Exhibit shows the power of citizen journalism
An exhibit called New Documents that opened at the Bronx Documentary Center last Thursday, highlights the courage of eyewitnesses who helped spark social change by recording history and exposing abuses…
Classic salsero gets St. Mary’s Park dancing
Some 200 people waited for hours under a light rain, for a good spot to see legendary salsero Joe Bataan perform at St. Mary’s Park on July 13th.
Edgy exhibit opens at BronxArtSpace
A new exhibit at BronxArtSpace features four textile artists who use domestic materials such as yarn and fabrics to recreate pieces representing serious themes like war and gentrification.
Dressing salseros in Melrose
On the top floor of a building wedged between Third and Melrose avenues, Laura Diaz spends her afternoons seated at a sewing machine, piecing together neon fabrics, fringe and rhinestones,…
African fashion on display at Bronx Music Heritage Center
Africa: In Fashion and Fabric will run until June 4 The fashion designer Valentino showed long, tunic-inspired dresses, embroidered and beaded fabrics and tribal-inspired jewelry and sandals. Junya Watanabe showed…
New library opens at Bronx Documentary Center
The Bronx Documentary Center has opened a photography library to celebrate the legacy of the late Tim Hetherington, a British photographer and award-winning filmmaker who was tragically killed covering the…
East Side House Settlement celebrates a graduation
The BronxArtsSpace gallery buzzed with excitement on May 18 as the nonprofit East Side House Settlement hosted a gathering to honor women who graduated this month from its family learning…
St. Roch members continue fight for their church
The Archdiocese's decree states that the church would remain “open for public worship,” but that “Masses and other sacraments will not be celebrated on a regular basis at the church…