From Chris Evert to clothesline bacon, a famed tennis club evolves with the times When Orange Lawn Tennis Club opened its doors in South Orange in 1880, the ...

Insights from local professionals on doing right by our homes Every home has a story. And around South Orange and Maplewood, those stories are as varied as t...

Our neighbors weigh in on raising hens in the suburbs When Kate Dial moved with her husband Michael Carrico to Maplewood, raising chickens was high on her li...

Innovative program groomed future teachers Like most schools, Columbia High School once had a home economics department. But did you know that from 1974 to 1...

Yield: 15 molds Ingredients: 2-1/3 cups blood orange juice 7 tablespoons blood orange zest 6 gelatin sheets 3/4 cup sugar 1/2 cup goats milk Greek yogurt 1 c...

Teaching grade-school students (and their parents) sustainable practices Living a sustainable life is not just for grown-ups. Just ask the students at South ...

My kids learn to carry their insurance cards and talk to humans One of the challenges of raising children is knowing when to let go so they can function on t...

A Temporary Move Points us Back Home Last year, my family and I were all a little bit down in the dumps – stressed, overworked, overwhelmed. It happens to th...

Matters Magazine celebrates a milestone 2020 is a year of celebration for Matters Magazine: We have turned 30 years old. That’s a long time for a community l...

A South Orange neighbor reflects on her brutal near-death experience On a recent rainy weekday evening, the Rochette family gathers in the front room of thei...

From the Orange Lawn kitchen, a winter winner When the temperature drops and winds are howling, it’s natural to want to curl up indoors, sheltered from the c...

D.D. Jackson serves up music for kids and grownups alike You may not have met him yet, but you probably have heard the music of D.D. Jackson. If you have kid...

Maplewood’s military photos once again see the light of day You’ve got to have a good reason to want to visit a certain tiny storeroom deep in the basement o...

The (not so) private adventures of a kickboxing klutz I am throwing a combination of triple jabs, triple hooks, and a flurry of uppercuts on a punching bag t...

Our local festival gives independent filmmakers the red-carpet treatment Matt Smollon is staring intensely at his phone. Don’t get the wrong idea; he’s not c...

Columbia High School’s tech lab gets an upgrade Step inside the music technology lab at Columbia High and you will be greeted not by the sounds of instrument...

Rent Party closes in on a decade fighting hunger If you’re Chris Dickson, there are two kinds of people in Maplewood and South Orange: those who know what a...

Mason Levinson’s photography maps out our dynamic landscape On a bone-chillingly cold day in December 2016, Mason Levinson made his way over to Memorial Park...

Let the crumbs fall where they may Biscotti are one of my favorite cookies to make, not least because they’re a satisfyingly crunchy, not-too-sweet, everyday...

Hometown-grown magic raises holiday spirits To the casual observer, it seems to happen overnight every December: the magical transformation of Maplewood from...