“Good-for-you, brussel sprouts journalism” is something that should not be limited to all people. Everyone needs a healthy dose of the truth in order to make educated, rational decisions in everyday life. Even though newspapers are feared to be dying out and going belly-up in a business-conscious society, alternative methods provide the road less traveled [...]
Spike Lee’s Angle
In the very beginning of Act III, it is not hard to see the direction the prolonged documentary is headed for. Lee has very prominently spun a connecting web of actual hurricane tales to demonstrate his hypothesis: African-Americans are the most affected by Hurricane Katrina and are still suffering victims with no person to [...]
A Dying Breed
A far cry from Victoria’s Secret and Frederick’s of Hollywood, Georgette’s Bra and Lingerie is a store that is as unique as its wide-range of bra sizes.
Immigrants from Belgium, John and Georgette Heller established their business in 1949 in Bethpage, Long Island. Although they originated at the Farmers’ Market in Bethpage, they are [...]
A Cup of Joe at Simon’s Still Brews Fine
Despite big business franchises moving in, the coffee shop on the corner is still a staple of the community.
Simon’s Coffee Shop on the corner of Stewart Avenue and Railway Avenue in Bethpage, situated right across the street from the Bethpage train station, has been in the neighborhood for almost 25 years now, according to Anahit [...]
Where Everybody Knows Your Name
It is common on Long Island to not be able to afford any luxury other than the house you live in, as property taxes are high and the economy is rough. However, after wandering around the rows of expensive suburban houses, if you’re luck enough to find a main road, you usually chance upon a [...]