Local Voices

Wake up and smell the Monsanto chemicals! The common wheat harvest protocol in the US is to drench the fields with Roundup, a potent herbicide Homemade ham, salami and mushroom pizza, served on a board on an old rustic wooden kitchen table surro "The

Recently I asked myself why I'm not as interested in the news like millions of other people around the world - specifically in this country. My own husband routinely watches CNN every morning.

In lieu of concerns over parking, noise and ticket prices, AfroPunk Organizers pen a letter to the community From the organizers of Afropunk:

A group of residents from Brooklyn's Community Board 2 has staged yet another gentrifiers' insurrection, against the incumbent Black culture of brownstone Brooklyn, with a last-minute attack against Afropunk.

The phoenix hope, can wing her way through the desert skies, and still defying fortune's spite, revive from ashes and rise. - Miguel de Cervantes Daniel Vater Fine Catering staff.

A mashup discussion on chocolate preferences, bullet holes and a boozy sandwich shop known as Summerhill Hi, folks! In this issue, Yako is away on vacation enjoying some lovely family time, so I'll be writing for both of us.

Know, Like and Trust —then there's no turning back The first step with regards to doing anything is more often than not the most difficult. However, Martin Luther King, a.k.a. my birthday twin and hero said, "Take the first step in faith.

In the last two weeks, I had a playdate at the museum and at the botanical garden, was a chaperone on two field trips and I've been to the playground more times than I'd like to admit.

photo credit: Bridget Coila Each year in New York City, approximately 30 women die of causes related to pregnancy, with the largest burden of deaths falling on women of color.

Photo: NY Creative A few months ago, I had the pleasure of attending "SHE: A Choreoplay" on its closing night in May at HERE Arts Center in New York City.