On this online news show for kids, the lost Stradivarius story, plus news about the future of cricket, how much it costs to mint a penny, and more stories.

Taxicab solo

A look into the operations, scope, and cataloging details at the largest auction house in the world. SundayArts speaks with administrators in the field of painting and musical instruments.

We humans love water. According to United Nations estimates, we currently take 54 percent of the planet’s available freshwater and our share will rise to 90 percent in 25 years, if current trends continue. In America, water is the second-most popular beverage after soda, according to P.O.V.’s report “Bottle This.” But, contrary to popular belief, [...]

This Saturday, Reel 13 is proud to present “Raising Victor Vargas.” The film, about a 16-year-old’s struggles between boyhood and young-manhood, was nominated for five Independent Spirit Awards, including Best Director, Feature, and Screenplay. It was filmed on location on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Watch the trailer.

Sinatra passed away May 14, 1998, in his honor, The U.S. Post Office unveiled his stamp, which went on sale early in Hoboken, NJ; New York, NY; and Las Vegas, NV. It’s the new denomination, 42 cents.
See Sinatra’s birthplace (or what’s left of it) and other Hoboken historical landmarks in an online slideshow from [...]

This Saturday and Sunday, May 17 and 18, join PBS Nature for special events at the Bronx Zoo.
Zoo visitors can participate in a series of special activities and performances this weekend. Here are some highlights from the full schedule:

On Mother’s Day, New York community members and bird watchers woke to some disturbing news. The body of one young red-tailed hawk that lived in Riverside Park was found lifeless, and people fear that the hawk’s two missing siblings likely suffered the same fate.

NJN News Science and Technology Report did a story on May 12, 2008, about a Lambertville, NJ company that has developed proprietary technology to turn mechanical energy into electrical energy. See demonstration:

This spring has seen the passing of two giants in the history of WNET. John Jay Iselin and James Day were collectively crucial to the development of WNET from the 1950s through the 1980s. Both former presidents of WNET, they helped define the development of public television into the medium it is today.

Dozens of Burmese expatriates rallied in the rain outside the United Nations on Friday, May 9, 2008, calling on the junta to allow aid into cyclone-ravaged Myanmar. Thirteen spoke to three of the protesters, some of whom have family trapped in the disaster zone. Watch the video: