Passing Strange has been nominated for 7 Tony awards! Among the cast members is a Harlem School of the Arts alumni member, De’Adre Aziza. De’Adre began taking classes at HSA in 1981 and continued until 1992. She took everything – theater, dance, music and even art classes. Be sure to watch the TONY Awards airing this Sunday on CBS at 8pm… [Read more…]
If we had to choose a common theme for many of the blog posts that we have written over the last two years, mixed feelings would be it. Our whole mission is about highlighting the flavor Harlem offers that simply cannot be found in other neighborhoods. Opinions range from Harlem’s originality being consumed by Big… [Read more…]
Last week U.F. received the following inquiry from a reader: They are building a new luxury rental on my block. The address is 620 West 143rd Street. I spoke with the head contractor and he told me the building would be 12 floors with a parking garage. Additionally, the building will have a gym and… [Read more…]
In The Heights has been nominated for a Tony award 13 times! Benjamin Ivry of the U.K’s Guardian questions whether the sterilized version of Washington Heights presented on Broadway is a true representation of the neighborhood. Ivry writes, “I lived in Washington Heights a couple of decades ago during summer power outages, and instead of… [Read more…]
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June 14, 2008 by D. Bell
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