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Feature Stories May 19, 2011  RSS feed
Help The Ridgewood Library By Submitting Your Recipes
‘Friends’ To Publish Community Cookbook
     Tasty treats created by the residents of Ridgewood will be featured in a new cookbook being collaborated by the Friends of the Ridgewood Library to help support the neighborhood branch.
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Maspeth Student Flies High To U. S. Airforce Academy
Dominican Rep. Native Eyes Neurology
     Mastering the English language after a short time in the United States, earning numerous scholarship offers and being one of only two Christ the King Regional High School (CTK) graduates to be accepted into a military academy isn’t enough for one Maspeth teen who hopes to someday come to the aid of others as a neurologist.
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Beer Co. Will Make Washington’s Brew
For NY Public Library’s Centennial
     (AP) George Washington is famous for many things. Yet it’s safe to say few know the nation’s founding father created a recipe for beer. The New York Public Library, which owns the recipe, announced last Wednesday that it was partnering with Coney Island Brewing Company in Brooklyn to recreate the brew.
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Researchers Fear Bedbugs May Carry ‘Superbug’
Preliminary Findings Labeled ‘Intriguing’
     (AP) Hate insects? Afraid of germs? Researchers are reporting an alarming combination: bedbugs carrying a staph “superbug.” Canadian scientists detected drug-resistant staph bacteria in bedbugs from three hospital patients from a downtrodden Vancouver neighborhood.
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Chef’s Salads Are Small But Special
Try This Delicious Recipe At Home
     (AP) For Eric Ripert, a salad can be an anything goes experience... So long as it’s small.
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History, Hiking, Good Food Await In Massachusetts
Where To Go & What To See
     (AP) Some tourist attractions can be experienced easily, by taking in a scenic view or driving down a famous byway. Other places must be explored to be appreciated, with layers revealed as you go.
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