Hoboken
Touring the Stevens Family Legacy
On Saturday, I took a three-hour bus tour of historic sites in Hoboken connected to the Stevens family. For hMAG.com, I wrote about what I saw and took some photos.
Hoboken Police Hoboken Police Department Ceremony Honors Six New Sergeants, One Lieutenant, and a Retirement
I attended the police promotion ceremony at Hoboken’s City Hall today. Was proud to see my pizzeria pal Benny’s son Arbend make sergeant! Here is the quick recap I wrote, along with some photos I took, for hMAG.
Big Night Helping Fire Victims
Last night I had the honor of being the master of ceremonies for a fundraising event here in Hoboken, for those affected by a New Year’s Day fire at 918 Willow Avenue. The event was a great success; I wrote this recap for hMAG.
Students March on Washington (Street)
My short article and photograph for hMAG.com on the Hoboken Charter School’s 15th annual March on Washington Street.
Help Karl Hendricks
I knew the other 2/3 of the Karl Hendricks Trio—but who exactly was Karl? Drummer Tom Hoffman was a great pal from English classes at CMU; bassist Tim Parker was a really nice guy who I knew from WRCT. But Karl… hmmm…. Sure, I had the 7″ from his band Sludgehammer. Yet I don’t think […]
Album Review: ‘Rock River’ by Deena
4 stars out of 5 Click to purchase on iTunes or CDBaby Back in 1987, before I’d been to Maxwell’s, before I’d been to Hoboken, there were the Cucumbers. I remember hanging out in my buddy Jeff’s room in central Jersey, listening to their song “My Boyfriend” on the radio. It was on MTV too. […]
Q&A: Molly Forsyth of 8 Point Wellness
Remember Molly, who I volunteered with after Superstorm Sandy? And then used her acupuncture skills on me? Well, now I’ve done a Q&A with Molly for Hoboken’s hMAG about her business, 8 Point Wellness.
Cobain Lives!
Or, at least, the Hoboken Reporter picked up my recent essay about Kurt Cobain. Thanks!
It Was 20 Years Ago Today
Kurt Cobain took his own life on April 5, 1994, but we didn’t learn the news until Friday, April 8. Can you imagine that today, three days passing? No distraught tweet from Courtney Love? No Instagram of the body from an assistant coroner, whose account is taken down the next day? It was bad enough […]
Jackupuncture
Jack, what’s happening? Are you interested in acupuncture? said the text message from my friend Molly. Well, the truth is, I hadn’t ever really given it much thought. Mention acupuncture to me and the thought that comes to mind is drinking a glass of water afterward, and it comes spurting out from all over your […]
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