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Bronx Foodie: Bronx CSA Roundup & a Recipe for Good Friday

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It’s that time again! For all you lovers of CSAs (aka community supported agriculture), it’s the season to sign up for a summer share. Deadlines are coming up, so don’t miss out. CSA’s are a great way to support a local farm and get fresh produce and other goodies like organic dairy and meat. The only drawback is that you can’t choose what comes in your produce box.

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Palm Sunday at the Holy Nativity Church

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(Attn:Alex please edit as you see fit before publishing)On Palm Sunday, camera in hand I entered the 110 year old Holy Nativity Church to a warm welcome by the community and the priests. I would like to thank them for allowing me to make photographs during the beautiful and inspiring service.Thank You.If you have any comments or questions related to photography or the event please do not hesitate to use the comments section. View more of Adi Talwar’s work:rawlat.com/adiaditalwar.blogspot.com

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Bronx News Roundup, Friday, April 22

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Happy Earth Day! Go out and do something good for Mother Nature today. Send her a card made out of recycled paper or hug a tree or clean up your dog’s poop or here’s a bunch of other suggestions.Weekend Weather: Very cool, in the 50s, on this Earth Day. The nearly-certain arrival of rain is supposed to hold off until the middle of the night and then continue through Saturday. Temperatures will rise into the 60s tomorrow and could hit a cloudy 70 on Sunday.

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No 5 Train Service This Weekend

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This in from the MTA: 5 train service will be suspended this weekend from 11:30 p.m. Friday, April 22 to 5 a.m. Monday, April 25 for track work.Riders can catch free shuttle buses between Dyre Avenue and East 180th Street, or take the 2 for service between East 180th Street and 149th Street-Grand Concourse and the 4 for service between 149th Street-Grand Concourse and Brooklyn Bridge.

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A Showroom for Company that Oozes Bronx Pride

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Around 2004, John Martin and Anthony Martinez worked at the big nonprofit SoBro and tey were looking for Bronx-related posters to decorate their offices with. They couldn’t find any. So, after mulling this for a bit they rented a helicopter – no kidding – and took aerial images of the Boogiedown that they then sold on a website. Mainland Media was born.Seven years later, the Bronx-loving entrepreneurs who met at Horace Mann High School in Riverdale, Felicia Reyes – mainlandmedia.net – art director/graphic designer. handles all of the design work.

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Bronx River Art Center Wins Two Design Awards

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Design plans for the Bronx River Art Center’s $8 million renovation (photo courtesy of BRAC)The Bronx River Art Center was recently awarded two separate “pre-build” awards, honoring design plans (see photo) for the gallery’s $8 million, two-year makeover that began this fall at the West Farms building on Boston Road and E. 179th Street.The designs, by architects Sage and Coombe and designer Tattfoo Tan, scored a 2010 “Award for Design Excellence” from the New York City Design Commission and a 2011 Merit Award from the American Institute of Architects.BRAC spent the last six years fund raising to renovate the 100-year-old building. They expect to break ground on the new one this summer. In the meantime, art classes, exhibits and other programs are being held at various guest sites throughout the Bronx until construction is finished.