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Puerto Rico in East Tremont

Taino Mayor gives its customers a taste of the sounds and souvenirs of Puerto Rico in the Bronx.

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Lorelei Fountain survived wars and vandals

The Lorelei Fountain has had a dramatic history, having faced an ocean and more than a century, wars both abroad and at home, and vandalism and urban renewal.

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Albanians celebrate together in the Bronx

Albanian-Americans celebrated their heritage at an annual gala dinner

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Restoring grace to a river dedicated to an American hero

Volunteers inspired by the past help clean up the Hutchinson River

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A new digital divide? Tech volunteers say support, not access, is the problem

The traditional internet-access digital divide is narrowing because of falling prices of small laptops and smartphones.

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Africans immigrants add their own flavor to the South Bronx

African immigrants overcome a history of discrimination to establish a lively presence in the Bronx.

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Williamsbridge musician hopes for success with local reggae studio

A less confident artist would have considered it a horror scene. The room was packed with more than 100 people watching him. He looked ready to roll with his Mohawk and shades. But the night of Nov. 10...

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“Little Albania” in the Bronx

Businesses along Lydig Avenue provide staples for the sizable ethnic Albanian and eastern European communities in New York City.

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Rapping with Poe

Poe's poems stuffed with "murder, lust and madness" set to Afro-Cuban music styles at the Bronx Documentary Center this Saturday night.

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Bronx’s Little Italy set for Sunday festival

The Belmont area of the Bronx will celebrate its annual Ferragosto festival to mark the end of the summer season this Sunday.

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Goodbye to St. Augustine’s

Parishioners recall the old days at a church that was once the heart of Morrisania

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No Pretty Songs, Gentlemen: Exploring Art and Politics in Hunts Point

Students from the South Bronx learn about politics and performance art

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Dance Company Prepares for a Final Curtain Call in the Bronx

The Kraven Seneca Dance Company will give its last performance on Oct. 20

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Van Nest Library Asked to Do More With Less

Local Pelham Parkway library branches try to balance their changing roles with changing resources

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Paseo: Dancing Along the South Bronx Culture Trail

More than 80 dancers, musicians, poets, actors and community members celebrated the borough's rich sights and sounds on Oct. 6.

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BronxInk at Paseo

The Bronx Ink staff live-tweeted and reported from Paseo, an interactive cultural trail from the South Bronx, Saturday October 6, 2012.

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Bronx Moms Meet Up for Halloween Costume Swap

Throgs Neck mothers met at a costume swap to economize before an expensive holiday.

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Drive-by Wi-Fi Coming to a Project Near You

The New York City Housing Authority hopes to help close the city's digital divide by bringing wired vans to nine housing projects and other neighborhoods in the Bronx.

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From Weeds to a Healthy Harvest at Fordham

A student transformed abandoned land at Fordham University into an on-campus farm, offering fresh organic vegetables to both Fordham students and residents in the Bronx.

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Bronx Muslim Leaders Aim to End “Destructive Talk”

In a borough where Islam is the fastest-growing religion, Muslims in the Bronx want a more nuanced view on their faith.

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