As part of a deal which allowed the Croton Filtration Plant to be built in Van Cortlandt Park, the Department of Environmental Protection promised Bronx politicians money to improve our parks. Harris Park is slated for a renovation and Phase 1 will begin in 2008. Three fields will be seeded with natural grass and three fields will be covered with artificial or synthetic turf. I am troubled with the idea of artificial turf in any public park where neighborhood children, Little League teams and adults play. Turf creates intense hot spots which are potentially dangerous. Turf requires misting or watering

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A list of community events and programs for people living in the northwest Bronx.

The Bronx’s largest hospital and employer, Montefiore Medical Center, recently held its annual black-tie fund-raiser, “Celebrate Montefiore,” at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in Manhattan.

Local Bronxite Christopher Perkins, a staff sergeant with the National Guard, returned home a couple of weeks ago after finishing his second tour of duty in Iraq. On Sunday, Nov. 18, Perkins will lead Bronx Vets as the grand marshal at the upcoming Veterans Day Parade in Throggs Neck.

Kenny Rankin, a world-renowned singer-songwriter who has appeared on the Tonight Show more than 20 times, dropped by St. Brendan’s School in Norwood to perform some of his hit songs last week.

By Allison Grande Osvaldo #5 Unisex Salon opened at 2974 Jerome Ave. at the corner of Bedford Park Boulevard and Jerome Avenue almost two months ago. Owned by the Osvaldo Barber Shop Corporation, which operates 10 other Bronx shops, #5 has eight staffers and a simple motto. “We make people look nice in exchange for a small amount of currency,” said Lexx, a barber at #5. According to Lexx, Osvaldo barbershops offer “lower prices” than others like it in the area. Lexx, a barber for the past 22 years, has some customers who have followed him to Jerome Avenue from

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A listing of arts and entertainment events for our readership in the northwest Bronx.

Buoyed by a commitment to ensure that a redeveloped Kingsbridge Armory will anchor the community, hundreds of local residents crowded into the Fordham Manor Reform Church last Saturday before marching around the landmark fortress in a cold, driving rain.

Council Member Oliver Koppell has hired a new Director of Constituent Services, Ms. Shanay Watson, for his district office at 3636 Waldo Ave. Watson will provide full-time service assisting those with problems related to housing, noise, benefits, transportation, sanitation and other city issues.