Prestigious $50,000 Whiting Writers’ Award (Oakdale, N.Y.) L.B. Thompson, Adjunct Assistant Professor of English, in the School of Arts & Sciences at Dowling College, received a 2010 Whiting Writers’ Award last month at a ceremony in New York City. This prestigious $50,000 award recognized ten young writers for their extraordinary talent and promise and [...]
Special Thursday night NFL preview party with food and drink specials (Great Neck, N.Y.) Morton’s The Steakhouse in Great Neck presents “Kick Back with Sean Landeta,” from 7:30-9:30pm on Thursday, December 23rd. Join the action as former NY Giant placekicker and two-time Super Bowl winner Sean Landeta breaks down the race for the play-offs [...]
In Person: Long Island Filmmaker THOM HOFFMAN (Long Island, N.Y.) Long Island filmmaker Thom Hoffman of Sayville will present his latest film, BROTHER, CAN YOU SPARE A DOLLAR? and lead a discussion on the Great Depression and how the rise in our collective expectations may have left us ill-equipped to confront another economic disaster [...]
Margret Moscater of Wantagh reached the milestone on December 16! (Long Island, N.Y.) Feisty Margret Moscater of Wantagh reached the one-century milestone on December 16! Born Yolanda Margarita Durante on Manhattan’s Spring Street in 1910, she was one of thirteen children. After tying the knot with Gene Moscater in 1934, Brooklyn became her new home. [...]
From the Philadelphia Media Network (Long Island, N.Y.) Broad Street Media, LLC today completed its purchase of the non-daily community publications of the Broad Street Publishing division of Philadelphia Media Network Inc., which recently acquired the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Philadelphia Daily News and philly.com. The purchaser is a newly-formed LLC whose principals include brothers Clifford [...]
LI-based Artist is Part of a New Monthly Singer-Songwriter Series (Long Island, N.Y.) Singer-songwriter Joe Iadanza performs at the Cinema Arts Centre, 423 Park Avenue, Huntington, on Wednesday, Dec. 29, at 8 p.m. as part of a new monthly Long Island Pulse Singer-Songwriter Series. He shares a bill with Phil Minissale, a young blues [...]
Honors for Cutting-edge Energy Companies Show Growing Prominence for New York’s Clean Energy Economy (Long Island, N.Y.) This year, several “Made-in-New York” clean energy companies supported by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) received national recognition or reached significant milestones on their work to improve the environment, reduce our reliance [...]
For Little Flower Children And Family Services (Bethpage, N.Y.) The 28th annual James A. Cullen Memorial Golf Outing held by King Kullen Grocery Company successfully raised over $100,000 for Little Flower Children and Family Services of New York. The not-for-profit organization finds adoptive and foster homes for children on Long Island and in New [...]
Winter/Spring Events Calendar (Long Island, N.Y.) Be a part of this unique musical theatrical tribute performance as we relive the holiday season in a tribute to Country Musical Legend, Patsy Cline. Hear many of her most famous hits! Join us in our beautifully decorated holiday setting for a high-tea luncheon performance featuring delightful finger [...]
Movies, Light Refreshments & Champagne at Midnight! (Long Island, N.Y.) Watch exciting new films (The King’s Speech, Black Swan, & Rabbit Hole), enjoy tasty light refreshments in the Sky Room Cafe, and share a Champagne Toast while watching the big ball in Times Square drop at midnight on the Cinema giant TV screen. Choose [...]
