Coffeehouse Faces Swan Song
The Uptown Coffeehouse, which has brought folk music to Riverdale for 24 years, may be nearing its final curtain.
Place: Bronx
Pizza Man Offers a Slice of Life
Sal Natale, owner of Pugsley Pizza in the Bronx, lives by his shop’s slogan, “Pizza is Good, But Love Is It.”
via Mott Haven Herald
Teaching Kids to Love Their Greens
Bronx children are participating in a program designed to convince families who live in a community where fast food eateries outnumber playgrounds that they should eat their vegetables and should exercise every day.
via New York Daily News
Hoopster’s Shot Scores on YouTube
Manhattan College guard Michael Alvarado's 65-foot buzzer beater turned him into an Internet sensation.
via Mott Haven Herald
Cooking up Help For Bronx Businesses
George Goss and Audra Moore, a husband-and-wife artists team, got their cookie business going with some help from the Bronx Overall Economic Development Corporation.
via New York Daily News
Brownfield of Dreams in the Bronx
A cleanup and new buildings – including a hotel – are on tap for environmentally tainted lots in the South Bronx.
Hope and Hunger at Food Pantry
The Word of Life Christian Fellowship International’s Bronx food pantry draws more than 1,000 people a week. Sometimes, families are turned away if there isn't enough food.
via Explain the Plan
A Staycation in the Park
Soundview Park in the Bronx serves as a getaway for New Yorkers unable to get out of town.