No, not the Army. The exercise program. Last week we posted some beginning-of-the-year discounts that different gyms in Harlem were offering. At the time I was playing around with an idea of my own. You see, last year I stopped by True Control Fitness. If you don’t remember who they are, don’t feel embarrassed. I… [Read more…]
I came across some really interesting shots of Harlem yesterday. The first is of an abandoned schoolhouse by a photographer going by the name Blue Jake. You can view the whole set on his website. The next set is a series of street art from 125 to 140th Street captured by tyrusrochell on the I.Heart.Art… [Read more…]
January 14, 2009 by D. Bell
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January 23-31 Presented by The Maysles Cinema and the Center for Cuban Studies Cuba in Harlem proceeds will go toward rebuilding the Gibara Cultural Center in Cuba. The Gibara Cultural Center was destroyed during the recent series of three hurricanes (Gustav, Ike, Paloma) suffered by Cuba and is the site of the annual Cine Pobre… [Read more…]
January 14, 2009 by D. Bell
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Here is a preliminary list of locations to watch the Inauguration in Harlem. If you know of locations not listed please send them to uptownflavor -at- gmail.com. Democracy Prep will be sponsoring a community event at the Harlem Armory at 10 AM inauguration-of-a-dream-event-announcement [PDF] Harlem State Building: Following on the heels of the successful election… [Read more…]
January 14, 2009 by D. Bell
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There is nothing that I can say about the tragic death of Oscar Grant III that has not already been said. I am shaken to the core about the way this situation was treated and the lack of follow up to “rectify” the sickening outcome. If you don’t know who Oscar Grant is then please… [Read more…]
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