Rising Tide Capital Boasts Numerous Success Stories, Here are Two
The founders of Rising Tide Capital, two Harvard grads, were recently featured in Forbes as some of the nation's "most promising social entrepreneurs”. Last week, they received one of the Manhattan Institute’s awards for Social Entrepreneurship. Here are two of their success stories.
A Refreshing and Vital Development Breaks Ground in Bayonne
A new residential building devoted entirely to lower income residents and developmentally disabled individuals will be completed by next year.
Give Back This Holiday Season by Supporting These Hudson County Homeless Orgs
These hard-working nonprofit organizations share a common theme: a goal of ending homelessness in Hudson County.
New Jersey’s Breweries Lend a Hand Amid COVID-19 Downturn
Dozens of craft beer companies from Little Ferry to Cape May are finding creative ways to give back while keep themselves and the restaurant industry afloat in a tough environment.
Community Input Requested as Palisade Lumber Development Heads to Planning Board Tonight
If you support responsible development in the Heights, have your voice heard tonight as the planning board reviews this pivotal development.
Montclair Author Walks Abandoned Newark Train Tracks in Latest Work
His one-man journey is now the focus of this sixth book, "Walking the Newark Branch," which recently debuted alongside a documentary.
Audible Donates $1 Million To Feed Newark, Help Restaurant Industry
The company is working with World Central Kitchen and chef Marcus Samuelsson to provide meals for those in need and help food service workers earn steady paychecks amid COVID-19 restrictions.
High HOPES: Hoboken Non-Profit Expanding Their School
Transformed. Revitalized. Gentrified. These and other adjectives have often been used to describe what’s been happening in Hoboken and Jersey City over the last two decades. But increased luxury development can also bring with it some concerns. One of those worries is how communities can still care for those less fortunate in an economic boom that tends to hide the presence of poverty. That’s where HOPES CAP comes in.
New Legislation Hopes to Draw Vendors to Hoboken’s Pier A
City officials hope that long-dormant kiosks along a waterfront park will be filled with local businesses during next year’s warmer months.
Community Discusses Changes to ‘500-foot Rule’
About 20 residents, business owners and a few politicians spoke out at last night’s Special Council meeting about a proposal that would repeal Hoboken’s “500-foot rule” and while the majority went on record saying they didn’t want the regulation repealed, many seemed open to at least some changes in the law.
