ST PAUL'S CHURCH NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE

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These special events are all being held with or without the possible funding cuts. At St. Paul's, anyone can go on a guided tour, enjoy an organ concert, attend an outdoor music festival, participate in a living history program, go on a cemetery tour or just enjoy a quiet walk among the grounds. It's all available at Saint Paul's Church.

Wed., March 6, 1 PM

Lunchtime series features folk and bluegrass music, with banjo and mandolin, from Sarah Lawrence College

Thursday, March 7, First Thursdays at St. Paul’s open from 1 to 9 PM

125 Years From Great Estates to Great Parks

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What promises to be a fascinating talk by Dart Westphal, Chairman of the Bronx Parks 125th Anniversary Committee on how and why the Bronx went from an area of great estates to a community of modest homes and great parks.

The 1888 creation of the Bronx Parks system, 125 years ago, was perhaps the clearest turning point for the Bronx (today the greenest borough in the city), even though Pelham Bay Park would not be within the city limits for another 17 years. Dart discusses some of the reasons for and consequences of a movement to create "Free Playgrounds for the People."

SEQUESTER = POLITICAL CHICKEN

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It's another game of Washington, DC political chicken. This time it is over the sequester, as White House and congressional Republicans work for their opponents to carry most of the blame game if the $85 billion in spending cuts are triggered at the end of this week.

Much of US will soon find out how hard the nation's economy will be hit and our own finances possibly squeezed if those series of deep federal spending cuts, known as the sequester start as planned this Friday.

RETUMBA AMONG NYC's BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE

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Mike Bloomberg's Arts and Culture Show invited City Island's Retumba to his annual PARTY!

The Mayor’s Awards for Arts & Culture is also graciously supported by
LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton Inc., Michael Lynne and Bedell Cellars,
and Shai Tertner of Shiraz Events.

SEQUESTER SHOWDOWN

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The deadline is now four days away before $85 billion dollars in spending cuts, which has brought about a massive White House full court press of the impact in the cuts. They are announcing NY 12 thousand job cuts to NY alone. SURPRISE - The initial effects will be felt immediately and get worse.

These sequester effects are set to kick in on Friday, so it leaves The White House and Congressional leaders very little time to prevent all the across-the-bard spending cuts.

Republicans and Democrats will be spending the next few days playing the blame game, just as they've done before.

CITY ISLAND CIVIC ASS.

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The Association will be meeting Tuesday February 26th 2013at 7:30pm at 190 Fordham Street.

This Week in Her and History

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This Week in History, Feb 24 - Mar 2

Feb 24, 1836
Alamo defenders call for help. On this day in 1836, in San Antonio, Texas, Colonel William Travis issues a call for help on behalf of the Texan troops defending the Alamo, an old Spanish mission and fortress under attack by the Mexican army.

Feb 25, 1964

PRACTICE GOOD POSTURE

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The basics keys to good posture:

Posture is the way you hold your body while standing, sitting, or performing tasks like lifting, bending, pulling, or reaching. If your posture is good, the bones of the spine — the vertebrae — are correctly aligned.

Steps toward good posture:

You can improve your posture — and head off back pain — by practicing some imagery and a few easy exercises.

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