Weekend Guide: NoMa Park’s Programs

This weekend, get out of the house and enjoy winter’s last hurrah at one of Northern Manhattan Park’s programs.  We have something for almost everybody.  Nature, History, Music, Culture, or Fitness.  See you in the park. Saturday, February 28, 2009 Early Morning Eagle Watch with the Urban Park Rangers 8:00 a.m. Location: Inwood Hill Park, Manhattan Category: Education, Free, Nature… [Read more…]

Harlem School Fair on Saturday

Via Daily News Holman Gym at City College on W. 138th St. on Saturday, waiting to get into the Harlem Education Fair, which kicks off at 11 a.m. Harlem has become a laboratory for parent choice, boasting 23 charter schools, 14 parochial schools and 16 private ones, along with 70 zoned public schools.

Developer of 5th on the Park Files for Bankrupcy

Uptown Partners, a co-developer in one of Harlem’s tallest luxury condominiums, has filed for bankruptcy protection. The company originated and remains a minority shareholder in Fifth on the Park, the new 28-story condominium that faces Marcus Garvey Park. It co-developed what it claims to be Harlem’s first market-rate condominium, The Lenox, which is between West… [Read more…]

Editor’s Note: Tipping Point

I just wanted to make a little point about tipping – please send them to uptownflavor@gmail.com.  You can also toss us a few dollars if you like what we are doing by clicking on the donate button located on the left side of the screen.   Thanks for reading – and tipping!

The Courtney Bryan Trio

Publisher Emeritus of AmNews Dies

From the New York Association of Black Journalists – Thanks Robin. While enjoying the end of another successful awards ceremony, we learned that Wilbert Tatum, publisher emeritus of the NY Amsterdam News, passed away last night while vacationing with his wife Susan in Croatia.  Bill was last year’s NYABJ Lifetime Achievement Award winner in print… [Read more…]

Women’s Wellness Seminars