trillion cu. ft. that the U.S. consumed in 2004. And two projects to transport gas from Alaska's North Slope and Canadian territories are in the works. One proposal entails building a $20 billion pipeline to Chicago, but that would take 10 years to complete...
...Slopes Bode Miller, the skier with the unorthodox style, is one of the few racers with the stamina and versatility to compete in all five Alpine events in Torino. In addition to the four shown here, Miller will ski the combined event, which is a shorter downhill run followed by two slalom runs DOWNHILL Vertical drop: 2,625 ft. (800 m) It?s the longest course of the Alpine events and one of the most dangerous competitions at the Winter Games, with speeds of more than 80 m.p.h. (130 km/h). Skiers take one run down a single course marked...