On February 26, Jonathan Kozol, respected author and educator, spoke to over 300 attendees of the Salve community on the inequalities that exist in public education today.

Kozol chronicled his journey to sixty public schools in eleven states across the country, only to discover that racial segregation of African American and Latino children still occurs today.

How far would you go in the name of love? Would you send the one you admire a pizza with an M&M message on top? Write a message in the sky? Climb to the top of Mount Everest? Or how about drive from Houston, Texas to Orlando, Florida nonstop?

NASA astronaut, Lisa Marie Nowak drove just short of one thousand miles to Orlando, Florida from Houston, Texas in effort to scare-off fellow comrade, Colleen Shipman from pursuing “her man”, Bill Oefelein.

I look in the mirror after another seemingly difficult day and I think to myself damn I hate you right now, this moment. I can forgive that, eventually, I think. I pull my hands through my wet, tangled hair, look at my dark, sometimes sad eyes, and I know that at the end of this particular day that in truth it is exhausting to be honest with myself and be who I was born to be.

Saturday, February 24th 9:30am-5pm – International Tennis Hall of Fame & Museum194 Bellevue Ave. Guided Tour daily at 1:30pm; showcasing the Hall’s extensive collection; Spotlight Exhibit on Black History Month; All Winter Festival programs are free with general admission.

Although Katherine B. Ritchie doesn’t know how to ice skate, she could easily learn in her own backyard. Ritchie has been involved with the Newport Yachting Center for many years and is very familiar with her surroundings since she has worked there since she was in high school.