Jen Senko isn’t worried about protests when she risks rubbing NYC’s reddest borough the wrong way Thursday night: “But I don’t want them throwing anything at me.” The filmmaker’s critically acclaimed documentary, The Brainwashing of My Dad , screens at 7:30 p.m. as part of the Aspect Ratio Film Festival at ETG Book Store Cafe, 208 Bay St. in Tompkinsville.
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St. Patrick’s Parade 2017: SILive on the scene coverage
Hear that swelling sound wafting in the breeze? It’s the pipes and drums warming up in West Brighton for the 53rd annual St. Patrick’s Parade on Forest Avenue. Check back here throughout the day for our growing gallery of images documenting Staten Island’s Green Day.
Hungerford School marks 50 years of excellence in education
The Richard Hungerford School commemorated 50 years of excellence in education with a celebration Friday evening at LiGreci’s Staaten, the West Brighton banquet hall where more than 300 staffers, parents and friends gathered to mark the milestone. Honored by the school’s parents were members of the South Shore Kiwanis Club, members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Labetti Post, and members of the South Shore Rotary Club who “make dreams come alive for Hungerford students.”
Big Ang’s 20 biggest moments revisited on anniversary of death
… Monkey was born on Forest Avenue in West Brighton. Ang was named “Barkeep of the Week” by AWE: Advance Weekly Entertainment section of the Advance on Sept. 20, 2007, almost a month after the Drunken Monkey opened their doors. Since then, Lombardi …
4 best bets for Staten Island Sunday: From line dancing to Art on the Terrace
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‘Inspirational Islander of 2016’ Meghan Ortega is no typical teen
At first glance, Meghan Ortega looks like a typical middle schooler who loves swimming, Broadway musicals and anime. It’s her deeply moving — some might say inspiring — battle with a rare genetic disease that makes Ortega much more than the average 13-year-old.