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Athena LaTocha uses a tire tread to paint with sumi ink on paper at Wave Hill as part of its winter workspace program in February. Wave Hill is one of a number of cultural institutions in the Bronx that seeks to provide arts and entertainment to residents of the Bronx and beyond, according to Jennifer McGregor, the senior director of arts, education and programs.
The Bronx still beckons with cultural offerings and just plain fun
Once upon a time, kids devoured egg creams whipped up in luncheonettes, as if it was written right out of an “Archie” comic book. more
Cruz Inaru Pastrano tosses a piece of garbage back into the box where she found it next to a vehicle bumper along Washington’s Walk, south of the Jerome Park Reservoir. Car owners often work on their vehicles in the area, Pastrano says, leaving garbage on the street.
Illegal barbecuing spawns litany of ills
A stray cookout or two — though technically forbidden — isn’t the worst thing that could happen along Washington’s Walk. more
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Bags snagged from thrift shop
A woman checking out a thrift shop in Kingsbridge may have been so enthralled by the offerings, she momentarily forgot about stuff she owned. more
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Hernan Polanco, left, and his son traverse leaking sewage on West 238th Street in Kingsbridge Heights on Sept. 28. The sidewalk had been overrun with sewage for more than a month, until the city’s environmental protection department set to work repairing the leak.
Something smells rotten on W. 238th — OK, it’s sewage
An expanding stream of vileness slithering down a hilly street toward Bailey Avenue had disgusted denizens of Kingsbridge Heights for months. more
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New York Public Library employees and elected officials, including Councilman Andrew Cohen and Bronx borough president Ruben Diaz Jr., break ground on the site of the new Van Cortlandt library at 3882 Cannon Place.
Work finally underway to bring good books to Cannon Place
The Van Cortlandt library is getting a major upgrade, but it won’t be new carpets or a fresh coat of paint. Instead, work has begun on the library’s new home — a stone’s … more
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Dentist Sandra Molinas smiles with a patient at a clinic in Jerusalem. Molinas recently traveled to Israel as part of the Dental Volunteers for Israel program, which provides free dental care to those who need it, and which Molinas has been a volunteer for more than five years.
The dentist will see you now … in Israel
For the past five years, Sandra Molinas has journeyed to Jerusalem — not to sightsee, but instead to see patients. more
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Christine Dobrydnio, right, joins Debby Allen to walk through the labyrinth at Christ Church Riverdale. Dobrydinio and several parishioners helped Rev. Andrew Butler install the labyrinth, open every Tuesday evening from 6 to 8.
Round and round Christ Church’s Riverdale Labyrinth Walk
There’s a labyrinth at Christ Church Riverdale. But no worries, no one will get lost. more
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Alessandra Biaggi approaches the stage at the Bronx Alehouse in Kingsbridge to give a victory speech after toppling state Sen. Jeffrey Klein in the Democratic primary on Sept. 13.
Biaggi’s stunning rise to top
Alessandra Biaggi knew the chips were stacked against her when she began her campaign for Jeff Klein’s seat in Senate District 34 earlier this year. more
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Adela Rivera helps a customer at the Riverdale branch of Country Bank, now celebrating its 30th anniversary.
Country Bank, a place where everyone knows your name
At a time when America’s financial world was in turmoil, Joe Murphy’s parents were banking on a better future with Country Bank. more
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In his youth, Eian Kantor played soccer and rollerbladed in Seton Park. Kantor, 28, spent his childhood in Riverdale until he turned
Seeing the old neighborhood with new eyes
Eian Kantor never expected to return to Riverdale. more
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