Starbucks raises prices

As soon as Harlem gets a second Starbucks they raise their prices. Figures! Starbucks Corp. said Monday it was raising prices for its coffee and other freshly made drinks in most of its U.S. stores by 9 cents this month, citing rising costs, including dairy products, energy and fuel. In a statement issued after markets… [Read more…]

Salem House Apartments

Newly constructed apartments available in Harlem! SALEM HOUSE APARTMENTS is now accepting applications for 33 affordable rental apartments under construction at 2183-2185 Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Blvd. The building is a mixed income property. If you income is at or below 60% of the area median income you qualify for the following: 13 – one… [Read more…]

Have breakfast with Columbia

    Columbia University, Bovis Land Lease and the McKissack Group will co-host a Minority, Women and Local Business Enterprise (MWLBE) Construction Opportunity Forum to discuss participation opportunities on the University’s Manhattanville campus expansion on Friday, July 27, 2007, 7:30 a.m., at the Cinema in Lerner Hall (West 114th Street and Broadway). The forum opens… [Read more…]

NYPL open 6 days a week

Under Rihanna’s Um-ber-ella

If you listen to any of the local R&B or pop radio stations then you’ve heard the Caribbean teen beauty, Rihanna crooning alongside rapper Jay-Z about her um-ber-ella, ella, ella. It’s one of those songs that just embeds itself into your head and runs free for the rest of the day. Now you too can… [Read more…]

Free art class for kids in East Harlem

CBS TV’s Cindy Hsu had a chance to sit down with the officials at the Union Settlement Youth Art Program in East Harlem: Tell me about the union settlement youth art program. Union Settlement’s Youth at Union brings art to East Harlem. The class is free and has an average of 15 students, ages 5-8.… [Read more…]

Can Harlem break the Guiness Record with Kazoos?

Denise Wilkinson, Dolores Milligan and Benita Williams, are the women that comprise the 80s R&B group known as SKYY. You may remember their biggest hit single, “Call Me.” which was certified gold.  Released in 1982 on the Salsoul Records label, “Call Me” appeared on SKYY’s all time number one hit album “SKYYLINE.” The Dunning sisters… [Read more…]

POD: Willie Mays plays Stickball in Harlem

Ask Doctor V about Autism

This week on “Keeping it Real”, Reverend Sharpton and I will discuss Autism. To aid us in our discussion about Autism we will have celebrity guest Tisha Campbell live on air with us to speak publicly for the first time about Autism in her family.  Autism is a heterogeneous disorder that affects 1 in 150… [Read more…]

Harlem Summer Shakesphere

Pulse Ensemble Theatre, headed by Artistic Director Alexa Kelly, returns to NYC’s Riverbank State Park, 138th Street & Riverside Drive, on August 2nd with it’s third Harlem Summer Shakespeare production. The multi-ethnic, open air production of The Tempest, which begins August 2nd and continues through August 26th, is free to the public on a first… [Read more…]

Hal Jackson’s Talented Teens

Saturday, July 28 the 37th Annual Hal Jackson’s Talented Teens International Scholarship Competition takes place on the Harlem Stage at Aaron Davis Hall. The theme for this year’s competition is “Giving Thanks for Our Dreams” – a tribute to the greatest dreamer of all times – Mr. James Brown. Tickets can be purchased at the… [Read more…]

Music for Architecture

The collaboration between David Adjaye and Peter Adjaye has now opened at the Studio Museum in Harlem. On view: July 18, 2007 through October 28, 2007 The Studio Museum in Harlem 144 W. 125th Street New York, NY 10027 p:212-864-4500 ext. 213 f: 212-864-4800 studiomuseum.org

Reconstructing Seneca Village

Wed., July 25, 6-8 p.m. Tour: Reconstructing Seneca Village: Manhattan’s First Significant African American Community; Sponsor: LANDMARK WEST!; Location: Mariner’s Gate, south side of 85th St. and Central Park West; For info: e-mail landmarkwest@landmarkwest.org; Fee: $25.

Ashe

ashe – To make manifest into being. To claim a thing is so; and so it is.   aSHè is a weekly hour-long radio talk show on WHCR 90.3 FM (the official radio station for the City College of New York/CUNY). The show’s purpose is to inspire and empower audiences through entertainment. It is much… [Read more…]

Editor’s Notes: Slow News Day

Since it is a slow news day I’ll finish clearing out the inbox and also post a few upcoming events. We may as well also have an open forum. If you have any Harlem related issues that we have not addressed on the site or if you want to revisit issues that we have addressed… [Read more…]

B4MD

ONUTSS proudly partners with West Coast-based affiliate, GREENEHOUSE ENTERTAINMENT to present a screening of the acclaimed documentary, BEFORE THE MUSIC DIES. This documentary is a must see for anyone with an interest in the TRUE inner workings of the music industry (artists, producers, fans). Narrated by Academy Award® Winner Forrest Whitaker, BEFORE THE MUSIC DIES… [Read more…]

The Rendezvous at The Shrine