Mentor passes musical passion on to kids
Jazz musician Dr. Valerie Capers performed with Bronx preteens to celebrate the Bronx Children's Museum's sixth anniversary.
For iconic photographer, imitation is sincerest form of flattery
An exhibit at BronxArtSpace through Aug. 8 combines the work of a renowned Bronx photographer and the paintings of two Brazilian artists who for years admired his iconic photos from…
Morrisania parents try to keep a charter school out
Parents of students at four Morrisania public schools have filed suit against the city to block a new charter school from co-locating in their building.
New diabetes prevention program coming to St. Mary’s
Power Up for Health, a new program designed to help men of all ages prevent the onset of diabetes, will begin at St. Mary’s Recreation Center in mid-August. The program focuses…
Some NYCHA residents to get free broadband
Residents of NYCHA’s Mott Haven Houses on Alexander Ave. are slated to receive free Internet access as part of a federal initiative recently announced by President Obama.
South Bronx Farmers Market enters second year
The South Bronx Farmers Market on 138th Street, now in its second year of operation, has partnered with community garden La Finca del Sur to sell the locally grown produce.
Plans afoot to green Port Morris waterfront
A multi-year initiative calling for new green space in Mott Haven and Port Morris, is expected to include the creation of a park on the eastern edge of 132nd Street,…
Graffiti gets time in the limelight
“Run Wild,” an exhibit featuring the work of 50 artists at Wallworks Gallery through July 11, is a celebration of graffiti's most visible era, the 1970s, when it was ubiquitous…