Archive for April, 2009
Hanging Ten, Eating Like Two
Decades behind the West Coast when it comes to Cal-Mex cuisine, the East Coast should welcome all newcomers with something/anything called “California-coastal” and a willingness to deviate from the norm. Here on the Island, we’re even further out to sea, despite jutting into the Atlantic.
Green Living: For Dummies
If you go to foofle.com or 466453.com (look at the corresponding letters on your phone buttons), you’ll find yourself on Google’s homepage. Why? Because the folks at Google are one step ahead of all the apathetic, on-the-go and careless typers out there.
Mesha Millington
Mesha Millington is the founder and artistic director of The Gloria Eve Performing Arts Foundation, Inc. (TGEPAF), itself a rarity in the area: a female-run, minority-operated, not-for-profit that provides Hempstead and the surrounding area with affordable performing arts classes.
Hosing Down Green Street
Years ago, our company produced several outdoor concerts and events. This experience led me to vow never to host an event exclusively held outside. Mother Nature is a cruel and unforgiving partner in such enterprises. Her ever-dwindling patience with our species is certainly not without cause, mind you.
Please Don’t Stop the Music
Jude Schanzer realized in December that things were not looking good for the East Meadow Public Library’s concert series.
Schanzer, the library’s director of public relations and programming, coordinated the series, which showcased events ranging from jazz performances and world-renowned storytellers to classical musicians and comedians.
Out Of Work
For the past 10 years, the Long Island Works Coalition has helped thousands of local students find jobs and internships on the Island, but now it’s the staff who could be pounding the pavement. The non-profit will be forced to shut down at the end of May, unless it finds new sources of funding.
