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116th Street Festival

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116th Street Festival 2008 The 2009 festival will be next weekend in East Harlem on East 116th Street.

Meet East Harlem Artist Ted Dimond

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The annual Puerto Rican Day Parade will be on Sunday, June 14th but everyone knows that the real partying takes place the day before. In addition to the annual 116th Festival, you can stop into local favorite Raggs to meet the renowned East Harlem abstract artist (and former professional tennis player) Ted Dimond. Dimond pays… [Read more…]

Meet Billy Mitchell aka Mr. Apollo

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AGE: 59 JOB: Tour director, greeter and historian TIME ON THE JOB: 44 years There’ll be a huge cluster of stars out tomorrow when the Apollo Theater celebrates its 75th birthday with a night of music, comedy and heartfelt tributes. But though he’s never performed onstage, Billy Mitchell — the Apollo’s longtime historian, tour guide… [Read more…]

A Taste of Inwood

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