Jersey City LGBT Pride Festival Returns Saturday, Expected to be Largest Yet
The 17th Annual Jersey City LGBT Pride Festival will take place on Saturday, August 26th, at the Pedestrian Plaza in Downtown Jersey City.
Open the Arches Fundraiser in Journal Square May 9
Join the Journal Square Community Association and Mayor Fulop to raise money for Jersey City’s own High Line park.
Happening Now: Blues People International Festival Underway in Newark
The Blues People International Festival has returned to Newark, New Jersey for a second annual weeklong celebration of jazz, funk, salsa, and gospel music. The festival is free to the public and aims to celebrate music representative of and developed by people of African descent.
Long Run of Rita & Joe’s Ending Later This Month
Italian fare has been served at the restaurant for over three decades, but their doors will be shutting for good on January 28th.
Jersey City Announces First-in-the-Nation Vertical Farming Program
The city will be partnering with Newark-based AeroFarms on the endeavor, which will create ten farming sites that aim to annually produce 19,000 pounds of produce available free to residents.
Greenville’s Double-Dutch Team, The Honey Bees, Head To The World Championship
The Honey Bees Double-Dutch team is one of the many programs to benefit from the 'I Love Greenville Community Plan'. The team is now heading to the World Championship.
A Look at the Day Center: Inside Family Promise of Hudson County
For this newly established Hudson County affiliate of the national nonprofit, hospitality is key in helping homeless families find stable housing.
Afraid of Becoming ‘Seaside Heights,’ Point Pleasant Weighs Short-Term Rental Ban
Point Pleasant residents say rowdy, all-night boozefests and packed bungalows are turning a historically quiet, residential shore town into Seaside Heights.
New City Kids After-School Center Adding 4th Location in Greenville
Employing the same successful model used at New City Kids’ three existing sites, the new center will serve an additional 60 children and provide employment for 20 more high school students.
Public Meeting Will Address NJ Transit Bus Service in The Heights
Several moves have already been made to improve crowded service along the 119 bus line and locals will have a chance to weigh in at a community meeting on the issue later tonight.