Culture

Over the past week, the story on how a Monopoly-themed mural at the tip of the Newark Avenue Pedestrian Plaza wound up officially painted over, has materialized into a public discussion. Commission, censorship, hypersensitivity, freedom of expression in art, and corporate sponsorship are now the charged pieces at the center of the game board.

From a poet laureate’s autobiography to a bestselling author’s sequel, this was a good year for books about New Jersey.

TEDx, the localized spinoff of the popular TED talks, will be returning to Jersey City this December for its fourth year.

This fall, the Hamilton Park Neighborhood Association (HPNA) is planning to host the area’s first House Tour.

The Jersey City Redevelopment Agency has reached a deal to purchase the property, which officials want to open an art museum in.

Even short city escapes have worthy benefits—like returning with wider eyes and perhaps a souvenir in tow, or at least a little beach in your hair. Asbury Park, one of the closest shore points to Jersey City (clocking in at an hour away and skipping most shore Parkway traffic), has become an ideal destination for such a spell.

Visit Liberty State Park in Jersey City this Sunday evening for a free concert event featuring the New Jersey Symphony.

The popular Hoboken farmers’ market Rummage & Ruffage has officially moved indoors for the winter and will be featuring over a dozen vendors tomorrow, plus some live music and wine to kick off the holiday season.

Weekend Walks is our weekend column where we explore the photographic beauty of various neighborhoods through the lenses of history, architecture and commerce. For this weekend’s walk, we took a stroll through Downtown Hoboken.

A lawsuit has emerged over plans to redevelop the popular and often romanticized dive bar, pitting local developer The L Group against the property’s owner.