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Two Killed in Car Crash in Downtown: Two people were killed and two injured in an accident last night

For 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 Dave Stanley and AJ Houston stop by tonight’s JC Slam at Grassroots Community Space. The open mic list starts at 9 pm sharp ($5). The [...]

For 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 Danielle Fotopoulos and Nancy Ghani try to capture the movement and detail found in the architecture, landscape and people of the places they have visited [...]

Tomorrow is New Year’s Eve, time to celebrate the past year and ring in the new. If you’re still looking for a place to get together with friends, check out some of the New Year’s happenings at these local venues: Bar Majestic is offering a $25 open bar from 8-10 pm, a $35 open bar [...]

School reform is a hot topic in New Jersey politics right now with five bills addressing that issue pending in the Statehouse. The statewide organization Better Education for Kids (B4K) held its fist community meeting in Jersey City last month, gathering a small group in the back room at Zepplin Hall in Downtown Jersey City to discuss reform issues.

For 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 Ease yourself away from the cutthroat intensity of Black Friday with some soothing live music. At Boca Grande, jazz pro Don Carter plays his weekly [...]

Political stargazers had a field day Tuesday night at Ward E councilman Steven Fulop’s mayoral fundraiser in the Zeppelin Hall Restaurant and Biergarten. Showing their faces in the downtown Jersey City beer hall were North Bergen mayor and state Sen. Nicholas Sacco, Hudson County Freeholder Bill O’Dea and Jersey City Board of Education member Marvin [...]

According to Oktoberfest’s official website, nearly 7 million people visited Munich this year. While Jersey City won’t see that many people, thousands have already arrived to celebrate Oktoberfest — and many more will surely do so with several more events slated for this week.

New Jersey Monthly is out with its annual Best Restaurants issue, which features the top 25 critics pick in the state. Among them is Jersey City newcomer Maritime Parc, which opened in Liberty State Park last year. The restaurant, which is also featured on the issue’s cover, is praised for its great location overlooking the [...]

The Hudson County Chamber of Commerce is kicking off its schedule of four fall events this Thursday with a business networking event in Hoboken. The theme of Thursday’s Technology Business Networking Event is “Embracing Change,” and it will include a tour of IT company eMazzanti Technologies’ new Hoboken facility on Grand Street, as well as [...]