Leopold Anthony Stokowski (1882) Stokowski was a legendary British-American conductor whose strong advocacy of new music helped to broaden American musical taste. He conducted and toured with the Philadelphia Orchestra for more than two decades, transforming it into a world-class […]
People who have tried it, tell me that a clear conscience makes you very happy and contented; but a full stomach does the business quite as well, and is cheaper, and more easily obtained. Jerome K. Jerome (1859-1927)
Formicary Definition: (noun) A nest of ants. Synonyms: Anthill Usage: Hours after accidentally stepping on a formicary, she was still picking stray ants off of her jeans.
Artur Schnabel (1882) Schnabel was an Austrian-American pianist best known for his interpretations of Beethoven’s piano works. Based in Berlin from 1900 to 1933, he composed, taught, and gave legendary performances of the complete sonatas of Beethoven and Schubert for […]
Believe there is a great power silently working all things for good, behave yourself and never mind the rest. Beatrix Potter (1866-1943)
Escritoire Definition: (noun) A writing table; a desk. Synonyms: Secretaire, Writing table, Secretary Usage: In the large shining mahogany escritoire Mr. Osborne had a drawer especially devoted to his son’s affairs and papers.
STOP & SHOP DONATED 1,000 EASTER HAMS TO FIVE BRONX SOCIAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS WITH BOROUGH PRESIDENT RUBEN DIAZ JR AND STUDENTS FROM ST. THOMAS AQUINAS SCHOOL HELPING UNLOAD HAMS FROM 18-WHEELER TRUCK [Bronx, NY] – Stop & Shop Supermarket donated […]
Monday, April 17 — For urban dwellers, the difficulty — or at least the expense — of doing their laundry began to ease this month in 1934. That’s when the first public, self-operated laundry in the U.S. opened its doors in […]
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Chairman Crowley Statement on Trump Administration’s Plan to Undermine Health Care Law (Queens, NY) – House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY) issued the following statement after the Trump Administration signaled its plan to undermine the Affordable Health Care Act […]
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