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NYC Running a Breeze for Filipina
Posted on 08. Dec, 2009 by Roman Espejo.
by Roman Espejo Blocks after the finish line at the New York City Marathon, Bernadette “Bards” Bathan flashed her unofficial time on her running watch: 4 hours, 39 minutes and 32 seconds. Sixteen minutes under her personal best. “Do you want to take a picture of it?” she asked me. Bathan, 36, and four others […]
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Vietnam Veteran Tells Students – War Is Real
Posted on 08. Dec, 2009 by Shane Kavanaugh.
by Shane Dixon Kavanaugh Mike Palo spent years thinking he would kill himself or someone else. Now he hopes that his experience as a soldier and Vietnam veteran can save lives. Palo is the vice president of the New York City chapter of Rolling Thunder, the Vietnam veterans group that is known for its leather-clad […]
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The Elephant Woman on the Long Run
Posted on 08. Dec, 2009 by Thomas Chan.
The worst a typical runner might face while training for the New York City Marathon is an injury or a mugging in a seedy part of town.
“Elephant Kate” Evans had to worry about being attacked by a lion.
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Botanicas refocus from love to money
Posted on 08. Dec, 2009 by Almudena Toral.
By Almudena Toral Botanicas may be some of the few businesses in East Harlem that are thriving during the economic recession while other stores around the neighborhood face financial concerns. But those who run the shops, which sell religious items to Catholics and Santeria practitioners, say the downturn has shifted their costumers’ focus from romance […]
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When Pain is Your Running Partner
Posted on 08. Dec, 2009 by Peggy Truong.
By Peggy Truong
At home in Vancouver, British Columbia, Mark Wallace wasn’t able to walk without limping or grinding his teeth. But he was determined to run the New York City Marathon on Sunday. It’s one of the items on his to-do list, along with skydiving in Switzerland, running with the bulls in Spain and traveling to every continent.
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Cranberries Not Just for Turkey Day Anymore
Posted on 08. Dec, 2009 by Erica Soto.
Curry and cranberries. Cranberries and bacon. Cranberry cream cheese. Cranberry energy booster. Cranberry and onion. A cranberry a day keeps the doctor away? Cranberries aren’t just for Thanksgiving anymore. On a recent sunny afternoon in the heart of Midtown Manhattan, a group of farmers imported by Ocean Spray offered a range of recipes using the […]
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A Green Treat for Everyone
Posted on 08. Dec, 2009 by Peggy Truong.
By Peggy Truong
A reading garden. Non-toxic cleaners and microfiber cloths. A Big Green Halloween festival and fundraiser that included carrier-bag decorating and composting lessons. These are a few of the ways that Public School 166 is embracing environmental education in and out of the classroom.
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Clinic is Home Away from Home for Hunts Point Vets
Posted on 08. Dec, 2009 by Emily Lavin.
By Emily Lavin Berry Barnes pushes open the door to the Veterans Medical Group in Hunts Point, pokes his head around the corner and smiles. “Good morning, good morning, good morning,” said Barnes, an 84-year-old World War II veteran, addressing everyone in the waiting room. Barnes settles down next to another patient. The two men […]
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Queens Bakeries Feed the Dead and the Living
Posted on 08. Dec, 2009 by Nadia Sussman.
At the end of October, Juan Gonzales bakes for the dead, and gives Mexicans living in Queens a taste of home. For the last few days of the month, Gonzalez supplies his North Corona customers with sweet rolls flavored with orange peel, cinnamon and brandy. Gonzales is one of several Mexican bakers in North Corona […]
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A last marathon, a family affair
Posted on 08. Dec, 2009 by Almudena Toral.
By Almudena Toral Julian Silgado, a Spaniard who has run 34 marathons, once promised his daughters that if he was still running at age 60, he would bring them and their families with him to New York to watch him run his last marathon. At the age of 60, he is still a devoted runner. […]
