Harlem seems to be trading in the old greasy spoon diner for buffets. Last week I mentioned a relatively new buffet on Lenox and 129th Street. While they don’t have as wide a selection as Manna’s they offer the basic selection of soul food favorites seasoned just right. Prices are $4.99 a pound. Check out… [Read more…]
Police are asking for the public’s help in finding two young girls that have been missing since Wednesday evening. Queen Sutherland, 12, and 11-year-old Jannelle Johnson were last seen in a playground near Lexington Avenue in East Harlem around 8 p.m. Wednesday. Anyone with information on the whereabouts of these 2 missing persons is… [Read more…]
June 13, 2009 by D. Bell
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Art in the Park: Schedule of Events Saturday, June 13 (1-7 pm) @ Ft. Tryon Park #1: Volleyball Court (1 – 3pm) Salsa & Merengue dance class with Sita Frederick (1-2pm) Body percussion/rhythm class with Max Pollack/Rumba Tap (2-3pm) #2: Margaret Corbin Circle (3 – 4pm) Annette A. Aguilar & String… [Read more…]
I happened to wander into Carol’s Daughter the other day since I hadn’t been a while. Many of my long time readers know I was once an avid user of CD beauty products (pre-Sephora fame). As I made my way toward the back of the store I peeked behind a wall to see an assortment of women… [Read more…]
Photographs by Ozier Muhammad/The New York Times John Saunders, a monument conservation manager for the Parks Department, cleaned the Harriett Tubman monument at 123rd Street and Frederick Douglass Boulevard. Four interns were climbing Harriet Tubman’s back clutching wax and rags, and a city conservationist hung around near her shoulders with a blow torch and can… [Read more…]
June 13, 2009 by D. Bell
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In the 20s and 30s, poetry became music, music became jazz, and together these voices formed a chorus that changed the world. Jacob Lawrence. Langston Hughes. Louis Armstrong. Few names evoke such a clear story of a time. Harlem’s Renaissance captured a social and intellectual transformation in the African-American community. This rich cultural heritage continues… [Read more…]
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