New York’s First Lady, Michelle Paige Paterson, recently stopped by Mosholu Montefiore Community Center to check out the B’N Fit anti-obesity program and meet with some local teens striving to improve their lives while shedding a couple pounds in the process.

In October, Monroe marked 75 years of bettering students. Since its inception in 1933, the Jerome Avenue-based private college has evolved over the years to fit the growing needs of its diverse and expanding student body.

This winter, the halls of the Bronx Aerospace Academy, a small military-themed high school on Gun Hill Road, look fresh and new thanks to a nonprofit group that is making it their mission to spruce up the city’s drab and dilapidated public school buildings.

With another college basketball season in the rearview mirror, both the men’s and women’s basketball teams at Monroe College can look optimistically towards next year’s campaigns even though they fell short of their championship aspirations.

The Norwood News’ arts and entertainment calendar for our Bronx readers.

A listing of community events, programs and services in the Bronx.

Supportive housing is not a facility, but rather permanent affordable apartments with on-site services, including case management, mental health services, substance abuse counseling, and employment programs, to homeless, disabled and at-risk New Yorkers. Supportive

Last Wednesday, the city approved a proposal that could lead to $17.8 million in tax breaks for the Related Companies, the developer that plans to transform the massive landmarked Kingsbridge Armory into a shopping center.

For the Kingsbridge Armory Redevelopment Alliance (KARA), the decision was a setback. The Alliance hoped the agency would postpone its decision until Related committed to negotiating a community benefits agreement.

Ozzie Brown looks at the oil-drenched industrial stretch of Webster Avenue and sees a completely different future for this wide corridor that runs parallel to the Bronx River.

The Department of City Planning, working closely with Brown’s committee and the whole board, have drafted a plan designed to bring in new apartment buildings, stores and businesses on Webster, between Fordham Road and Gun Hill Road.