Columbia High School's clock tower may soon get its fix. Patty O’Connell surely isn’t the only one who has noticed that the clock tower...

Ostracized as Jar Jar Binks, the actor plays a hero in "The Mandalorian" Ahmed Best can’t recall the exact movie theater in midtown...

Even better than sharing it with Robert Redford I think all children like to know with whom they share their birthday. If it’s someone...

It comes down to five songs. Music is a salve, a celebration, an occasion, a companion, and an inspiration, It has been a large part of...

Three ingredients and a blender are sure to bring smiles Popsicles are such a quintessential summertime treat. They drum up memories of...

Producer/ director Mertes finds a home in Maplewood “In my experience,” says Maplewood producer/director Cara Mertes, “some of the most...

Jon Michaud shows why a neighborhood bar mattered Washington Heights may not be the part of Manhattan that people in our neck of the...

Morrow's extraordinary youth pastor finds a new calling, and a new home It is not every pastor who spends a Sunday evening teaching...

The Cervantes Family reflect on the death of one child and the adoption of another The Cervantes family has lived an odyssey: mourning...

Biking my way through Manhattan Now that warm weather is here, I have been yearning to get out for a good bike ride after spending all...

ChatGPT provides best practices for living in Maplewood and South Orange A mere six months ago, the artificial intelligence chatbot...

A weeknight vegetarian dinner to satisfy everyone As a “food person” and a mom, I get asked a lot of cooking questions from fellow...

Photos courtesy of Jessica Kirson Jessica Kirson's brand of edgy comedy continues to wow her audiences “People say to me, oh, you seem so...

Bringing Italian cooks' secret ingredient home to America's kitchens Almost everyone returns from a European vacation with souvenirs, but...

A South Orange Resident brings his inspiration to life. Inspiration often strikes unexpectedly and South Orange resident Steve...

This duo had Maplewood in common It was happenstance, how they met. Or maybe it was fate. Vern Miller, a retired South Orange/Maplewood...

Novelist Eliza Minot celebrates the magnificent act of mothering. Eliza Minot sits in the corner of Elitist Coffee in South Orange,...

It never ends When you’re a homeowner, it seems there is a never-ending list of improvements to make. We bought our house more than 20...

Two artists keep us in the know about local events It’s Friday afternoon and you’re wondering how to start your weekend. There was that...

Home, where my thought's escapin' When we moved into our second house in South Orange more than 10 years ago, I started telling friends...