On Gun Hill Road, just a few blocks up from the Bronx River, among bodegas, nail salons and pizza shops, is a small, hole-in-the wall pet shop. It may not seem like much from the outside, but inside is a world of tropical fish, turtles, guinea pigs, exotic birds and friendly parrots who welcome you with “hello.”

On Good Friday, April 2, St. Philip Neri Catholic Church held its annual street procession, called the "The Solemn Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion," before the 3 p.m. service. The 45-minute procession went around Bedford Park to Valentine Avenue and 205th Street and ended at the church on the Grand Concourse.

A listing of events, programs, announcements, services and more for all our readers in the Bronx and beyond.

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

Megan Charlop, a longtime Norwood resident and mother of four whose life’s work was improving the health and well-being of Bronxites young and old, died on March 17 as she biked to PS 55 along Crotona Avenue. She swerved to avoid an opening car door when a city bus struck her, killing her instantly. Charlop was 57.

Earlier this month, Dan Katz, part owner of the Foodtown supermarket in Norwood that burned down in a horrific fire in late December, gushed to members of Community Board 7 about how much bigger and better the replacement store will be once it’s completed.

"I’m telling you, you’re going to love it," Katz said after enumerating the store’s new features. "This is a monumental project."

Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr. and City Councilman Fernando Cabrera announced a big-name lineup to serve on a task force that they hope will generate a new plan to put the massive and long-vacant Kingsbridge Armory to use for the community.

On Tuesday morning, Congressman Jose E. Serrano and Eliot Engel, who represent the majority of the Bronx, attended President Obama’s signing of what Democrats are calling "historic" health care reform.

During a "virtual" town hall meeting in Albany on March 21, State Senator Pedro Espada Jr. announced that he now favors tolls on four East River bridges.