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Started working on my garden which I’m happy to say is blooming nicely. 

Have you signed up for one of the Community Gardens in your neighborhood?  Did you attend the 2015 Daffodil Festival in Faber Park or participate in the Forest Restoration at High Rock?   Did you make any new friends this week or learn a new skill? 

On Saturday, 4/25 at 1:00, come out and join Red Storm Drum & Dance Troupe in celebrating Native American Culture at the new Heritage Park, Blissenbach Marina, Richmond Terrace.  There will be plenty of traditional story telling and audience participation.  A teepee and artifacts from Staten Island will be on site.

Also on Saturday from 11-6, help celebrate Earth Day at St. George Day in Tompkinsville Park at the intersection…

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The Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden is now accepting donations for their "Adopt a Lamppost" program, which has been spreading holiday cheer since 2010.


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All it takes is a $40 donation and the Snug Harbor crew will decorate a lamppost in the area with a festive wreath including a personalized plaque with your name! Each donation will reflect your support of the arts and culture on Staten Island. There are over 83 acres in the Snug Harbor area, but space and supplies are limited. The crew asks you to donate by December 19th so all wreaths can be up by the holidays.

If interested, call (718) 425-3517.

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The Music Hall at Snug Harbor will be hosting the classic musical "West Side Story," opening Friday, November 7th at 8:00 pm and running throughout the month.


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The Staten Island-based Harbor Lights Theater Company proudly presents the story of Tony and Maria, the star-crossed lovers of the '50s. Starring as Maria is singer/actress Evy Ortiz, who finds a relatability in the role due to her family's Puerto Rican descent. The production also stars John Grieco as Tony, and Alena Watters as Anita.


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Tickets range from $35 to $45, with discounts for seniors and students. However, this production also has a unique dinner theater aspect, offering a $79 brunch ticket for matinee performances and a $99 dinner…

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Snug Harbor's Director of Horticulture Greg Lord will be leading a tour of the botanical center's garden facilities this Thursday, November 6th.


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The tour willl begin at 2:00 pm. During the walk, Lord will discuss the unique landscape of Snug Harbor and the many reasons behind the changing colors of leaves. The tour is set to commence at the Carl Grillo Glasshouse, then move through the Pond Garden, the New York Scholar's Garden, and end at the Healing Garden.

Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at the time of the event. For more information, please call (718) 425-3504.

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Did you know that you can buy fresh naturally made honey right here at home? Staten Island has once again proven to be a strangely unqiue and quirkly little place to live. 

Pure honey from Heritage Farm at Snug Harbor Cultural Center, Livingston. It is on sale for $5 an ounce at the farm stand Fridays from noon until supplies last. (Staten Island Advance/Pamela Silvestri)

Pure honey from Heritage Farm at Snug Harbor Cultural Center, Livingston. It is on sale for $5 an ounce at the farm stand Fridays from noon until supplies last. (Staten Island Advance/Pamela Silvestri)

The busy bees at Snug Harbot Cultural Center & Botanical Garden have been hard at work this year producing their honey for us to enjoy. Starting today, September 25th, jars of honey are available to purchase for $5.00 an ounce at Heritage Farm.

For more information check out The Staten Island Advance's article linked below or contact Snug Harbor directly!

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In January of 2014, 261 properties sold on Staten Island ranging from roughly $60,000 to $1.3 Million. Below is a breakdown of sales on the North Shore's Snug Harbor Section by property type with prices in ascending order.

 

 

Co-op

1. 146 Bard Avenue #23B- $169,000

One Family Semi Attached-

1. 18 Elizabeth Avenue- $290,000

One Family Detached-

1. 2 Clinton Court- $460,000

2. 163 Clinton Avenue- $639,000

Two Family Detached-

1. 6 Delafield Place- $679,000

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Gillani Homes has been very busy this past summer, attending various events throughout the Island to immerse ourselves into your communities.  Each year, we raffle off our famous “Lotto House” which features a slew of different scratch off tickets.  The prize sends you our best wishes and our hopes that it will bring you riches! At each event we collect hundreds of free raffle tickets which ultimately added up to over 1,000 entries! Early this month at our annual office meeting, we chose this year’s winner. Congratulations to our winners, Dee & Tony Orabona of Grymes Hill.

 

If you would like to enter for a chance to win this unique prize, look out for Gillani Homes at events around your town. Here’s a look at where we have been over the course of…

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