Sun Rising on Careers in Solar Energy
The Center for Sustainable Energy offers training in solar power conversion. Students include traditional electricians.
Place: Manhattan
Tough Times for Holiday Toy Drives
Donations are down at Toys for Tots amid the recession. Meanwhile, one local educator is struggling to find holiday gifts for 600 children in Brooklyn homeless shelters.
Composer Creates a New Beat
Arthur Kampela's new work calls for Philharmonic musicians to play their instruments in unorthodox ways – including using a chopstick on a cello.
Flu Shot in the Arm for Asthmatic Kids
Doctors urge that children with asthma be vaccinated against the H1N1 flu with a shot – and not the nasal vaccine administered to most youngsters.
via New York Daily News
Harlem Block to Make History – Again
A row of buildings on W. 135th Street, once the northernmost properties in Manhattan to be owned by a black landlord, is set to become one of the first affordable-housing blocks in the country to undergo a green overhaul.
via am New York
'Obama Oil' an Atlantic Ave. Hit
The bustling bazaar of Islamic fashion and beauty shops along Brooklyn’s Atlantic Avenue offer thousands of fragrances – including one called Obama Oil, named after the president.
via The Queens Courier
Grads Bid to Save High School
Stella Maris graduates are banding together in a last-ditch effort to save …