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July 13, 2007 / Columnists

Historical Views

of the Rockaways Somerville, Arverne, Rockaway Beach….1913

At a few corners along Amstel Boulevard (Beach Channel Drive) on the south border of the new Somerville development in north Arverne, realty offices were set up to service prospective buyers of building lots. More...

From the Editor's Desk

When It Comes To Shootings, It's 'All In The Family'

Commentary By Howard Schwach

Every story has to start someplace and, although this one could probably begin twenty years ago, or thirty, I'll begin it in March of 2003, when four Rockaway residents were arrested by Manhattan detectives for a Times Square melee in whic More...

Erin On The Rox

By Erin Baumann

Happy First Birthday to Patrick Sean Fitzgerald! More...

On The Beach

Commentary By Beverly Baxter Lights, Camera, Action! Meet The Breslins!

Catching up with the Breslins is like trying to catch your breath! More...

Notes from the High C's

Rockaway Music and Arts Council

by Sharon Gabriel

I hope you were able to attend the concert on Sunday because if you didn't, you missed a very unusual group. MacTalla Mór is very hard to explain. More...

The Diary Of A Green Thumb

Using Water Wisely

Commentary By Danielle McShane Danielle's Rockaway Florist

Did you know that the average American uses approximately 168 gallons of water each day, and enough water to fill two Olympic-size swimming pools each year? More...

It's My Turn

'The Passion Pit' And What Can Be Done To Clean It Up

By Henrick A. Karoliszyn

Henrick A. Karoliszyn is a local freelance writer who loves to surf and once wrote a surfing column for The Wave. He often stops by the area at the foot of the Joseph P. Addabbo Bridge, which connects Rockaway to the mainland of Queens. More...