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[VIDEO] A Bronx artist who picked up her brush after 15 years

[VIDEO] A Bronx artist who picked up her brush after 15 years

Milagros Ortega, a single mother and self-taught painter, returned to her passion after a long break.

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[VIDEO] Two minutes with the “BX” stars

[VIDEO] Two minutes with the “BX” stars

BronxNet brought together the voices and music of Opera Steve, Sikedeezy & Steve Kang in “BX Marks the Spot,” an original Bronx anthem produced by Derek Woods and Michael Max Knobbe.

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Cinco de Bronx!

Cinco de Bronx!

Mexicans put their cultural footprint on the borough…

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[VIDEO] South Bronx passion play

[VIDEO] South Bronx passion play

The One Way to Heaven Church in Hunts Point puts on a unique version of Christ’s Passion for its congregation. Youth Pastor Clarissa Rivera made the most of her limited resources and time with a repeat performance-style take on one of the most important narratives of Christianity.

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A Bronx Baptist church celebrates Easter

A Bronx Baptist church celebrates Easter

The 73-year-old pastor, Rev. Leroy Benton, led his congregation in traditional gospel songs such as “Calvary.” His church, True Gospel Tabernacle, is on Tremont Avenue in Morris Heights. The church has been around for over 20 years.

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[Video] An Easter tradition thrives in Tremont

[Video] An Easter tradition thrives in Tremont

St Joseph’s Church replicates Christ’s painful journey to the cross.

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Easter in a Black Pentecostal Church

Pastor Michel White leads the Greater Faith Temple in an energetic Easter Service.

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Good Friday service at a Greek Orthodox Church in the Bronx

Good Friday service at a Greek Orthodox Church in the Bronx

To celebrate Good Friday, around 600 worshipers gathered at the Zoodohos Peghe Greek Orthodox Parish for the evening service called the Lamentations and the Litany of the Epitafios (the Tomb of Christ).

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