Longtime City Island resident, Dr. Eric Sanderson, PhD offered a lecture on past present and future Manhattan at Bartow-Pell Mansion's Spring Luncheon this afternoon.
Sanderson referred as far back as 9/12/1609, when this area was known on a map as zone 221 - Central Appalachian Broad Leaf Forest, which was then considered grassland and sparsely inhabited by 1000 different plant species, along with Lenape Indians, who were also known as Delaware People.
Confidence with Teach-ability. Research from a variety of employment sources reveal that the majority of young employees believe their boss can learn a lot from them. While this may be true that more experienced interviewers do have a lot to learn from young employees, an interviewee who appears arrogant may repel a baby boomer. We suggest communicating your strong value, but without leaving the employer with the feeling you believe you know everything.
Latin music legends, also known as Salsa Royalty appeared in the Bronx to pay tribute to El Ciego Maravilloso, while a significant portion of Dawson Street was finally renamed in honor of Cuban salsa singer Arsenio Rodríguez.
The music maestro, who was was known “the Blind Marvel,” Rodríguez was one of the founders of the conjunto style of Cuban music, which mixes conga drums, keyboards and horns.
Rodríguez was born in 1911, moved to the Bronx in the 1950s and became a staple in nightspots including the Tropicana and Hunts Point Palace. He died in 1970.
The Newseum is offering visitors a new exhibit The Washington, D.C. institution has announced the opening of “Anchorman: The Exhibit,” timed with the release of “Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues” later this year.
This exhibit explores the reality behind the humor of ‘Anchorman’ and tracks the rise of personality-driven news formats in the 1970s.
Costumes and original props from the movie will be on display, and the exhibit will feature a replica KVWN-TV anchor desk where visitors can pose.
The exhibit will open in November and remain on display until August 2014.
Do you know about the Pelham Park & City Island Railroad?
Find out at the City Island Nautical Museum
190 Fordham Street - Sunday, June 9, at 2 p.m.
Thomas X. Casey, Bronx historian and Secretary of the East Bronx History Forum,
will give a fascinating talk about New York’s first monorail to City Island and its place in history.
Refreshments will be served and the museum shop will be open.
Kerry Kennedy, President of the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights (RFK Center), announced the launch of a groundbreaking new initiative of the RFK Center, RFK Project SEATBELT: a comprehensive set of evidence-based tools, developed in partnership with the Making Caring Common Project at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, to help schools, parents, and communities prevent bullying before it starts.
DNA is now the new fingerprint, according to The US Supreme Court. The justices ruled that police are now allowed to collect DNA evidence from people they arrest, equating the procedure to standard practices as common as fingerprinting.
The high court ruling was 5-4, but not your usual 5-4. In this 5-4 vote, The US Supreme Court ruled that police officers can take DNA samples without a warrant from people they arrest for any serious crimes without violating the Fourth Amendment.
If you are planning a trip and decide to call AAA travel services to book your flight, please be aware that your membership fee only allows you to get an agent on the phone, but there will be a processing fee and then when your reservations are completed, you will have to go online for a seat assignment, or have to stand online at the airport.
Their web page offers the following tips:
Tip #1: Make your reservation early.
Oh sweet, dear parents of Elena, Chloe, Sophia and Parker!
She is just days away from heading off to Italy for a looooong overdue European vacation. This trip is something Natasha and her husband Charlie have dreamed about for years and they finally got their acts together to make it happen.
Viva Italia & Francia!
That means they have both been waaaay more productive than ever to get everything done so they can can totally unplug while they're away and hard at play.
According to one local merchant, City Island's first street fair of the year was a sales success.
Ron Terrner, owner of Focal Point Gallery and his wife Susan were busy on Saturday as well as Sunday. The City Island Chamber of Commerce once again sponsored this first outdoor street fair this year.
Happy vendors included small businesses on City Island, as well as local area artists.