It’s now been a year since the horrific Bainbridge Avenue fire that destroyed 10 stores and damaged several others.

As we report in this issue, a couple of the stores have relocated, but most haven’t, and even some of the ones still standing are having a terrible time of it.

The landlord, Evelyn Jacobsen, who holds all the cards, is not returning calls from us or community leaders who are desperate to learn her plans so we can make some progress in filling this gaping hole in the local economy.

The problem is particularly acute because of the subsequent fire that demolished the strip’s only supermarket.

It’s now been a year since the horrific Bainbridge Avenue fire that destroyed 10 stores and damaged several others.

As we report in this issue, a couple of the stores have relocated, but most haven’t, and even some of the ones still standing are having a terrible time of it.

The landlord, Evelyn Jacobsen, who holds all the cards, is not returning calls from us or community leaders who are desperate to learn her plans so we can make some progress in filling this gaping hole in the local economy.

The problem is particularly acute because of the subsequent fire that demolished the strip’s only supermarket.

We want to extend a huge thanks to Jennifer Beaugrand and her crew at Mosholu Preservation Corporation. After a stormy, stormy summer, we are grateful for her and her crew’s hard work in clearing the fallen trees and branches from the area parks. Thank you. Friends of the Williamsbridge Oval  

It’s not surprising that Principal Diane Daprocida started to get a little emotional when she spoke last week to a crowd, which included her own parents and children, about the new early childhood center on PS 94’s campus in Norwood.

The crowd was on hand for the grand opening of the new center and it was a happy event. But the last two years were trying for Daprocida and the rest of her school community.

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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