Hoboken
Little Lies
I was walking down Grand Street, like I do most Saturdays. It was cold and I didn’t really want to be outside, but I’m a creature of habit and was heading to my regular Saturday lunch spot. On the way I pass some sort of senior center/community building and today I saw a little crowd […]
A True American Tale, Cuban Style
I was honored to share the inspiring story of Amarilis Presilla and her family in the Union City, West New York, and Weehawken editions of the Hudson Reporter.
43 Reasons Why You Should Start Volunteering TODAY!
OK, no, just some thoughts on the topic in an essay I wrote for AOL. I guess reading the essay would count as a couple of minutes of volunteering….
Sandy, One Year Later
It’s feeling a little weird here in Hoboken as the one-year anniversary of Superstorm Sandy approaches. Memories have certainly come—no pun intended—flooding back. Stories of heroism, community spirit, successful returns, permanent losses, and continuing challenges are all freshly in mind, if they weren’t there already. I’ve had the privilege of writing three articles for AOL […]
Benny Tudino’s 45th Anniversary
Since 1994, on more Sundays than not, I’ve found myself at Benny Tudino’s. For the first nine years or so, it was with my buddy Joe, and we’d split a medium sausage pie. These days I get a slice. (They’re big.) It was a pleasure to write this article for the Hoboken Reporter, timed to […]
My Little Corner of the World: Memories of Maxwell’s
It was 1997 and I felt like an ass. I’d moved to Hoboken from central Jersey three years earlier. It was closer to my job, closer to my East Village girlfriend, and there was Pier Platters and Maxwell’s: a world-class record store and one of the best rock clubs anywhere. Except Pier Platters—which was on […]
My Internet Radio Playlist, 7/30/13
EPISODE #87: MAXWELL’S The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Honorable mention: The Schramms — “Torn in Two” Health & Happiness Show — “How To Breathe” The Mekons — “Hard To Be Human Again” The dB’s — “Neverland” Saw at Maxwell’s three times: Kate Jacobs — “George Says” Bern & the Brights — “As Long As […]
Movie Review: This Is the End
3.5 stars out of 5 Wow, that Seth Rogen really enjoys the marijuana, doesn’t he? OK, we get it. Can we retire that as a comedic concept now? Thank you. That being said, Rogen and his buddy Evan Goldberg have slapped together a very entertaining, consistently funny movie with This Is the End. Not as […]
Reasons to Still Visit Hoboken, Now That Maxwell’s Is Closing
A new friend recently told me that, with the upcoming closing of the legendary indie-rock club Maxwell’s, she couldn’t think of any other “destinations” warranting a trip to Hoboken. Poppycock, I say! Though the city is merely a square mile in size, it still has so very much to offer. Here is just a small […]
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