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Lea Geller checks the temperature on the oven while her daughter Sidney picks up a piece of broccoli. Geller balances a part-time teaching schedule, the demands of five children and her writing. Her debut novel, ‘Trophy Life,’ was published April 9.

Boss mom takes trophy wife life to task in novel

Some men put their trophies in glass cabinets. more

By SIMONE JOHNSON | 4/14/19

Sophie Shao holds up her bow at the end of her performance of ‘Piano Trio No. 3 in F Minor’ by Antonín Dvořák. A new resident of the Bronx, Shao had her debut performance with the Bronx Arts Ensemble on Feb. 23.

Shao shows cello skills with Bronx Arts Ensemble

There was a time when Sophie Shao’s cello was bigger than her. Today, Shao can do more than contend with her instrument and already has serenaded the community, just recently at the historic Gund House on West 247th Street. more

By SIMONE JOHNSON | 3/31/19

Sammy Voit, left, sits in a boat with fellow young actor Leo Heller in a scene from the independent film ‘To Dust,’ which features Matthew Broderick. The teenager is balancing time between Los Angeles and Riverdale as he pursues an acting career.

At 13, Sammy Voit already balances screen career, life

Sammy Voit is just your average teenager, studying hard in his eighth-grade classes and hanging out with friends. But then again, Sammy isn’t just your average teenager. more

By SIMONE JOHNSON | 3/24/19

Siraj Ahmed, a professor of English at Lehman College, right, smiles with Simon Gikandi, president of the Modern Language Association, on Jan. 5. Ahmed is the recipient of the MLA’s 26th annual Jeanne Scaglione Prize for Comparative Literary Studies.

Ahmed takes prize for colonialism critique

Siraj Ahmed is the definition of one-in-a-million. more

By SIMONE JOHNSON | 3/24/19

Three students from Lehman College’s adult learning center harvest peppers in August 2015. Lehman College has partnered with Small Axe Peppers, a hot sauce company that works with urban and community gardens, to source its ingredients.

Lehman peppers hot sauce market through own garden

Lehman College is built on the foundation of hard work, determination — and spice. more

By SIMONE JOHNSON | 3/24/19

A military uniform from the Spanish-American War is among the artifacts on display in the Fieldston headquarters for the Old Guard of the City of New York. The Old Guard is a veterans organization that is largely ceremonial and dedicated to preserving New York’s military history.

Military history gets a new home in Fieldston

First thing’s first. The new West 246th Street headquarters for the Old Guard of New York is not opening as a museum. But once someone walks into the newly minted armory, it might feel very much like it. more

By SIMONE JOHNSON | 3/17/19

A photograph in Hedin Bernard’s office shows Chantal Del Orbe in her graduation cap and gown. Del Orbe graduated from English Language Learners and International School in 2017, and is now a student at Nyack College. After the deaths of her mother and brother, Del Orbe is homeless, and a GoFundMe page has been started to help get her back on her feet.

ELLIS alum still degree-driven despite tragic loss

Chantal Del Orbe’s life was changed forever after discovering the bodies of her mother and teenage brother. more

By SIMONE JOHNSON | 3/17/19

Meet Amber Charter School … again

The Amber Charter School opens its doors again in an effort to reach out to prospective students. more

By SIMONE JOHNSON | 3/17/19

Jé Hooper, left, looks over footage during the filming of ‘Humanitas: A Conscious Coloring of Kindness,’ an abstract reimagining of the meeting between W.E.B. Du Bois and Felix Adler, founder of the Ethical Culture movement.

Filmmaker finds himself in Ethical Culture’s history

Jé Hooper is covering the history of the Ethical Culture Society, and in the process, is making some history himself. more

By SIMONE JOHNSON | 3/10/19

Joseph Liggio looks through music in the makeshift new radio studio at Manhattan College. WRCM, as the station is called, is making a comeback after going off the air in 2014. The station has a temporary home in a security booth at the school’s research and learning center on Corlear Avenue.

WRCM is back on the Manhattan College airwaves

Radio has changed quite a bit since WRCM went off the air in 2014. Terrestrial radio continues to dominate, but not by a lot. Satellite stations like SiriusXM continue to gain ground, as do the … more

By SIMONE JOHNSON | 3/10/19

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