15 April 2011
By Olivia Damavandi @OliviaDamavandi Companies around the world are using online social networks to personify their brands and enhance their images. Three Bronx natives are harnessing the digital frontier not just to promote their small business, but also to give their hometown a virtual makeover. The co-founders of Mainland Media —brothers Paul Ramirez, 29, and […]
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15 April 2011
By Linda Thrasybule The quiet devastation of Alzheimer’s is usually an experience families suffer from behind closed doors. But recently, Libby Embry, 63, shared her battle with the disease in a most unexpected way, tweet by tweet. “I’m still me,” Embry wrote in a message meant to educate doctors about her condition. “I wanted to […]
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15 April 2011
By Olivia Damavandi The Bronx Ink canvassed Twitter to find the most followed Bronxites with the most interesting tweets. This is not a comprehensive list, but an eclectic collection of Twitter users across a range of fields. Bronx Zoo’s Cobra @BronxZoosCobra 196,986 followers After escaping from the Bronx Zoo about two weeks ago, the Egyptian […]
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15 April 2011
Many of the borough’s bakeries flirt with e-commerce to draw new customers
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15 April 2011
The Bronx may not win first place as the most wired borough in New York City, but its digital landscape tends to mirror its residents – diverse, tough and determined not to be ignored.
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10 April 2011
Sidney Flores patrols the streets of Tremont relentlessly. He looks out for potholes, broken street signs and other problems in sidewalks and streets.
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08 April 2011
The Bronx bus crash has not scared away riders looking for cheap tickets and casino promotions.
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02 April 2011
High school students from Hunts Point head to the icy Hudson to test their newest boat.
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