Kenny Rankin, a world-renowned singer-songwriter who has appeared on the Tonight Show more than 20 times, dropped by St. Brendan’s School in Norwood to perform some of his hit songs last week.

By Allison Grande Osvaldo #5 Unisex Salon opened at 2974 Jerome Ave. at the corner of Bedford Park Boulevard and Jerome Avenue almost two months ago. Owned by the Osvaldo Barber Shop Corporation, which operates 10 other Bronx shops, #5 has eight staffers and a simple motto. “We make people look nice in exchange for a small amount of currency,” said Lexx, a barber at #5. According to Lexx, Osvaldo barbershops offer “lower prices” than others like it in the area. Lexx, a barber for the past 22 years, has some customers who have followed him to Jerome Avenue from

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A listing of arts and entertainment events for our readership in the northwest Bronx.

Buoyed by a commitment to ensure that a redeveloped Kingsbridge Armory will anchor the community, hundreds of local residents crowded into the Fordham Manor Reform Church last Saturday before marching around the landmark fortress in a cold, driving rain.

Council Member Oliver Koppell has hired a new Director of Constituent Services, Ms. Shanay Watson, for his district office at 3636 Waldo Ave. Watson will provide full-time service assisting those with problems related to housing, noise, benefits, transportation, sanitation and other city issues.

A major tenant anti-harassment bill, co-sponsored by Council Member Oliver Koppell, was introduced in the City Council on Oct. 17.

The new legislation gives tenants an effective tool to fight abusive landlords who harass tenants through threats, repeated interruptions of essential services, removing possessions, and/or damaging entry to a residence.

DeWitt Clinton High School, St. Catherine’s Academy, and 31 other New York City high schools will be taking part in the newly launched Rewarding Achievement (REACH) program. REACH, started by The Council of Urban Professionals (CUP) and funded with $1 million by the Pershing Square Foundation will reward high achieving minority students in urban areas.

Led by the city’s Parks Department, volunteers planted 10,000 trees on It’s My Park! Day. The Oct. 20 effort was part of Mayor Bloomberg’s Million Trees NYC initiative, which aims to plant one million trees in the next 10 years.

All analog broadcasting for television stations across the country will be discontinued and switched to digital broadcasting on Feb. 18, 2009. The U.S. government mandated this to free analog broadcasting frequencies for use by Fire, Police, and other emergency services. After this date, without the purchase of a set-top box, or switch to a cable or satellite provider, 19 million households will be viewing only static.