Community Celebration News – Bronx Times

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New York Botanical Garden launches inaugural Día de los Muertos celebration through Nov. 2

By Maurice Burbridge Conversation…

Thousands of cyclists participated in this year's Tour de Bronx.

Community Celebration

Tour de Bronx brings cyclists across the borough for 32nd annual ride

By Marina Samuel Conversation…

Courtesy of Council Member Kevin Riley’s office invest fest

Community Celebration

Councilmember Kevin Riley expands Bronx youth entrepreneurship program with trip to Invest Fest

By Matthew McKay Conversation…

Experienced cyclists and newbies alike could Tour De Bronx. The completely free event offered routes for biking 10-, 25- or 40- miles through the Bronx.

Arts & Entertainment

Tour de Bronx returns October 4 with routes across the borough

By Steven Goodstein Conversation…

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Food Bank for NYC secures $6M to expand, modernize Hunts Point distribution center

By Claude Solnik Conversation…

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Fordham University receives $2.5M for the Bronx Green Jobs Center

By Rebecca Raghunath Conversation…

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Arts & Entertainment

Bronx punk band Planta Industrial joins fans at Inwood bar crawl for upcoming EP ‘Cutting Corners’

By Jill Tuthill Conversation…

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A burger led Alan Bolton to Pete’s Diner — 20 years later, he’s made it his own

By Matthew McKay Conversation…

Elected officials, agency representatives, and community members break ground on the $44 million construction of the HEArts Center.

Community Celebration

South Bronx breaks ground on $44 million HEArts Center at former Lincoln Detox site

By Marina Samuel Conversation…

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Monroe Houses community center reopens after a nearly $4.5 million renovation

By Matthew McKay Conversation…

Photographer Oscar B. Castillo, Assembly member Amanda Septimo, State Senator Jessica González-Rojas, and members of New York Immigration Coalition pose at the launch of the third annual New York Proud art installation in Time Square.

Art installation celebrating immigrant New Yorkers comes to the Bronx

By Marina Samuel Conversation…

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Renaissance Youth Center celebrates $7 million investment and new home in the South Bronx

By Rebecca Raghunath Conversation…

Arts & Entertainment

Nearly 30 years after closing, Paradise Theatre set to reopen as a Bronx arts center

By Maurice Burbridge Conversation…

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Community Celebration

Opening of new Bronxdale Nursery playground celebrated with ribbon-cutting ceremony

By Ethan Marshall Conversation…

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Community Celebration

Lehman College named one of America’s best colleges by TIME magazine

By Steven Goodstein Conversation…

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Castle Hill YMCA brings back Bon Appétit fundraiser after seven-year hiatus, raises more than $50K

By Steven Goodstein Conversation…

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Callen-Lorde's Bronx location, which first opened in 2016, has been renovated and expanded.

Callen-Lorde expands Bronx location to increase services and capacity