Following the success of the Big Dig tulip and daffodil bulb planting initiative, the Jersey City Parks Coalition is now setting their sites on trees, with a new program called 'City of Trees'. The goal is to plant 5,000 trees in Jersey City in 5 years. See how they plan to do it.

A roundup of Jersey City food and drink news. Cellar 335 brings tiki cocktails to Newark Avenue, Greene Chutney Grill closed for good. Dim sum and beer garden opens in Liberty State Park, Ani Ramen coming to Newark Avenue.

When the Whole Foods announcement was made, information on the project was scarce. Other than a general idea of its location, nothing further was released. Last night, the architect and attorney representing the project presented the proposed site plan. Here's what's in store.

Another Newport project has been green-lit by Jersey City’s Planning Board. This one at 2 Shore Lane on a parcel owned by Strategic Capital, the investment division of China State Construction Engineering Corp, the same firm behind the recently approved 75 Park Lane South.

In its bid to restart construction at The Revetment House, representatives from Newport Associates presented a revised site plan last Wednesday to the Hamilton Park Neighborhood Association (HPNA), the group that successfully convinced the Jersey City planning board to deny LeFrak’s request to lower their parking ratio.

A McGinley Square block party is planned for Saturday. But there’s a catch. Before the party, volunteers are asked to spend an hour cleaning up and beautifying Bergen Avenue between Montgomery Street and Duncan Avenue.

We’ve all seen the house flipping shows but how about office tower flipping? That’s precisely what happened with this Downtown Jersey City office building that was purchased in 2013 when it was badly damaged by Superstorm Sandy. After extensive renovations, the building has now been resold for a hefty profit.

Latham House starts welcoming patrons today in a “Tender Opening” , with the bar opening at 4pm and supper at 6pm. According to their website, Latham House will serve traditional American food and drink with a contemporary slant.

Our weekly news roundup of New Jersey stories you may have missed this week. This week, Jersey City is a 'Boomtown', Matsikoudis lays groundwork for JC Mayoral bid, Hoboken's hill people, more

A Jersey City resident is planning to open a new type of coworking space. Called Marketskape, the concept pairs artist studios with a retail component. As opposed to more traditional coworking spaces, this one is catered towards artists and makers. The retail portion provides members a venue to sell their work.