Guitarist Stéphane Wrembel will make you a devotee At first listen, classical piano, Pink Floyd, and gypsy jazz possess vastly different styles and sounds. B...

Finding a way to be a helper I had never sewn in my life. But five years ago, when I bought a sewing machine for my daughter, it was meant to be a father-dau...

Residents depend on their digital connections more than ever If you had to choose a day when our community made a uniform shift in response to the coronaviru...

Author Lee Bacon says that’s okay These days, it’s all too easy to get swept up in predictions about the end of the world as we know it. Dire forecasts flood...

Lucas Jackowski knows how to nictitate Lucas Jackowski’s brain contains words that most adults have never heard of. He can spell them, too. Never mind that h...

A community celebrates African American history and freedom Revisiting history is important. It helps us understand our past as well as our present, so we ca...

Navigating our world in a viral age As I finished up the previous issue of Matters Magazine, I was anxious to send the files off to the printer so Rob and I ...

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...