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Talented girls are PAFCOM beauties
Six-year-old Alexandria Winilyn Szyskowski will be crowned Little Miss PAFCOM on May 31st at DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in Newark, New Jersey. Lexi, a kindergarten student at Washington Community School in Bayonne, is the youngest daughter of Frank Szyskowski and Coleene Roxas-Szyskowski. Frank is a managing partner for Ideal Equipment and Supply LLC. located in […]
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WHERE I LIVE: Kim Mende Itskov’s Sheepshead Bay home brings her closer to husband’s Russian kin
By Cristina DC Pastor Kimberly Mende Itskov lived in frenetic Midtown Manhattan for almost 10 years before experiencing the calm greenery of Forest Hills in Queens. Last year, she moved yet again to her third borough: Sheepshead Bay in Brooklyn, where “Curb Your Enthusiasm” comedian Larry David and former mobster Tomas Pitera grew up. When […]
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3 artists to perform in May 17 concert ‘Affair to Remember’
“An Affair to Remember” concert, featuring a pianist, a tenor and a visual artist, will be presented on May 17 at 6 p.m. at The Church of the Epiphany at 375 Second Avenue in Manhattan. The concert features pianist Xingjia Yao; tenor Rogelio Peñaverde Jr.; and oil pastel artist, according to organizer, La Comunidad de […]
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WHERE I LIVE: Cicero Oca has no regrets living in East Harlem
By Cristina DC Pastor It wasn’t the best of times when Cicero Oca moved into a rent-stabilized building in East Harlem in 2003. Gangs were feared, and drug dealing was a common street activity. Back then, many locals did not speak much English, and his recollection was of a neighborhood that was “like living in […]
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Nightclub impresario named to White House commission for Asian Americans
By Elton Lugay Being named a commissioner at the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (WHIAAPI) was a total surprise for radio/TV personality Billy Dec. First, he did not know such a government agency exists, and second, for one who is known throughout Chicago as a “nightlife impresario,” he did not expect […]
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Many claimants to Imelda Marcos’s paintings; she could be one of them
By Cristina DC Pastor At least three entities have competing claims over Claude Monet’s water lily painting, believed to be owned by former First Lady Imelda Marcos, and the proceeds from its sale to a London gallery. There could be more, according to the District Attorney of New York (DA) in court documents obtained by […]
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OFF THE WALL: The stock split: why it’s a big thing for a small investor like me
By Daniel de la Rosa When you are a small investor nursing along your IRA, everybody will yap at you that a stock split does not change anything. Normally, they tell you that turning one share into two is just dividing the dollar. It’s worth exactly the same. Let’s see, I have 37-plus shares of […]
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KC Concepcion in NYC to study acting not to hide rumored pregnancy
By Elton Lugay KC Concepcion is done being in the shadow of her famous parents. She recently won two acting awards, making her an actress in the eyes of many and no longer the love child of one-time heartthrob couple Sharon Cuneta and Gabby Concepcion. “How many of us, children of actors, have achieved such […]
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A life without line dancing not for Consuelo Almonte
By Cristina DC Pastor Perhaps no Filipino has ever come to be as intimately associated with Pakistani officialdom as Consuelo Almonte. For 43 years, Connie, a cheerful woman who stands out for her sparkling laughter and striking summer hats, served as a link between foreign journalists and the Pakistani government. Depressed over the breakup of […]