Bronx River Current | September 2021 International Coastal Cleanup! Join us for one of our biggest events of the year, International Coastal Cleanup, as we partner with Insectageddon at Starlight Park and Concrete Plant Park! This year we are dedicating […]
There is a Community meeting on Tuesday Sept. 14 at 7:00 pm hosted by the Pelham Parkway Neighborhood Association at 2134 Barnes Ave, corner of Lydig specifically targeting the subject of E-Scooters. . Our featured speaker will be Nivardo Lopez, […]
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Otis Redding (1941) Redding, an American soul singer known for his emotive style, began his career with Johnny Jenkins and the Pinetoppers and recorded his first hit, “These Arms of Mine,” during time left over at the end of a Johnny Jenkins session. His biggest hit, “(Sittin’ on) The Dock of the Bay,” was recorded just days before he died in a plane crash at age 26. It became the first posthumous number-one single. What are some different explanations for why Redding whistles at the end of the song? More…
Insensible as he is to a thousand wants, and removed from harassing cares, may not the savage be the happier man of the two? Herman Melville (1819-1891)
convivial Definition: (adjective) Fond of feasting, drinking, and good company; sociable. Synonyms: jolly, merry, festive, jovial Usage: Weston was chatty and convivial, and no friend to early separations of any sort. Discuss.
CHANGES IN ALBANY RAISE QUESTIONS FOR ALL NEW YORKERS With Governor Andrew Cuomo resigning his position due to numerous scandals, the state faces challenging times complicated by a transition in leadership in its Executive Office. While the political class […]
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Marguerite Higgins (1920) An American journalist, Higgins covered major world events, including the liberation of the Dachau concentration camp and the Nuremberg Trials, and was the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize. While reporting on the Korean War, she was expelled from Korea by US General Walton Walker—who said the military had no time to prepare accommodations for women—but when she appealed to General Douglas MacArthur, the ban was lifted. Higgins’s life was cut short by a disease contracted while covering what? More…
Gossip is charming! History is merely gossip. But scandal is gossip made tedious by morality. Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)
muffle Definition: (verb) Deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping. Synonyms: mute, tone down, dampen, dull Usage: I was up past my bedtime, so I tried to muffle my sneeze by holding my pillow over my face. Discuss.
A bit long but SPOT on folks Charley Reese’s final column for the Orlando Sentinel… He has been a journalist for 49 years. He is retiring and this is HIS LAST COLUMN.Be sure to read the Tax List at the […]
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