UPDATED April 20th, 2018 The statistics are staggering. According to The Skin Cancer Foundation, skin cancer is the most common of all cancers. Skin cancer afflicts more than two million people each year, and rising rapidly. An estimated 40 to 50 percent of fair-skinned people who live to be 65 will develop at least one […]
With children home from school during winter break and snow days, parents can often be at their wit’s end with how to keep these active kids occupied, especially when weather may force a great deal of indoor time. One solution to balancing children’s active and quiet time–and something most parents probably haven’t considered–is Feng Shui! […]
When my friends invited me to the water aerobics class they take at their community pool, I didn’t understand what they were so excited about. After all, wasn’t it just exercise? What was the big deal? Yet they enthusiastically described how much they enjoyed the class, and they told me to prepare for a high-energy […]
Janet G. Sanchez is a forceful, dynamic, get-it-done type of person. She has to be. Her position as operations manager at the Bronx’s Lehman Center for the Performing Arts demands it. On any performance night you will see her in action, mingling with concert goers, making sure the will-call line is moving along, checking on […]
Latina Moms have been making colchitas or colchas to keep their families warm for centuries! The term quilt comes from the Latin culcita. The word culcita can be used as a noun, describing the three layers that make up a quilt patch, or as a verb, meaning the actual act of sewing the three layers […]
If you live in New York City and have a son between the ages of 6 and 20, there is a great place for him to learn leadership skills, have fun, and participate in programs that will help him stay in school and go on to college. Since 1876, The Boys Club of New York […]