by Associated Press (), published online 11-20-2009
Worst Month for Post Since Vietnam
By Dan Elliott
Associated Press
FORT CARSON, Colo. — Fort Carson paid somber tribute Wednesday to 15 of its soldiers killed in Afghanistan last month, the worst single month for combat deaths the post has endured since
Assemblywoman Janele Hyer-Spencer may have been one of 40,000 runners Sunday during the NYC Marathon, but she attracted special notice when she ran across the Verrazano Narrows Bridge into Bay Ridge along Bay Ridge Parkway, where she was photographed by Citizen Tom Kane for the Bay Ridge Eagle. Her district, like the marathon, starts in Staten Island and runs through {read more...}
DUMBO — Happy Baby organic baby food company was born in a Brooklyn Heights apartment in 2003 out of a common concern: How can I feed my baby healthy food without finding
St. Francis, in Little-Known Incident,
Met with Sultan During the Crusades
BROOKLYN COLLEGE — A new book just released by a division of Doubleday and written by Brooklyn College professor Paul Moses, on the Muslim-Christian conflicts during the Crusades, could shed some light on present-day tensions around the world.
Moses, a former Newsday editor, shared the fruits of a research grant with a public lecture and reading from his new book, The
Ran Ortner of Brooklyn has won first place in the ArtPrize competition with his lifelike oil painting on canvas, “Open Water No. 24,” which depicts the swelling surface of a body of water. As first-place winner, he won $250,000. There {read more...}
by Associated Press (), published online 10-07-2009
By Colleen Long
Associated Press
BROOKLYN — For Tennille Ray, maintaining her sculpted arms, 12-pack abs and muscled legs is a full-time job.
Ray is a professional bodybuilder in the figure division — which means she has eye-popping muscles but is still expected to be curvy and feminine. She has been competing in the World Natural Bodybuilding Federation for about a year, winning her debut and going on to be named Miss Universe at a competition held in Barbados earlier this year against
BROOKLYN -- The Brooklyn Youth Chorus Academy (BYCA) board of directors has announced the appointment of the organization’s new executive director, Valerie G. Lewis.
Lewis brings extensive and multi-faceted experience in leadership and marketing to
BROOKLYN — When Brooklyn resident Keila Rodney first came to the United States nearly 25 years ago from the Caribbean island of Saint Vincent, the first thing she noticed were the things that her American neighbors took for granted, such as modern plumbing.
“Many people in Saint Vincent are so poor, they don’t have refrigeration or indoor bathrooms,” said Rodney. “They have to use an outhouse.”
Though her means were limited, Rodney says she wanted desperately to do what she could
BROOKLYN — Lying in a hospital bed unable to walk, the last thing Darnell Collier expected to hear doctors say, “You’ve had one ischemic stroke and one cerebral hemorrhage.” In short, two strokes left Collier suffering from significant paralysis.
DOWNTOWN — The annual gala and fundraiser for Helen Keller Services for the Blind, attended by 200 guests last Thursday, was an evening to remember, complete with dinner, dancing and two deserving honorees.
At Steiner Studios’ Stage 6 in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, with a panoramic view of the industrial harbor front at dusk, the 33rd Anniversary of Sound and Light was a glamorous and festive affair as in years past.
AUTHOR KURT ANDERSEN will deliver a keynote address on the meaning of creative value in the 21st century as part of this Saturday’s Pratt Institute symposium, titled “Redefining the Good Life.”
Andersen is many things — a Pratt trustee, critically acclaimed novelist, and host and co-creator of the Peabody Award-winning public
AUTHOR KURT ANDERSEN will deliver a keynote address on the meaning of creative value in the 21st century as part of this Saturday’s Pratt Institute symposium, titled “Redefining the Good Life.”
Andersen is many things — a Pratt trustee, critically acclaimed novelist, and host and co-creator of the Peabody Award-winning public
The Green-Wood Historic Fund, at its second annual benefit this past Thursday, presented the DeWitt Clinton Award for Excellence to Nancy and Otis Pearsall for their lifelong dedication to historic preservation. The event, which highlighted “The Artists of Green-Wood,” attracted more than 225 guests, with a special trolley tour, performance by Angels & Accordions and dinner ceremony. Seen here, left-right, are Green-Wood President Richard Moylan, Otis Pearsall and Nancy Pearsall.
Two Brooklyn developers who wanted to open a live animal market and slaughterhouse in a Buffalo building that houses a Subway sandwich shop have found a new location. Lackawanna Mayor Norman Polanski says the business, which also includes a grocery {read more...}
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS – Citing what he calls his sharp-eyed watch and government action on correcting city problems in his City Council work, David Yassky offered his “record of results” as what puts him ahead of other Democratic Party candidates for city comptroller.
“We are a city in crisis with a 20 percent decline in our economy. We need the funding tools and to end government waste to bring it on course,” said Councilman
