FESTIVAL OF TULIPS 📅: OPENS SATURDAY, MARCH 30 📍: Dalton Farms, Swedesboro ℹ️: Explore fields of tulips and daffodils at this annual festival, where you can pick your own blooms. Li...
Day-trippers and locals flock to Shoppons Run Flower Farm in Stockton not only for its burgeoning blossoms, but to share sparkling conversation with proprietor and master gardener Peter McCrohan...
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SIMEON MARSALIS TEACHES JAZZ LITERATURE TO THE DIVERSE STUDENT BODY AT HIS ALMA MATER, RUTGERS-NEWARK. Photo: Courtesy of Lawrence Sumulong Simeon Marsalis bears a familiar surname courtesy of ...
When Steve and Judy Mura moved to South Orange in 2017, they became friendly with their next-door neighbors, Michael and Miriam Sang. The couples chatted, spent time outside together with their c...
Situated beyond New Jersey’s city streets and suburban sprawl is a bounty of natural beauty. Our forests, lakes, rivers and Shore are assets to residents and visitors alike. Many of our sta...
Taking a hike off the beaten path can be a wonderful experience—until it isn’t. What happens if you get lost? Kathy Gardiner is a master naturalist who volunteers at Bass River State Forest....
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THE SENJYO RATTAN PENDANT, DESIGNED BY HIROSHI KOSHITAKA, IS SIMPLY STYLISH; $2,740 AT CURREYCO.COM . TWENTY-PIECE FANTASIA FLATWARE, AVAILABLE IN 20 HUES, MIXES AND MATCHES WITH ANY TABLESCAPE;...
Anyone who ventures to the ocean’s edge in April and feels the wind blasting across 40-degree water is likely tempted to flee until Memorial Day. But take a lesson from those who live and work ...
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OPENING VIBE BBQ , NEWARK Celebrity chef Marcus Samuelsson’s newest culinary endeavor will open this Saturday, March 23, replacing his Marcus B&P restaurant. Vibe is a casual restaurant aimin...
New Jersey restaurants offer delicious noodles inspired by cuisines all over the world. PERUVIAN FUSION PAPPARDELLE HUANCAINA AT PACHAMAMA • GREEN BROOK Peruvian cuisine is wildly eclec...
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READY TO MAKE THE MOST OF THE GARDEN STATE'S GREAT OUTDOORS? WE'VE GOT GUIDES TO UNIQUE HIKING SPOTS, THE BEST BIKING TRAILS, GLAMPING DESTINATIONS, WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS, A MAGICAL HIDDEN GEM N...
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THE MAURICE RIVER IS ONE OF MANY BEAUTIFUL PLACES TO VISIT IN NEW JERSEY. Photo: AEROJO Drone Productions One day in 2006, while boating with his grandson on South Jersey’s Maurice River, Da...
Before I ever lived in New Jersey, I was riding bikes in New Jersey. Back when I was living in Brooklyn, I would often find myself on weekends at my in-laws’ house in Sparta’s Lake Mohawk c...
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Illustration: John R. Holmes The thing I like best about hiking is stopping—or, more accurately, slowing down in a trail-adjacent spot that encourages less strenuous activities like strollin...
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JERSEY’S “PIRATE” CHEFS GET TOGETHER FOR ONE OF THEIR PRIMAL MEALS, COOKED OUTSIDE. Photo: John Bessler The “pirates” have landed. They’re lighting fires and flashing daggers. But ...
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New Jersey has great camping, but sometimes it’s nicer to have some comforts of home while out in nature. So why not try glamping, a more luxurious alternative to sleeping under the stars? Gl...
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Just steps away from the bustle and charm of downtown Millburn lies an unexpected and magical world, where tiny houses, some decorated with shells or rocks, others covered in moss or acorns, dot ...
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BECAUSE OF JERSEY’S GREAT DEBATE, CARRYING THIS CANVAS TOTE WILL GIVE FOLKS A HINT OF YOUR EXIT ON THE GSP; $10.99 AT TRUEJERSEY.COM . BY NOW THIS SHORTHAND FOR THE EXCLAMATION “OH, MY ...
OPENINGS ANGELO SEAFOOD MARKET , HOBOKEN The team behind the Hoboken cocktail bar and seafood restaurant Stingray Lounge recently opened their newest endeavor. Angelo Seafood Market is a two-s...
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A NEW MENU AND SLEEK INTERIOR CAN BE FOUND AT ALLEGORY RESTAURANT AT MONTCLAIR'S MC HOTEL. Photo: Courtesy of Jahn Aners Since the MC Hotel opened in 2019, it’s been a lively addition to Mont...
Eric LeGrand is a motivational speaker, sports analyst, philanthropist, entrepreneur, author and all-around amazing young man. He is a former Rutgers University football standout whose life was ...
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CHEF ADAM WEISS RUNS F1RST RESTAURANT IN HAWTHORNE. Photo: KT Harrison When Adam Weiss was growing up in Franklin Lakes, his family called him “the chicken parm kid.” As a teenager, he perf...
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Anyone who knows me knows that I’m crazy about tomatoes. I grow them, talk about them constantly at home and on NBC Weekend Today in New York, and even dream about them! Growing up in our famil...
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OPENING HOT DAWGS @ HADDON HALL , HADDONFIELD A new fast-casual hot dog shop in the heart of downtown Haddonfield serves organic 100 percent grass-fed beef and vegan dogs. Fun flavors include t...
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DJ KACY “CLAY PIGEON” ROSS IN THE BREAK ROOM OF THE RAMBLING WFMU STUDIOS IN DOWNTOWN JERSEY CITY. Photo: Christopher Lane Friends and family may know him as Kacy Ross, but to tens of thous...
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BAR CRAWLS & MORE HOBOKEN BAR CRAWLS 📅: SATURDAY, MARCH 2-SUNDAY, MARCH 17 (TIMES VARY) 📍: Madd Hatter Hoboken • Hoboken MORRISTOWN ST. PATRICK'S DAY BAR CRAWL 📅: SATURDAY, MA...
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Ready to go loco for cocoa? Chocoholics from around the state can flock to the Chocolate Expo at the New Jersey Convention & Exposition Center in Edison this weekend, Saturday, March 9, and Sun...
Bada bing! The booth where Tony Soprano and his family sat in the series finale of The Sopranos sold at auction Monday night for a whopping $82,600. The finale's iconic last scene was filmed a...
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KATHRYN TAPPEN'S JERSEY RESIDENCE WAS DESIGNED WITH A MAINE-FARMHOUSE FEEL. Photo: Tory Williams Television personality Kathryn Tappen, known for her NBC Sports coverage of football, hockey, go...
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By her own estimate, Linda Stanton has moved more than a dozen times in New Jersey. But when she settled in Mullica Township in the Pinelands more than 20 years ago with her late husband, Jim, th...
HAILEY BROCK FULFILLED HER DREAM OF OWNING A BOOKSTORE WHEN SHE OPENED THE NATURE OF READING BOOKSHOP IN MADISON. Photo: Andy Foster During the pandemic, when everyone was staying very close to...
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People may like to poke fun at New Jersey, but our stories are undeniably American. From newspapers to broadcast to viral moments, these Garden State stories went national in a big way. THE JERS...
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Chatting with Richard Lewis, as I fondly look back on it, was less an interview than a ride on a wild and crazy comedy roller coaster. You’d hang on for dear life and let out shrieks—of laugh...
OPENING BETTER DAYS , JERSEY CITY The team behind the speakeasy 143 Social recently opened Better Days, a new lunch and dinner eatery sat above 143. The restaurant has an elevated food and drin...
If you’re an ardent Sopranos fan and want to own a bit of pop culture history , now's your chance. The famed booth at Holsten’s ice cream parlor and restaurant in Bloomfield, where the final ...
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Newark has been a center for creativity and innovation in the fashion industry for more than 75 years—and a new show at the Newark Museum of Art is showcasing some of the most pivotal designers...
New York City’s controversial congestion pricing plan will soon require drivers crossing into Manhattan below 60th Street to pay a fee around $15 per car and $24-$36 for buses and trucks. Added...
The list of residents and one-time residents of this Bergen County town reads like an awards-show nominations bill. Alpine is replete with well-known residents like comedians Chris Rock and Tracy...
In the 150-mile-long foodie thrill ride that is New Jersey, you can satisfy any culinary craving, from açai bowls to zeppole doughnuts. Yet there’s one style of dining out that’s not so ea...
Nine million people call the Garden State home. But New Jersey is also a home of sorts to a boy-bat hybrid, an ape who holds a PhD, and at least one mermaid. These are just some of the hundreds o...