This morning, as we predicted in a story a few weeks ago, five candidates of the eleven council candidates running to fill the vacancy in the Bronx 17th Council District were bounced from the February 23 ballot: Amanda Septimo, Carlton […]
This morning, the tabloids had a field day attacking Lower East Side Democrats for selecting an ally of disgraced former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver to run in the upcoming April 19 special election called by NY Governor Andrew Cuomo. Good […]
VALENTINE’S DAY HIV TESTING – Thursday 2/11 at Jacobi and NCB! VALENTINE’S DAY TESTING Show Your Love, Share Your HIV Status February 11, 2016 10 AM – 2 PM Jacobi Atrium (Building 8) and Emergency Room (Building 6) NCB Lobby · HIV Testing […]
The Star of the Sea – Sea Cadet Corps is holding registration for boys and girls ages 9 years and older at Holy Family School on Castle Hill Ave, Friday evenings from 7:00 x 9:00 pm. Here’s a video of […]
“On Saturday, February 6, State Senator Gustavo Rivera, Assemblymember Michael Blake and Councilmember Vanessa L. Gibson hosted a Black History Month celebration at the Claremont Neighborhood Center in Morrisania. Congressmember Jose Serrano was among the more than 100 guests who […]
Bill would grant New York’s hardworking families 12-weeks paid leave by 2017 Albany, NY — State Senator Jeff Klein (D-Bronx/Westchester) introduced Paid Family Leave legislation (S.3301A) on Monday that would grant New York’s hardworking families up to 12-weeks off […]
Kate Chopin (1851) A St. Louis, Missouri, native, Chopin moved to Louisiana when she married at the age of 20. After her husband passed away, she returned to St. Louis and began her professional writing career. Now considered a forerunner […]
Considering how foolishly people act and how pleasantly they prattle, perhaps it would be better for the world if they talked more and did less. W. Somerset Maugham (1874-1965)
larynx Definition: (noun) The part of the respiratory tract between the pharynx and the trachea, having walls of cartilage and muscle and containing the vocal cords enveloped in folds of mucous membrane. Synonyms: voice box Usage: By cunning operations on tongue, […]
Celebrate Black History Month Council Member Vanessa L. Gibson’s Celebration of Black History Month, in partnership with Senator Jose M. Serrano, Assemblywoman Latoya Joyner and WellCare Health Plan, on Friday, February 26th, 2016, at 5:30PM, at the Bronx Museum of the […]
The influential education-research company Princeton Review, just published its 2016 annual college handbook and ranked the State University of New York Maritime College at Fort Schuyer, among the top 10 schools in the nation for career placement after graduation. Studies show the number one worry […]
MEMPHIS, TN — Skittles® announced tonight an eBay auction of musician Steven Tyler’s Skittles portrait to support Tyler’s philanthropic initiative that helps girls who have been abused and neglected: Janie’s Fund. Tyler and his Skittles portrait are featured in the Skittles […]
Today is Chinese New Year, marking the beginning of 4714, the year of the monkey in the Chinese Zodiac.
MAYOR DE BLASIO ISSUES TRAVEL ADVISORY FOR MONDAY AM RUSH THROUGH WEDNESDAY PM RUSH Prolonged light to moderate snow expected Monday morning through Wednesday, creating slippery road conditions for commuters Below freezing nighttime temperatures can turn melted snow […]
reredos Definition: (noun) A painted or carved screen placed above and behind an altar or communion table. Synonyms: altarpiece Usage: The artist is best known for the reredos he painted for the church in his hometown.
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