Nonprofit brings out artists in local youth

“The most rewarding thing about working with children is that you start to view your own limitations, because they have none,” Lillian Alonzo Marin, founder and creative director of Artistic Dreams International, said. “They are like a mirror. They teach you that anything is possible.”

Melba’s restaurant in Harlem May Expand

Harlem soul food hotspot Melba’s restaurant is rising up the food chain.

Business has been so good for the cozy comfort food eatery on W. 114th St. near Frederick Douglass Blvd. — which typically has a line of patrons itching to get inside — that Melba’s may soon expand into a 700-square-foot space next door.

Man's Bar B. Q. in harlem

Harlem Diva Melba Moore