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Training Wheels Off For 2011 Tour de Bronx

Bronx bicycling enthusiasts can now get in gear for the 17th annual Tour de Bronx bike ride as registration for the Oct. 23 event is now open. Participants can take in views of the borough on bicycle in a joint project by Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Transportation Alternatives, and local hospitals. The idea behind it being to promote the beauty of Bronx, as well as to encourage healthy living and exercise in the state’s unhealthiest county. “Riding a bike around our borough is the healthiest way to see the best of the Bronx, and I invite everyone to join


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Lehman College Speaker Series Takes Stage Tonight

Lehman College School of Arts and Humanities’ Fall 2011 speaker series will open with Spanish flair. The series is set to begin tonight with two speakers who will do much more than speak. Francisco Roldan and Thelma Ithier-Sterling will perform, “Music by Spanish and Latin American Composers” as part of the college’s celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. The performance is at 6 p.m. in Recital Hall in the Music Building.

PS 51 Parents Call Out DOE, Chancellor

The parents of current and former students at PS 51, the Bronx New School, say they are not satisfied with the Department of Education’s response after discovering high levels of toxins at school’s former building in Bedford Park. Next week, in response to the DOE’s lack of response, they will take their list of complaints to the Panel for Education Policy meeting at the Bronx High School of Business next Wednesday evening.