When other people picture New Jersey they tend to think of congested high ways, the Sopranos, and of course the Jersey Shore. But, there is a reason NJ is called the Garden State. With over 9,000 farms and 720,000 acres of farm land, we have a bounty of great produce! To showcase some of this season’s goodies is Edible Jersey’s 2017 Eat Drink Local Restaurant Week.…
I hope you’re sitting down for this… After a summer of Penn Station repairs and train delays and cancelations, I actually have some good news about New Jersey Transit! Their 2018 budget was approved today and it includes the addition of 113 self-propelled, multi-level, electric rail cars that will finally replace the old single-level “Arrow” cars. You know the ones I mean.…
Well, this is pretty cool. Passaic County officials and the New York – New Jersey Trail Conference announced a partnership with Google maps to provide “street views” of approximately 2,000 miles of hiking trails throughout the Apshawa Preserve in West Milford. The 360 degree cameras, which Google provided, have recorded about 85 miles of trails so far and will give hikers a preview of their route before they venture out.…
When moving out of the city, something I was curious about was access to movies of the non-blockbuster variety. You can see the likes of Wonder Woman and Despicable Me just about every three miles around here, but trying to find a movies like The Beguiled or Beatriz at Dinner, for example, can be something of a challenge. Luckily, right here in downtown Cranford, we have the Digiplex.…