The NY Yankees excelled at home plate at their home opener by winning 4-2 against The Orioles. Baseball has officially returned to The Bronx. Opening Day happens to be an annual ritual in all major league baseball-parks. This is the reason why they call America's favorite past time. As a result, there is a petition circulated to make opening day a national holiday.
On April 8-10, 2014, the LBJ Presidential Library will host a Civil Rights Summit to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
To allow everyone to enjoy the Civil Rights Summit, April 8, 9 and 10, 2014, the LBJ Presidential Library—in collaboration with Google and Longhorn Network—will live stream each of the Summit programs on their website.
This Week in History, Apr 6 - Apr 12
Apr 06, 1896
First modern Olympic Games. On April 6, 1896, the Olympic Games, a long-lost tradition of ancient Greece, are reborn in Athens 1,500 years after being banned by Roman Emperor Theodosius I. At the opening of the Athens Games, King Georgios I of Greece and a crowd of 60,000 spectators welcomed athletes from 13 nations to the international competition. The first recorded Olympic Games were held at Olympia in the Greek city-state of Elis in 776 B.C., but it is generally accepted that the Olympics were at least 500 years old at that time. The ancient Olympics, held every four years, occurred during a religious festival honoring the Greek god Zeus. In the eighth century B.C., contestants came from a dozen or more Greek cities, and by the fifth century B.C. from as many as 100 cities from throughout the Greek empire. Initially, Olympic competition was limited to foot races, but later a number of other events were added, including wrestling, boxing, horse and chariot racing, and military competitions. The pentathlon, introduced in 708 B.C., consisted of a foot race, the long jump, discus and javelin throws, and wrestling. With the rise of Rome, the Olympics declined, and in 393 A.D. the Roman Emperor Theodosius I, a Christian, abolished the Games as part of his efforts to suppress paganism in the Roman Empire.
Nobody understood the value of a free press more than Thomas Jefferson. In 1787 he wrote, “Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter.”
As president he later wrote, “Nothing can now be believed which is seen in a newspaper,” he went on to write. “Truth itself becomes suspicious by being put into that polluted vehicle.”
City Island’s finest institution is now sixty three and some of the ladies are teetotalers. according to its lone survivor and legendary City Island real estate broker Jacqueline Kyle Kall. She told City Island Images The City Island Garden Club was founded by four local ladies and enjoys many new and old proud members.
The club convenes once a month and these women share a passion for gardening and beautification. Their work is visible on City Island avenue. They've maintained planters for the past three years and were very instrumental in the cleanup of Hawkins Park.
The City Island Nautical Museum has been closed for the winter, but their volunteer staff has been hard at work on various projects and is now ready to reopen officially on Saturday, April 5,
The first installation features an exhibition of photographs by Jane Protzman, “Water Water Every Where.” A reception will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 13.
The museum staff welcomes all and looks forward to greeting old friends and making new ones.
The City Island Nautical Museum is located at 190 Fordham Street City Island, NY 10464
Just because this recently installed traffic light is red, it does not mean construction has stopped. In fact, there is progress everyday and it appears that no one will allow anything to get in the way.
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.