Nancy Wilson Saturday, October 4, 2008 , 5:30 PM 5:30 PM Reception 7:00 PM Awards Ceremony Schomburg Center 515 Lenox Avenue @ 135th Street, New York, NY Tickets: $100 and $150 (incl. private reception) Tel: 212-865-2982
The House Republican leadership is calling on Rep. Charles Rangel of Harlem to step down as chairman of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee amid a series of investigations into his personal finances. The leadership released a letter this afternoon to Speaker Pelosi, urging her to “insist” that Mr. Rangel resign his post while… [Read more…]
September 9, 2008 by D. Bell
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Weekly class schedule: Mondays 5:30-7pm Intermediate-Advanced Level with Dormeshia Sumbry-Edwards Request a class. Is there a day and a time that works for you? Let us know and if there is enough interest, we will add a class! Send requests to: dormeshiase@gmail.com ONLY $15 per class!!! Harlem Tap Studio 401 W. 149th bet Convent and… [Read more…]
September 9, 2008 by D. Bell
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September 9, 2008 by D. Bell
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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2008 12noon —6pm For the opening day of Street Art Street Life, the Bronx Museum will sponsor a grand street fair on the sidewalk immediately in front of the Museum. Highlights include performances, arts activities for families, street food and local artisans. FREE ADMISSION! Rain location: Bronx Museum South Wing lobby. A… [Read more…]
September 9, 2008 by D. Bell
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Woman shot in the leg in Harlem [7Online] The incredibly shrinking Native New Yorker [NYO] More Stickball nostalgia on Pleasant Street [NYT] Morningside Bookshop on it’s last legs (maybe) [CS]
September 9, 2008 by D. Bell
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By D. Bell, UPTOWNflavor.com A missing middle school teacher at Thurgood Marshall Academy in Harlem has been spotted checking her email at the Apple store in Midtown Manhattan. Hannah Upp has been missing from her Hamilton Heights apartment since Labor Day weekend. The 23 year-old Spanish teacher was scheduled to return to her teaching post… [Read more…]
September 9, 2008 by D. Bell
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Hi Readers: Just a quick note to let you know that our host, WordPress, has added a new feature that gives us the option to keep a post at the top of the page. We will be experimenting with this new feature in the coming weeks. I’m thinking that the best way to use it… [Read more…]
September 9, 2008 by D. Bell
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www.allofusthemovie.com All of Us is a feature documentary about a young Ethiopian-American doctor investigating the spiking rates of HIV/AIDS among African-American women. Her research takes us into the lives and relationships of her South-Bronx patients, the women she meets on a trip to Ethiopia and her privileged colleagues. We learn that women across the boundaries… [Read more…]
September 9, 2008 by D. Bell
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City Housing Elevator violations surge [NYT] So, apparently it is unlawful to get looped on your own stoop [NYT] Puerto Rican writer Edgardo Vega Yunque leaves the scene [CR] Church of Scientology moves forward with plans to save rehabilitate 125th Street [Curbed] End of the falling housing market predicted to be June 2009 [NYM]
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September 9, 2008 by D. Bell
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