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Tuesday Morning News Roundup

By • Apr 24th, 2012 • Category: Blog, News

Share/Save Gov. Christie, Newark Mayor Cory Booker to Speak at Pro-School Voucher National Meeting: Gov. Chris Christie and Newark Mayor Cory Booker, along with Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, will speak to a pro-school voucher group next week in Jersey City. Jersey City Assemblyman Charles Mainor to Convene his Public Safety Committee at NJCU Tomorrow: The [...]



Monday Morning News Roundup

By • Apr 23rd, 2012 • Category: Blog, News

Share/SaveHealy, Sires Call for Gas Pipeline Guidelines to Better Protect Urban Areas: Mayor Jerramiah T. Healy and Rep. Albio Sires (D-13th) are calling on the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) to better protect highly-populated urban areas from the explosive threat of natural gas pipelines. Crash on Jersey City Bridge [...]



Bid on a Handsome Neighbor at Art House’s JC’s Most Eligible Bachelor/Bachelorette Auction Saturday

By • Apr 20th, 2012 • Category: Arts, Blog

Share/SaveThis Saturday, Art House presents JC’s Most Eligible, a bachelor/bachelorette auction where you can bid on all your sexy entrepreneurial and artsy neighbors for a good cause. The fundraiser will benefit Art House’s 11th season of visual and performing arts programs. The admission is free (but the dates are not). The event will feature complimentary [...]



A Call for Chili Chefs: Fourth Street Arts’ Chili Cook-Off Cinco de Mayo Fiesta

By • Apr 20th, 2012 • Category: Arts, Blog, Food

Share/SaveFourth Street Arts is calling all chili chefs, amateur or professional, for its third annual Chili Cook-Off. Bring your finest chili and your best efforts to impress us (JCI will be among the judges) and the rest of the public. This year’s Chili Cook-Off falls on Cinco de Mayo, so get ready to fiesta. Bands [...]



This Weekend’s Best Bets

By • Apr 20th, 2012 • Category: Arts, Blog

Share/SaveFor full listings, check out the Cultural Calendar. Want your event listed on our calendar? You can submit it yourself — just click here and follow the simple instructions. TODAY Grace Church Van Vorst will host a Spring 2012 Photo Show benefiting their Community Services (7 pm, $5). Port-O Lounge will host a presentation by [...]



Modern American Eatery Brings Upscale Cuisine and Vintage Cocktails to the Bergen-Lafayette Neighborhood

By • Apr 20th, 2012 • Category: Featured, Food

Share/SaveThere’s a new upscale restaurant in Jersey City and it’s not in Downtown. Modern American Eatery is in the Bergen-Lafayette neighborhood – in fact the only dine-in option in the area that’s not Chinese take-out or fried chicken. It’s a few blocks away from the Liberty State Park Light Rail stop. Since the restaurant opened [...]



Friday Morning News Roundup

By • Apr 20th, 2012 • Category: Blog, News

Share/SaveHolland Tunnel to Close For Repairs Over Weekend: The NJ-bound lanes of the Holland Tunnel will be closed from 1 am to 8 am on Saturday and Sunday for roadway “retexturing.” Jersey City Man Sentenced in Bank Fraud Scheme: A Jersey City man who used his New York auto repair business to perpetuate bank fraud [...]



Jersey City Homebrew Tour Sold Out, Sorry Guys

By • Apr 19th, 2012 • Category: Blog, Food

Share/SaveThe scant 25 tickets available for next Saturday’s Hoboken/Jersey City Homebrewer’s Tour, a walking tour of homebrewer’s apartments in Hoboken and Jersey City organized by Jersey City Brew Club, sold out quickly and were gone nearly a month ago. Sorry guys. There are four stops on the tour, where participants will be able to examine [...]



Thursday Morning News Roundup

By • Apr 19th, 2012 • Category: Blog, News

Share/SaveDevelopers of Liberty Harbor File for Bankruptcy, Say it will Help Settle $21 Million Judgment: Three companies behind the mammoth Jersey City waterfront development Liberty Harbor have filed for bankruptcy, with Peter Mocco, the former North Bergen mayor who controls the entities saying the filing will help resolve a $21 million judgment he owes a [...]



Wednesday Morning News Roundup

By • Apr 18th, 2012 • Category: Blog, News

Share/SaveSome Jersey City Senior Citizens Upset when Told their New Polling Place is Many Blocks Away: Several seniors at a Jersey City building were furious yesterday after they were told their polling place was no longer in the lobby of their building but two-thirds of a mile away at a public school. LeFrak Sits on [...]

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