As the Bronx deals with a slow economy and constantly changing demographics, few family owned businesses withstand the test of time. The Perista Coffee Shop and Restaurant on Kingsbridge Road is a notable exception.

Community leaders and neighborhood organizations are rallying for New York City residents to participate in this year’s census count. The 10-question surveys were mailed out in the middle of March, and the deadline for returning the forms is April 1.

"The actions of one day-the consequences of that-will live with us for the next 10 years," said New York Secretary of State Lorraine Cortes-Vazquez, who attended a census awareness press conference at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism on March 19.

The pre-kindergarten admissions process for next fall is under way. All children applying for pre-kindergarten (pre-K) must be four years old by December 31, 2010. Applications are due Friday, April 9.

For the past 20 years, Maureen Fergus Sheehan has devoted her career to helping the poor, the hungry and the less fortunate. Sheehan, development director at the multi-service nonprofit Part of the Solution (POTS) on Webster Avenue (between 197th and 198th streets), was honored at the New York City Council’s annual

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

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

It’s not every day you see basketball-carrying unicyclists playing double-dutch on the Grand Concourse. But there they were, three members of the legendary Bronx-born King Charles Troupe, doing their thing on a windy, chilly Friday morning in front of the Loew’s Paradise Theater just south of Fordham Road. Onlookers passed by; most smiling and amused, some just plain confused.

Immediately after a fire ripped through the vestibule of St. Nicholas of Tolentine Church, causing severe damage last Friday morning, parishioners expressed relief and hopes for a quick rebound. On Sunday, the church held service as usual in their elementary school gym.

William Clark looks at the "T" that makes up the intersection of Sedgwick Avenue and 183rd Street and remembers the gruesome death of an older man who tried unsuccessfully to cross from one side of 183rd Street to the other.

Because of the intersection’s proximity to a day care, three elementary schools and Bronx Community College, residents want to see a stoplight installed to regulate traffic and prevent any more pedestrian casualties and car smashups. But so far, the city has been unresponsive.