Bronx Notes: Local Artist Barbara Korman Featured in BronxArtSpace Silent Auction

BronxArtSpace, a gallery managed by artists Linda Cunningham and Mitsu Hadeishi, will host the opening of its two-week-long art sale and silent auction this evening from 5 to 9 p.m. Work by Bedford Park-based artist Barbara Korman, who has exhibited at the gallery in the past, will be available for purchase.

Bronx Graduation Snapshots: H.S. of Computers & Technology (Evander Childs Campus)

On June 25, the Norwood News sent reporters to chronicle the graduation ceremonies of three Bronx high schools, including the High School of Computers & Technology on the Evander Childs Campus.

Bronx Graduation Snapshot: Celia Cruz Bronx High School of Music

On June 25, the Norwood News sent reporters to chronicle the graduation ceremonies of three Bronx high schools, including Celia Cruz Bronx High School of Music. Students at the Ceila Cruz Bronx High School of Music gathered in the Lehman College Performing Arts Center amidst a sea of balloons and flower bouquets to receive their diplomas. White and blue block letter balloons displayed on stage read “CCHS 2013.” Outside on the street, a mock photo studio, awaited the soon-to-be graduates. The canvas backdrop, complete with painted ivy covered columns, was draped along the side of a nearby bridge. After the

Norwood News to Host 11th Council District Debate on Aug. 1

Save the date! The Norwood News will be hosting a debate among candidates looking to replace term-limited Oliver Koppell in the 11th Council District, which includes Norwood, Bedford Park, Woodlawn, Wakefield, Kingsbridge, Kingsbridge Heights and Riverdale.

Bronx Graduation Snapshot: DeWitt Clinton

On June 25, the Norwood News sent reporters to chronicle the graduation ceremonies of three Bronx high schools, including DeWitt Clinton, the Bronx’s largest comprehensive public high school.

Bronx News Roundup: Bronx Jazz Giant dies at age 70

By Hugh Thornhill Here’s your news roundup for the day: – Kenneth Giordano, whose Willie’s Steakhouse became the center of the Bronx’s Latin Jazz community, died at from Melanoma at the age of 70 on Monday, the Daily News reports. After buying out Willie’s from its former co-owner Willie Fornes in the 1990s, Giordano greatly increased its jazz performances. Jazz greats such as Johnny Pacheco, Dave Valentin, Willie Colon, Eddie Palmieri and Tito Puente were regulars at the restaurant. – Police are currently after five suspects in a string of armed robberies that are targeting Bronx women, News 12 the

Video: How to Tell the Difference Between Dominicans and Puerto Ricans and Other Views on Race and Ethnicity in the Bronx

The above video was created by Project Bronx. Project Bronx is the brainchild of Adam Levine-Peres, “a community inspired initiative” that’s focused around a Youtube channel dedicated to discussing issues important to the Bronx community. Project Bronx seeks to give a voice to the Bronx with its videos consisting of interviews with Bronx people on many topics from race relations to whether or not the Bronx is better than Brooklyn. Its Twitter feed gives updates on the many things going on in the Bronx.

After Initial Success, Shop Healthy Program Expands in the Bronx

The second wave of Shop Healthy NYC programs are coming to local retailers in the South Bronx neighborhoods of Mott Haven, Hunts Point, and Longwood, the city’s Health Department announced late last month.

City Looking For Developer to Take Over Old Fordham Library

Last week, the city released a request for proposals for the old Fordham Library in the Bronx, which has sat mostly vacant since it was shut down in 2005.