Over the past week, there have reportedly been nearly 1700 tremors, or quakes around the world, and not just in Chile and California. This occurrence brings up the theory of THE RING OF FIRE.
The Ring of Fire is a series of sites with seismic activity, or earthquakes, around the edges of the planet along the Pacific Ocean.
The City Island Chamber of Commerce once again begins another season of FREE Bronx Seaside Trolley on the first Friday of every month from 5:30pm to 9:30pm, leaving hourly on the half hour, from Pelham Bay Station and going to The Bartow Pell Mansion Museum then on to City Island.
Take advantage of special offers when you show your Trolley Card at participating establishments. Only available from the driver on the Trolley.
For more information, please contact the City Island Chamber of Commerce at 718-885-9100 or Paul Klein at 718-885-3090.
Everyone is invited to attend a special event, which is suitable for all ages. You and everyone in your family are cordially invited to join in the fun at Trinity Methodist Church Annual Spring Fair on Saturday, April 5th November (11a-4pm) The event will be held at our 160 year old church located on the corner of City Island avenue and Bay street, City Island.
Many wonderful bargains, furniture, pre-loved clothes, Books/CDs DVDs, as well as cakes, jams and preserves, along with plants and special gifts, jewellery, games and lot of music.
This Saturday, Focal Point Gallery will begin displaying a month long celebration of precious art work produced local young artists.
Focal Point was founded forty rears ago, back in in 1974 by photographer and artist extraordinaire Ron Terner. The gallery serves as an alternative exhibition space for exceptional but little-known artists unable to gain recognition elsewhere.
Ron hosts receptions and mounts multiple exhibitions every year primarily of or art and photography.
In case you had not noticed, there are moves underway for some new commerce on the avenue.
These are another laundromat and one more restaurant. Construction workers are very busy refurbishing the building, which is next door to Ruth Antiques and preparing the long abandoned structure which used to house a pizza shop for a new Chinese food establishment.
Both are new welcomed additions on City Island avenue on the corner of Fordham and City Island avenues is where you will find these next two businesses.
Chile earthquake with a magnitude 8.2 earthquake triggered tsunami warnings, but thousands are now returning home as hundreds of aftershocks continue.
Seven persons are believed dead as the extent of damage couldn't be fully assessed yet. Military personnel including 100 anti-riot police have joined hundreds of soldiers deployed to prevent looting and round up escaped prisoners.
Thousands of people were evacuated from low-lying areas, but most began to return home as the tsunami alerts were gradually lifted in Chile's long coast.
April 2014
Apr 1-4, "Hispanicize 2014, Latino Trends," Miami, FL. http://www.hispanicizeevent.com/news/hispanicize-2014-sets-dates-hints-…. Contact: 305-321-5002
Apr 14-15, "3rd Annual MLB Diversity Business Summit: The Diversity Employment and Business Opportunity Career and Trade Fair," Major Baseball League and New York Yankees, NYC. MLB.com/diversitysummit
While visiting her longest living friend on City Island, City Island Realtor and Broker Jacqueline Kyle Kall received an unexpected pleasant surprise kiss from her best friend and long time admirer, retired US Army Sargent Russell Schaller.
These two love birds were chatting up a storm and at one marvelous moment, Russell kissed Jackie and the two became an inseparable couple, as they began their long awaited courtship.
CABLE TV - I have the unfortunate experience of living in an area that is solely serviced by only one cable provider. This has been nothing but bad luck. Avoid them at all costs for the following reasons:
Expensive - Minimum charge per month just for wifi, whereas other providers charge significantly less for the same service.
Event: Society of Professional Journalists – Region 1 Conference
When: April 25-26, 2014
Where: Georgetown University, 640 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington, D.C.