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....

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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...

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

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

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

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,...

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....

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...

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

Our local festival gives independent filmmakers the red-carpet treatment Matt Smollon is staring intensely at his phone. Don’t get the...

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...