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Empowering young women Middle school’s GLO Club holds annual ceremony to bond and learn Founded by Greaves nine years ago, GLO empowerment fosters acceptance, self-love, Baldwin Middle School’s and support among young girls. The club meets twice a month, GLO Club marked the start of Women’s History Month by providing a safe environment throwing a traditional tea party for students to share their sucon March 6, offering female stu- cesses and challenges while dents an opportunity to connect helping them navigate adoleswith and gain inspicence with confiration from guest dence. speakers. “This club has G L O — wh i ch evolved into a coms t a n d s fo r G i rl s munity where Loving Ourselves — young girls g ain adorned the confidence, leaders c h o o l ’s l i b r a r y ship skills, and a with pastel tablestronger sense of cloths and spring self,” Greaves said. floral arrange“It began as a safe ments, creating a space for open conwarm and welcomversations and has i n g a t m o s p h e r e. PATRIcIA GREAVES g r o w n i n t o a T h e t e a p a r t y Baldwin dynamic program s e r ve d a s a ke y with discussions component of and hands-on activiGLO’s annual Empowerment ties that empower girls to naviCeremony, which is designed to gate challenges and embrace uplift and encourage female their potential.” students in the sixth through The theme for this year’s tea the eighth grades. party was chosen to reflect the The school’s principal, Erica historical significance of such Taylor, and the club’s facilita- gatherings among women dattors, Ilana Melvin and Patricia ing back to the mid-19th centuGreaves, organized the event to ry. Traditionally, tea parties provide a space for conversa- served as social events where tions about self-worth, confi- women showcased their hospidence and leadership.
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Courtesy Penny Kanaras
The Baldwin Coach Diner will close on April 10, after over 60 years in operation. Penny Kanaras with her husband, John, who died on March 3.
Baldwin Coach Diner to close Last day on April 10 after more than 60 years By HERNESTo GAlDAMEZ hgaldamez@liherald.com
The Baldwin Coach Diner, a local fixture for more than six decades, will close on April 10, following the death of its longtime owner, John Kanaras. The announcement was first shared on Facebook by Kanaras’s wife, Penny, after he died on March 3, at age 62. “It is with great sadness that the Baldwin Coach Diner will be closing April 10,” Penny wrote. “We had a great run and love you all. Come say goodbye.” The diner, at the corner of Sunrise Highway and Central Avenue, the diner has been in the community since 1938. Originally owned by another Greek family, it changed hands in 1964, when John Kanaras’s father,
Peter, and two partners, Tommy Mathews and George Tsotos, took ownership. Peter stepped down in 2016, after being diagnosed with cancer, leaving John, his sister, Trissy Kanaras-Navas, and Penny Kanaras to manage the business. “It’s the end of an era,” Penny told the Herald. “With John passing, we can’t keep it going, unfortunately, and we hope that we gave family and friends a warm place to come celebrate birthdays, graduations and every family event. “The fact that many families came to us to have dinners meant a lot to us,” Penny added. “We’re going to miss the community very much.” For generations, the diner was more than just a place to eat. Customers were greeted ConTinueD on PAge 3
his club has evolved into a community where young girls gain confidence.
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