Painting for Pride (And Trash) in Oval Park

Tristan Walker, 7, along with more than a dozen other kids and several parents and aunts, were in Williamsbridge Oval Park on Saturday, April 28, doing their best to keep their park clean and beautiful by painting garbage cans with colorful designs and constructing holders for dog waste bags.

Bronx Stars Recognized By Mind-Builders

Alimi Ballard, has co-starred in Hollywood’s hit television show “Numb3rs” and the hit movie “Fast Five,” but he got his inspiration to act as a teen in the Bronx at Mind-Builders Creative Arts Center. At age 16, with his childhood friend Gilbert Glenn Brown, he toured New York City high schools, elementary schools, libraries and local theaters performing in plays with positive themes.

City Council Passes Living Wage Bill, With Revisions

After nearly two years of campaigning and many significant revisions, the City Council on Monday passed a version of the controversial Living Wage bill, which was introduced by two Bronx council members and born out of a 2009 fight over wages at a shopping mall proposed to fill the Kingsbridge Armory.

Bronx Crime Watch: ‘Vaseline’ Burglar Busted

Luis Gonzalez, also known as the “Vaseline Bandit,” has been indicted by a grand jury on a litany of burglary charges for allegedly looting several homes in the Bronx, many of them in Norwood and Bedford Park.

Bronx Sports Report: Walton Softball Steps Up Its Game

The Walton High School Campus girls softball team dominated its B Division opponents last year. This year, after a jump up to the A Division, the Wildcats are working overtime to keep up with the higher level of competition.

Unemployed in the Bronx: The Hunt for Work

The line of people waiting outside the Bronx Educational Opportunity Center last Wednesday ran the length of the entire building, snaked down a short flight of concrete steps and into the parking lot. Those queued up stood fidgeting in the mild April sun, many of them dressed in their best outfits, their shoes polished and their hair combed.

Be Healthy!: Cuomo Says Health Exchange Will Lower Insurance Costs

In a move to implement President Obama’s health care reform here in New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo ordered the establishment of a State Health Care Exchange last month, an online marketplace where individuals and small businesses can buy health insurance plans at prices much lower than current costs.

Bronx Notes: Public Safety Workshop Series Start Tonight

Bronx State Senator Gustavo Rivera is holding a series of public safety workshops during May that each focuses on a different topic. The workshops will be held at the senator’s office, 2432 Grand Concourse, 4th Floor, Room 419. The workshops include: “Bullying and Cyber Bullying,” presented by STEPS to End Family Violence, Thursday, May 3, 6 to 7:30 p.m.;