Let this serve as fair warning to all those road hogs and dangerous people driving on our New York roads. NY Police officials are targeting speeding and aggressive drivers across the entire state.
The “Speed Week” campaign runs until April 24, 2014. Fines for speeding and aggressive driving can reach nearly $1,000 and add up to 11 points on a driver’s license.
While most record books name Jackie Robinson as breaking the color barrier in baseball in 1947, many forget others who became the first black players.
Cuban star Orestes 'Minnie' Miñoso is certainly one to look up in the history books. His real name is Saturnino Orestes Armas "Minnie" Miñoso Arrieta.
He was a Cuban professional free agent baseball player playing for Cleveland Indians in the late 40's. The Cuban Comet is still alive and working in baseball for Chicago.
Whether you’re a professional journalist, a citizen reporter, an independent blogger, a news junkie, or anyone else who values journalism in the broadest sense of the word, here’s a site that will gain popularity and earn trust.
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2014 Pulitzer Prize Winners
Winning stories, photographs and cartoons, as well as bios and photos of winners, are available on the website listed below.
Journalism
PUBLIC SERVICE - Two Prizes: The Guardian US and The Washington Post
BREAKING NEWS REPORTING - The Boston Globe Staff
INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING - Chris Hamby of The Center for Public Integrity, Washington, D.C.
EXPLANATORY REPORTING - Eli Saslow of The Washington Post
LOCAL REPORTING - Will Hobson and Michael LaForgia of the Tampa Bay Times
Jewish worshipers everywhere are gathering with their loved ones to celebrate the feast of Passover.
Passover is a commemoration of the Jewish people’s exodus from slavery and oppression. It is an enduring narrative of fearlessness and determination which has instilled hope and inspiration across the world to this very day.
Sadness is a human emotion that most feel at one time or another. It's not the same as depression, but it may sometimes lead to it.
Sadness helps appreciate happiness. When our mood eventually changes from sadness to happiness, the sense of contrast adds to the enjoyment of the mood.
There are ways to experience sadness in a healthy way and to allow this emotion to enrich your life:
Denying such feelings may force them underground, where they can do more damage with time. Cry if you feel like it. Notice if you feel relief after the tears stop.
For Christians everywhere, Holy Week begins on Palm Sunday and ends on Easter Sunday.
Many celebrate the first joy of the season, Jesus's triumphant entrance into Jerusalem, where he was welcomed by crowds worshiping him and laying down palm leaves before him.
It also marks the beginning of Holy Week, with the greatest tragedy and sorrow of the year.
LIPBONE REDDING has once again performed at The Starving Artist Cafe on City Island. Tonight's solo performance included one of his latest compositions Esmeralda, which he told City Island Images will be included in his upcoming album release.
He also played a few standards, including his soulful and upbeat arrangement Tennessee Ernie Ford's favorite Sixteen Tons.
The IRS has received almost 100 million tax returns so far this year and expects to receive about 35 million more from procrastinators before their April 15 filing deadline.
About 12 million taxpayers will have requested extensions by the filing deadline, giving them an extra 6 months to file.
The fastest and easiest way to get the extra time is through the Free File link on IRS.gov. In a matter of minutes, anyone, regardless of income, can use this free service to electronically request an automatic tax-filing extension on Form 4868.
Monday | April 14 | 6:30-8:30pm
Reinvention Through the Everyday: A Bronx Council on the Arts poetry workshop with Bronx poet Bonafide Rojas. Bronx native and poet Bonafide Rojas will lead this workshop and combined book presentation for his latest title “RENOVATIO,” from Grand Concourse Press. He will discuss how reinvention and renovation have allowed him to not only survive, but to thrive under demanding and challenging circumstances. Bonafide will share his approaches and methods and will share the newest poems created by his alchemical assembling of language. This workshop and combined book presentation will include time for participants to write and share their own original material. Flyer.
Where: BCA @ 2700 E Tremont Ave (at St. Raymond Ave), Bronx NY 10461
Phone: 718-931-9500 x21
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