A family tradition with a plant-based twist Is there anything better than the smell of chocolate chip cookies baking in the oven? Growing...

You can thank the Maplewood Memorial Park Conservancy Each day people stroll through and enjoy the pristine natural beauty of Memorial...

Seth Boyden fourth grader hosts his own cooking show Jacob Case never expected to be sharing cooking videos on Facebook. After all, he’s...

How to map the road to eco gift-wrap and more When you’re a child, you aren’t able to understand and appreciate each layer of your...

Reflecting on a storied 30 years We could have been very confused. For my husband and me, coming from Park Slope and knowing only one...

SOMA’s own Angeli Elliott brings you a festival of elves Angeli Elliott has a special connection with the holiday season. In love with...

Down and out with man's best friend So you got a dog. Not just any dog. A quarantine dog. A dog to shelter in place with. A dog to...

Chris Donnell’s basement “museum” chronicles decades of electronic gaming South Orange resident Chris Donnell is comfortably seated on...

Columbia High School’s astronomical observatory is restored Humanity has long been enthralled with observing the cosmos in an effort to...

Village President Sheena Collum and Mayor Frank McGehee forge a powerful leadership bond When President Franklin D. Roosevelt gave his...

The CHS boys’ swim team helps to net a strong season For the Columbia High School swim team, time in the water is private, focused and...

A summer walk turns into a waste audit Playgrounds reopened in July after being closed due to the pandemic and, naturally, my two...

The Post Office is your social headquarters These days, the trek to the post office and the infamously long, slow line at the window are...

Shihan Durand Howard earns a new belt for distance learning On a late weekday afternoon in May, 6-year-old Aila Harris grabs onto her...

Troop 5 celebrates a century of service and leadership For as long as anyone can remember, the mayor of Maplewood has attended the Eagle...

Finding our way forward At Matters Magazine, we’ve always adhered to the purpose of sharing content that is upbeat and positive, running...

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

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

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....

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