Percival Lowell (1855) Lowell was an astronomer who built a privateobservatory in Arizona to study Mars andchampioned the idea that intelligentinhabitants of the Red Planet had constructeda planetwide system of irrigation there. Hebelieved that the so-called canals of Marswere bands […]

Principles have no real force except when oneis well-fed. Mark Twain (1835-1910)

helicon Definition: (noun) A tuba that coils over the shoulder of themusician. Synonyms: bombardon Usage: As the marching band strolled by, Karen could seethat the small boy carrying the giant helicon wassweating profusely.

Captain Charles Cunningham Boycott (1832) Boycott was the estate agent for the Earl ofErne, an absentee landowner in County Mayo,Ireland, at a time when the Irish Land Leaguewas pressing for agrarian reform. In 1880,Boycott’s refusal to reduce rents for tenantfarmers, […]

Women Leaders from Queens, the Bronx Recognized for their Outstanding Contributions to Local Community (Bronx, NY) – On Monday, March 7th, Rep. Joe Crowley (D-Queens, the Bronx), Vice Chair of the Democratic Caucus, was joined by Guest of Honor New […]

Optimum Community and Nat Geo Mundo Kick-Off 2016 Nat Geo Mundo Explorer Contest At Celia Cruz High School Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. and Actor John Leguizamo Participate   Bronx, NY, March 7, 2016.   Optimum Community and Nat Geo […]

To believe in a child is to believe in the future. Through their aspirations they will save the world. With their combined knowledge the turbulent seas of hate and injustice will be calmed. They will champion the causes of life’s […]

philippic Definition: (noun) A verbal denunciation characterized by harsh, often insulting language; a tirade. Synonyms: tirade, broadside Usage: Ferrars looked exceedingly angry, and drawing herself up more stiffly than ever, pronounced in retort a bitter philippic

Marius Ivanovich Petipa (1822) The principal creator of the modern classical ballet, Petipa was a French-born Russian dancer and choreographer. He received early training from his ballet-master father and was a dancer in France, Belgium, and Spain before joining the […]

BRONX, NY – State Senator Jeff Klein (D-Bronx/Westchester) and Urban Health Plan launched the Spring Countdown to Fitness program at Harding Park Community Center on March 4th. Over 100 people participated. “The Bronx bears the dubious distinction of being the […]

BRONX, NY – State Senator Jeff Klein (D-Bronx/Westchester) kicked off a series of free home gardening classes at The New York Botanical Garden on Saturday. During the first class “The Fundamentals of Home Gardening,” instructor Daryl Beyers discussed feeding, mulching, […]