Views: 146A New Deal Era Discovery is Made Notable Sculptor Duane Champlain Lives on Through His Art “History mysteries are all over the place,” said Norm Tjeltveit, a retired postal worker from Montana. One may wonder...
Views: 265Searching For The History Behind A Rare Memorial Plaque A Storied Plaque Seeks A Permanent Public Home Paul Sapienza holding the Anawa Club plague honoring 18 WWII servicemen It is always timely to honor the memory...
Views: 308The Harmonious Couple Who Graced Forest Hills Stadium Legends Left Their Mark on American Pop Music Among the most charismatic, soulful, and refined pop singers of the twentieth century and into the twenty-first are Steve...
Views: 1626Annual Heritage Day at West Side Tennis Club By Michael Perlman | mperlman@queensledger.com The West Side Tennis Club, a cultural and architectural cornerstone, commemorates its history with “Heritage Day” celebrations ever since 2018, and the...
Views: 1621This year marks the centennial of Forest Hills Stadium, the first tennis stadium countrywide, which was completed on August 11, 1923 in time for the Wightman Cup. An outstanding history, consolidating significant moments in tennis,...
Views: 1562Forest Hills is a magnet for culture and history, with iconic sites such as Forest Hills Stadium, Eddie’s Sweet Shop, and the Midway Theatre, home of the 7th annual Festival of Cinema NYC. Independent films...
Views: 3083The 7th Annual Court Reporter Symposium is being held at Plaza College in Forest Hills on Thursday, July 7th. District Attorneys and state and federal court officials from Queens, Brooklyn, Bronx, as well as Suffolk &...
Views: 1787Every neighborhood has community institutions that read “NYC” all over it. For Forest Hills, it is The Bagel Spot at 101-01 Queens Boulevard, a small business with a huge heart for the community on a...
Views: 795At The Kew-Forest School (Preschool – Grade 12), now in its 105th year, you will find a community that nurtures lifelong learners, educators who inspire young people, and students who support each other across grade...
Views: 2214By Alicia Venter aventer@queensledger.com The grand marshals for the Forest Hills Memorial Day Parade were named on Friday at the American Legion Continental Post #1424. The parade, which will be on Sunday, May 28 beginning...
