Join ¡Retumba!
on
Thursday, July 26th
from 6:30 - 8:00 pm
at
Van Cortlandt Park
"Barefoot Dancing Festival"
Rain or Shine
on the lawn in front of the
Van Cortlandt House Museum
Broadway at West 246th Street, Bronx, NY
http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/VanCortlandtPark/events/2012/07/26/bar…
AND
Sunday July 29th
at the "Festival de Loiza"
on
Lexington and 105th Street
East Harlem, NY.
¡Retumba! performs at @ 4:30 pm
Brooklyn Bridge: Opened back in 1883, it was considered to be an engineering wonder, the longest suspension bridge in the world. Take the A or C train to High Street, Brooklyn, and walk back to Manhattan with your camera to capture some of the finest skyline views.
Central Park: The city's second largest park and Manhattan's backyard. It is the green space where folks jog, skate, bike, walk, climb some rocks and steal a kiss, or two.
India's Gold - The demand for gold in India accounts for an amazing 32 percent of the worldwide market for the precious metal. And no wonder. The most important tradition at nearly all the 10 million annual weddings in India is the lavish gold jewelry.
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18560_162-57476216/indias-love-affair-with-…
City Island Images publisher Roberto Soto has received The 2012 PRSUN Award. Through this award, PRSUN recognizes movers and shakers who have lived up to the social mission of informing, empowering, and building communities in their personal or professional lives.
PRSUN celebrated their 10 year anniversary during a networking event last night.
Following the award presentation last night, Soto said " City Island Images is honored to serve a growing online community that according to Google, received nearly 30 thousand page views last month."
This Week in History, Jul 22 - Jul 28
Jul 22, 2003
Jessica Lynch gets hero's welcome. U.S. Army Private Jessica Lynch, a prisoner-of-war who was rescued from an Iraqi hospital, receives a hero's welcome when she returns to her hometown of Palestine, West Virginia. The story of the 19-year-old supply clerk, who was captured by Iraqi forces in March 2003, gripped America; however, it was later revealed that some details of Lynch's dramatic capture and rescue might have been exaggerated.
Jul 23, 1984
THE MOVIE MASSACRE ASSAULT RIFFLE JAMMED. Mind-boggling Ammunition Stash.
Semiautomatic rifle used in Colorado movie killing jammed during the horrific attack.
PATERNO STATUTE TAKEN DOWN. NCAA to Punishes Penn State.
Corrective and punitive' sanctions against Penn State following Sandusky sex scandal.
SYRIAN REBELS FIGHT BACK. New Clashes Crush Damascus.
Fierce fighting is reported in Syria's two biggest cities - Damascus and Aleppo - as government forces seek to regain control of rebel-held areas.
US POOR AS BEFORE. US Poor Levels Highest Half Century.
On Monday, Bronx Borough President Rubén Díaz Jr. and Bronx Dominican Parade Committee Directors Felipe Febles and Rosa Ayala will announce the celebrations that will lead up to the 23rd Annual Gran Parada Dominicana de El Bronx (Bronx Dominican Day Parade).
The Bronx Dominican Day Parade will take place on Sunday, July 29th, from East Tremont to 167th street. Borough President Diaz will present a proclamation launching the Bronx Dominican Day Parade Week 2012.
Monday, July 23 @ 11:00 AM Bronx County Building Rotunda 851 Grand Concourse, Bronx.
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The Security Council has renewed the mandate of United Nations observers tasked with monitoring the cessation of violence in Syria and the full implementation of the international peace plan put forward to end the ongoing crisis.
In a unanimously adopted resolution, the Council extended the UN Supervision Mission in Syria (UNSMIS) for a final period of 30 days, “taking into consideration Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s recommendations to reconfigure the Mission, and taking into consideration the operational implications of the increasingly dangerous security situation in Syria.”