Story, photos and video by Sherry Mazzocchi The past month has been a whirlwind for Aurora Anaya-Cerda. Her El Barrio bookstore, La Casa Azul, celebrated its one-year anniversary. Then she whisked off to Washington, D.C. to accept an award…
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Story, photos and video by Sherry Mazzocchi When something breaks, most people don’t have the time, tools or talent to fix it. Broken objects are usually tossed or just kept, with a magical hope that someday, someone will be…
Story and photos by Robin Elisabeth Kilmer Love and action. This past Wed., Apr. 10th was billed as a day devoted to both, as part of a nationwide wave of protest centered on immigration reform. Hundreds of thousands of…
Story and photos by Robin Elisabeth Kilmer While it is a more common sight to see Goldin Martínez encouraging youths to do crunches, push-ups and obstacles courses, the new challenge he set before local residents this past week was…
Story and photos by Robin Elisabeth Kilmer It was the most interesting traffic jam many on the bus had ever seen. Vehicles from the National Guard filed by, as did fuel trucks and vehicles from the Department of Sanitation,…
By sherrymazzocchi Check out: Help WiLL TeeZ – Beloved Local Figure Fights Leukemia Uptown Twitter Love: @WillTeeZ I Am Uptown – Will Alicea We invite you to like our Facebook page and follow us on Twitter, or e-mail us…
By Sandra E. García $4.50 may be just enough to buy a quick meal, or a large cup of coffee, but at the Dominican Women’s Development Center (DWDC), $4.50 saves and changes lives. The DWDC is in dire need…
Story, photos & video by Sherry Mazzocchi On Saturday afternoons, the ping of xylophones and a steady merengue beat emanate from the fourth floor of the St. Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church in Washington Heights. Feel free to stand at…
By Sandra E. García Send her a message on Twitter or via e-mail. Or shoot her a text, and faster than Batman swooping in after spotting the signal in the sky, she’ll be there. Amilka Vega is Washington Heights’…
By Sandra E. García Dollars for beans, sweet and warm Got a dollar? Then step right up, as just 4 quarters or a single dollar bill will buy you some of the sweetest delight you’re ever to find in…