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Armed with a degree from Columbia’s Teachers College and the desire to make creativity fun again, Calton founded HarlemLive in 1996, a web magazine run and edited by high school students. From the start, students who wanted to use computers for the first time came in droves to write about issues like business, education and [...]

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The Chad Foundation for Athletes and Artists will provide Cardiac Screenings to high school athletes in Harlem, hosted by the Harlem YMCA.  The screenings: an echocardiogram, blood pressure test, and screenings for high cholesterol and diabetes with a simple finger-stick, help to detect lethal abnormalities such as Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM) and prevent Sudden Cardiac Death [...]

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Harlem Meer Social Hour: Make an Eco-Mural
Tuesday, April 15
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Artist Iandri Randriamandroso guides participants in the construction of a large eco-mural, as part of this month’s Harlem Meer Social Hour — an alternative to the happy hour scene for young professionals. The collective creation will be inspired by Iandri’s “flat can” project, in [...]

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Free Tutoring in Reading, Writing and Math
Every Saturday beginning March 22, 2008 from 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
If you are a student in Harlem or the NYUL Family Redirection Program between the ages of 6 and 18 come in to receive free help in Math and English.
We are located at the
New York Urban League Office
204 West 136th [...]

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By Adar Novak
When he was a student at the College of Physicians and Surgeons (P&S) at Columbia University, Carlos Rodriguez would walk from 168th Street, where he spent most of his days and nights studying, to visit his mother on 193rd Street. The walk was cathartic and reminded him that “having [a] connection with the [...]

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Rangel Earns a ‘Narcissist Award’ From Pork Barrel Critics [The New York Sun]

Speedier Action Is Promised On Citizenship [The New York Sun]

Delinquent Customers Face Loss of Water [The New York Sun]

Manhattan ‘Farmers’ Receive Budget Boondoggle Award [The New York Sun]

Unionization of Blacks in New York [Gotham Gazette]
Comptroller Says City Housing Department Was Lax in Overseeing [...]

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From now until early July The Blue Marvel will be on display at The Simmons Gallery in Harlem, NY.
The Simmons Gallery is located at 265 Edgecombe Avenue at 145th Street (Take the A,B,C or D trains to 145th).
For more information, you can contact the gallery at 212.234.7454 or visit their website at http://simmonsgalleryny.com.

Artist Info at: [...]

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