discalced Definition: (adjective) Barefoot or wearing sandals. Used ofcertain religious orders. Synonyms: unshod Usage: When a procession of discalced friars passed throughthe doors, I wondered if I should remove my shoes.
S.Y. Agnon (1888) Agnon was an Israeli writer who is widely regarded as one of the greatest modern Hebrew novelists and short-story writers. Born into a Polish Galician family in what is now Ukraine, Agnon settled in Palestine in 1907.His fiction explores Jewish life […]
The budgeting process begins next week Monday, July 18th with community leader selection and continues over the next several months until the final ballots are cast in April and enacted June 2017.
There’s still time to sign up for community television production training with Bronxnet TV, July 18 to September 10, 2016.
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) today launched the 2016 Hydrant Education Action Team (HEAT) program, a fire hydrant abuse prevention campaign that deploys teams of teens hired through the Department of Youth and Community Development’s (DCYD) […]
Children begin by loving their parents. After a time they judge them. Rarely, if ever, do they forgive them. Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)
sinuous Definition: (adjective) Characterized by many curves or turns;winding. Synonyms: wiggly, sinuate Usage: We tried to trace the path of the sinuous stream, but it veered and curved in every direction.
Saint Clare of Assisi (1194) Born to a noble family, Chiara Offreduccio, now St. Clare of Assisi, was deeply influenced by fellow Assisian St. Francis. Refusing to marry, she instead fled to a chapel where she received her vows. She later became abbess of a female […]
Bronx Summer Concert Series, Sunday, July 17 at Orchard Beach, 1 PM.
Worksite Wellness Forums, July 18-19, at 4101 White Plains Road, Bronx NY 10466.
nyc.gov/parks Connect with NYC Parks This Week in Parks: Jul 15, 2016 – Jul 20, 2016 Citywide Highlights Summer Date Ideas Here are some ideas on how to spend a special day with your sweetheart in New York City this […]
Book lovers and young readers are welcome on Wednesday, July 20, 1:00 PM at the Co-op City Barnes & Noble, Bay Plaza, The Bronx.
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When a man bleeds inwardly, it is a dangerous thing for himself; but when he laughs inwardly, it bodes no good to other people. Charles Dickens (1812-1870)
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