Nov
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The former middleweight champion, who twice got the better of Thomas Hearns and was a match for Roberto Duran, has blown $5 million
Faded glory: Barkley before his mural in the Patterson Projects
Before Joe Calzaghe and Roy Jones Jr share their millions this weekend in Manhattan, here is a timely and painful reminder of how fast they could lose them. It comes from over the Harlem River in the South Bronx, where, in the Patterson Projects, a public housing programme, we find Iran “The Blade” Barkley, who won three world titles and twice beat Thomas Hearns.
It is not the loveliest part of town, the kind of place you would go only with a famous prizefighter for support. Outside his block of flats lie flowers and candles, a shrine to a 20-year-old shot and killed by his best friend in a dispute last Friday. This block is less than 100 yards from the one in which Barkley grew up. Between one and the other, he managed to spill $5 million.
Actually, he thinks it is $5 million but he has no precise figure. He has no exact sense of accountability for where it went, either. He certainly has not a dime more than when he started. And he started with nothing.
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Nov
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Some of Tino’s Delicatessen’s gourmet food. Photo courtesy of Tinosdeli.com
If you’re ever on Arthur Avenue, surrounded by bakeries and delis and you can’t decide which one to go to, choose Tino’s Delicatessen. Not only are the prices reasonable, but the food is incredible. Both times I’ve been there I’ve thoroughly enjoyed my meal.
Tino’s is the hot spot for Fordham students. This past weekend was alumni weekend at Fordham, and Tino’s was jam packed; I heard one girl exclaim, “It feels like I’m home again,” as she stepped in the place.
I feel as though Tino’s is too darn good for just FU students to enjoy and MC students should venture their way over there for the homemade specials which include fresh mozzarella, sandwiches and paninis, pastas of every sort, pizza, meat and eggplant dishes and assorted veggies and cheeses. Read more..
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Nov
05
They’re from L.A. They’re called The Bronx.
And on Tuesday night, while Americans coast-to-coast voted Barack Obama into the White House, singer Matt Caughthran (pictured) and guitarist Joby J. Ford stood on wet steps behind The Opera House and thanked their lucky stars.
“We’re feeling pretty safe,” Matt joked. “It could be a dangerous night in the States.”
“But hopefully things work out the way they should.”
The Bronx boys wouldn’t say who they voted for (they mailed in ballots while on tour this fall). But regardless of how the election unfolded, things are definitely working out for the west coast rockers these days. Read more..
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Nov
05
IBM 79.10, -0.64, -0.8%) is providing consulting services to help Bronx-based restaurant company 4Food integrate corporate social responsibility values and practices into its business strategy.
4Food will open its first restaurant at the site of the historic Concourse Plaza Hotel near the new Yankee Stadium next year, offering fast, healthy, reasonably priced versions of foods people like, such as burgers, nuggets, fries, salads, and teas, with as much as 60 percent of the food items and ingredients sourced from local farms and producers.
The restaurant will be designed to encourage people to congregate and socialize, and 4Food’s in-store technology and extensive menu of ingredients will allow customers to customize their orders based on their tastes and nutritional needs, even naming and storing their creations so they can request them again and others can order them. 4Food also will focus on job skills development and employment for local residents and neighborhood nutrition outreach. Read more..
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