Representatives of small business, the tobacco lobby, health advocates and elected officials gathered on Thurs., May 2nd as three pieces of tobacco...
Health
Putting out the flames
Record turnout at Run
Récord de registro en carrera
Under a cloudless, blue sky and with temperatures hovering in the low 70’s, more than a 1000 men, women and children, both avid marathoners...
Talking the Bronx 05.01.13
The Bronx Academy of Art & Dance (BAAD!) will present its annual spring dance festival “The Boogie Down Dance Series” from Sat., May 4th through Sat., June 1st, at BAAD!, located at 841 Barretto Street in the Hunts Point section of the South Bronx. The festival features a mix of home-grown Bronx dance and dance from around New York City, and presents a diversity of dance in the Bronx...
Read More »Springing into health and happiness
An event planner scarcely needs reason for celebration. Any excuse will do – and spring offers abundant motivation. On Sat., Apr. 20th, event planners who routinely execute weddings, parties, quinceañeras and more got together to plan something a little different: “Let’s Bloom,” a free nutrition health and wellness festival...
Read More »Giving to save
Donando para salvar
After the Boston Marathon bombings on Mon., Apr. 15th, there were reports of marathoners who sprinted to the nearest blood donation center after having already run over 26 miles...
Spare time, make change
Time is precious. It can seem that there is never enough of it to address what needs doing: school, work, family.
Read More »A bridge of hands, a show of force Un puente de manos, una demostración de fuerza
Yvette Montanez sostenía un cartel con una fotografía de su hija Aisha Santiago, de 25 años, quien fue baleada y muerta en el Bronx en el 2009.
Sweet game of hardball Dulce juego del béisbol ‘duro’
Hardballers got an opportunity to shine on Fri., April 19th at the Bronx Middle School Hardball Kickoff at Macombs Dam Park.
Two teams, Urban Science Academy and Bronx School for Law and...
Unstoppable Imparable
Cándida González, de 25 años, es una fuerza en constante movimiento.
A menudo es vista corriendo alrededor de su vecindario o persiguiendo a su ahijada, Myracle, en el parque...
Stress Awareness Month—Take Our Family Pledge Mes de la Concientización Sobre el Estrés—Tome Nuestra Promesa Familiar
Es el Mes de la Concientización Sobre el Estrés! Como esta usted liberándose del estrés en su rutina diaria? Ya sea que esté usted recuperándose aún del haber completado...
A joint effort at Union Community Health Center Un esfuerzo conjunto en el Centro Comunitario de Salud Union
El pasado jueves 5 de abril, el Centro Comunitario de Salud Union (Union) inició el mes nacional de terapia ocupacional ofreciendo exámenes gratuitos de terapia ocupacional ...
I Love the Bronx: G.I.V.E. at Starlight Park Yo amo el Bronx: G.I.V.E. en el Parque Starlight
I’ve written about Starlight Park several times and still hear many of the same questions. Among them are: “Where is this park located?”...