City of Trees Branches Out

It began with an idea… Instead of asking students in our local schools to create frog art with Frogs Are Green for Earth Day (like most years), I thought they might like to create “tree art” and this could help the Jersey City Parks Coalition spread the word...

Creative Patches and Gift Batches

I don’t know about you, but I love ice cream. For the last 6 months or more we have been trying every flavor of Talenti gelato. Not only is this gelato delicious, but, the containers have a screw top lid, perfect for storing candy, coffee, nuts… all sorts of things....

Panepinto Galleries at W Hoboken – Holiday Art Show

Last night Mark Lerer and I attended the opening of “My Favorite Things” curated by MICHELLE DOLL in the PANEPINTO GALLERIES @ THE W HOTEL HOBOKEN. This HOLIDAY (Pop Up Art Show) features small works 12” x 14” and below starting at $250. You can buy it and...

The Mac, The PC, and The Audience

This week I was reminded about one of the biggest differences between the Mac and the PC… the font libraries. Both platforms have a variety of fonts, but many don’t match each other. I was watching a PowerPoint presentation and the text was outside the parameter of...

Culture Up, Amenities Down in Jersey City Heights

It’s been just over 10 years since I moved from Hoboken to Jersey City Heights. I have seen some real change in areas, both for the good and unfortunately, not so good. One of the reasons I like living on Central Avenue is it’s a shopping district and usually...