artists

STORIES

Our stories are all about the interesting people, places and things in Maplewood.

Read some here or page through our online issues.

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A DRONE'S-EYE VIEW OF MAPLEWOOD AND BEYOND by Donny Levit

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

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GREEN THUMBS UP FOR THE MAPLEWOOD GARDEN CLUB by Rose Bennett Gilbert

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

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THE FULL SCORE ON A BROADWAY COMPOSER by Donny Levit

Maplewood’s Russ Kaplan creates music and musicians He’s a quadruple threat: a Broadway composer with several new projects in the works,...

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HOLDING UP A MIRROR by Elaine Durbach

Community TV channel celebrates the South Orange and Maplewood communities In a community as close-knit as South Orange and Maplewood,...

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A GLORIOUS COLLISION OF IDEAS by Elaine Durbach

The SouthNEXT Festival celebrates different views. Right up there in Angela Kariotis’s website title you can see her aim:...

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ART NO MATTER WHAT by Ellen Kahaner

The inner and outer lives of the artist Sybil Archibald Sybil Archibald is sitting on her bed at St. Barnabas Hospital wearing a standard...

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HAVE YOU HEARD THE STORY ABOUT MAPLEWOOD'S BOO TRUNDLE? by Donny Levit

“Ask a storyteller how they got into storytelling and that’s a long story,” says Trundle, who was born in Virginia Beach, VA.

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STORIES WORTH A THOUSAND STITCHES by Ellen Donker

When Bisa Butler posts a photo of her latest project on Instagram, she writes, “There is zero paint on this artwork.” That’s because people

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Where Creativity and Community Come Together by Cheryl Silver

Where might you find a handmade tie, a wooden cutting board and a hand-beaded necklace that, at first glance, looks like flags, but, upon...