Students at Discovery High School on the Walton campus were treated to a healthy meal of braised collard greens with tomatillo salsa on Tuesday.

Bronxites know Webster Avenue more for its auto body shops than its culinary offerings. But a new Brazilian restaurant in Norwood could change that.

When friends Evelyn Polanco and Alex Perez were spending too much time driving from Manhattan to Queens to their favorite Brazilian restaurant, they decided to open one closer to home in the Bronx.

Last week, the signs on the windows of Hair Shoppe said it all: "Due to the Economy – Close Oct. 16," "40 % off all Hair Products."

Inside, boxes everywhere were filled with shampoos and conditioners. There were missing mirrors and chairs where clients used to sit for their regular hairdos.

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A listing of arts, entertainment and recreational events for our readers in the Bronx and beyond.

The stretch of Valentine Avenue, between East 194th and 196th streets, has proven ideal for a thriving illegal drug trade. It’s a one-way, southbound. It’s not intersected on 195th Street. And there’s a slight bend in the canyon-like corridor of six-story apartment buildings, making it easy for lookouts to spot oncoming police cars.

Today, more than two months after police arrested 31 suspects, seized $1.5 million in cash and four kilograms of heroin, the block is essentially drug free, residents say.

Tenants from 10 crumbling Bronx buildings gathered in the courtyard of 2770 Kingsbridge Terrace on Sept. 29 for an emotional candlelit prayer vigil, fed up with conditions in apartments that many describe as unlivable.

Their homes, which include 2505 Aqueduct Ave., 2500 University Ave., and 75 W. 190th St., have been in foreclosure proceedings since private equity firm Milbank Real Estate defaulted on its $35 million mortgage last year. Now, the buildings are in the process of being sold to a mystery buyer who refuses to be identified, and residents and advocates worry the sale will mean more neglect.

Joe McLaughlin, a former high school football star turned Republican candidate in the 81st Assembly District, is trying to script a Rudy-like underdog story as the general election approaches on Nov. 2.

What will Bill Samuels and his New Roosevelt Initiative political action group do now that they’ve reached their goal of defeating Pedro Espada in the 33rd Senate District?

According to a press release, they’re taking their show on the road-and bringing Gustavo Rivera with them-to throw support behind Mary Wilmot, a Democratic candidate running for State Senate in Rochester against a Republican incumbent.