Bronx Irish Heritage Month Celebration at Rambling House

Last Thursday, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr. hosted an Irish Heritage Month Celebration at the Rambling House in Woodlawn. Thanks to the BP’s office for putting together this video. As spokesman John DeSio would say: production value!

Bronx Notes: Saturday Flea Market in Bedford Park

The Bedford-Mosholu Community Association will host a flea market fundraiser tomorrow, Saturday, March 10, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at St. Mary’s Orthodox Church, located at Bedford Park Boulevard and Decatur Avenue.

After Renovations, Poe Cottage Opens Its Doors

Edgar Allan Poe Cottage, where the famous writer spent the final years of his life, recently reopened after more than a year of renovation.

On Leap Day, Celebrating “LEAP Day” in the Bronx

For 34 years, the nonprofit group Learning through an Expanded Arts Program (LeAp) has provided music, dance, theater and visual arts programs at New York City public schools, including many in the Bronx. Last Wednesday, on leap day (Feb. 29), Mayor Michael Bloomberg proclaimed it to be “LEAP DAY” in honor of the group’s contributions

Bronx Notes: Family Resource Day at Library Center, Saturday

The Bronx Library Center, at 310 East Kingsbridge Road, will hold a free family resource day on Saturday, March 3, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Pre-Function Lobby. Representatives will be there to talk about educational and child care resources as well as summer programs and to give out information to families.

Bronx Stars of Tomorrow: Q&A With Beauty Queen Claudine Williams

Claudine Williams fell just short of her goal of becoming Miss New York 2012. But before the January pageant, the certified math teacher and Norwood resident sat down with the Norwood News to talk about her upbringing in Jamaica, her views on the education system in this country, and the stigma attached to beauty pageant contestants.

Bronx Notes: Hostos Looks Back at the ‘Battle Days of the Bronx’

Hostos Community College is presenting a panel presentation on the “Battle Days of the Bronx” tomorrow afternoon, Thursday, March 1 at 2 p.m. at the Savoy Multipurpose Room.

Rehabbed Poe Cottage is Once Again Open to Public

The fully refurbished Edgar Allan Poe Cottage on the grounds of Poe Park on Kingsbridge Road is once again open to the public: Saturdays, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sundays, from 1 to 5 p.m.

Bronx Business: Fordham’s One-Stop Santeria Shopping Destination

Stepping into Original Products Botanica on the corner of East 189th Street and Webster Avenue, visitors are welcomed with the aroma of fresh herbs, smiling employees and Spanish-Caribbean music playing from overhead speakers. It’s an expansive 15,000-square-foot store housing a vast collection of items — from altar tools and supplies, to ritual and saint candles, tarot cards and everything else in between.