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Casita Maria To Showcase Largest Exhibition Of Photographer Ricky Flores Work
This not to be missed event tomorrow at Casita Maria will sure be yet another cultural milestone for the Bronx. The works of famed and award winning photographer, Ricky Flores – one of the Seis del Sur, will be on display in his largest exhibit to date with over 150 photographs. Flores is a born [...]
Poetry In Motion – With A Latino Soul
What happens when you put a spoken word artist raised in the Bronx together with one of the largest latino based social media companies around? You’ll just have to check out the video to find out. This past weekend, the latino social media giant , Being Latino got together with Advocate of Wordz to film [...]
When Tenants Revolt Against Slumlords For The Greater Good
Last month, the Daily News ran a wonderful Bronx story about residents of a small West Farms walk-up banding together to try and form a co-op. After years of neglect by the building’s owner who is located in the Hamptons, these brave tenants embarked on a journey which they hope will eventually lead to homeownership. [...]
Movie Filmed And Set In The Bronx With All Latino Cast To Open Tonight At Tribeca Film Festival.
What does an Irishman and latinos have in common? Well a lot more than you may think. For starters director, Macdara Vallely of the Bronx and a native of Northern Ireland is married to a Puerto Rican and he speaks fluent Spanish. Tonight, Vallely’s Bronx based film, “Babygirl” – a coming of age story with [...]
Yom HaShoa – Holocaust Remembrance Day: How A Bronx Rabbi Saved A Family
Many New Yorkers and Bronxites for that matter do not know that at one point, the Bronx was the most Jewish of all the boroughs. With over half a million residents of Jewish ancestry, they made up almost 57% of the population of our beloved borough in the 1930s through the 40s. According to bronxsynagogues.org, [...]
Spectacular Opening Day At Yankee Stadium!
It was a picture perfect day for the Yankees’ home opener yesterday against the Los Angeles Angels. Not only was the sun shining and the temperatures milder than the beginning of the week but the Bronx Bombers beat the Angels 5-0. As early as 11am, thousands of loyal fans had gathered at the stadium and [...]
With An Opening Reception, The Bronx Closes A Long And Arduous Chapter In Its History
“Magical.” “Phenomenal.” “Speechless.” These were just some of the words I kept hearing throughout what many consider to have been the event of the year and perhaps the new century for the Bronx. The event presented by No Longer Empty – the non profit entity that converts empty spaces into art exhibits and connects them [...]
The Andrew Freedman Home Reinvented – No Longer Empty Presents: This Side of Paradise
For decades, the Andrew Freedman Home, described by the New York Times in 1999 as, “… the Grand Concourse’s grandest building, a broad limestone palazzo…”, sat in relative obscurity between 166th and McClellan Streets – local residents and passerby alike wondering what the history of this seemingly out of place mansion was. The home, was [...]
Bronx Baron Ambrosia Of Bronx Flavor Wins A New York Emmy – Borough Beaming With Pride!
Our borough’s very own culinary ambassador, Baron Ambrosia – a latino of Dominican roots, won a New York Emmy yesterday for Best On-Camera Talent: Performer/Narrator for his show hit show on BronxNet, Bronx Flavor. The Baron has been gracing us with his antics since January 2007 in his wildly popular culinary podcast, The Underbelly which [...]
Biking To Melrose And The South Bronx
One of the lesser thought of means of getting to Melrose and the surrounding neighborhoods is via good ole fashioned sweat power – the bike. With its unparalleled access to Manhattan via FIVE bridges (Third, Willis, Madison Avenues, 145th Street and Macomb Dam Bridges) biking is one of the best options available to the community, [...]