Jersey City Independent
Theater Review: “As Bees in Honey Drown” at J City Theater
Sure I’m a theater critic, why do you ask? I wrote this review for the Jersey City Independent.
Jersey City Chili Cook-Off: Before and After
When it came to 4th Street Arts’ fifth-annual Chili Cook-Off, no journalist provided the in-depth coverage that I did. I wrote the preview for the Jersey City Independent, as well as the recap.
You Came to the Right Place
For the winter 2014 issue of JCI Magazine, I profiled a hidden-away Italian-American “dining club”—15 Fox Place. The article now appears online. Mangia!
City Getting Super
Though New York has received much of the publicity for Super Bowl XLVIII, the game is being played in New Jersey, and many related events are taking place on this side of the Hudson. I summarized Jersey City’s super happenings for the Jersey City Independent.
Spotlight on Greenville
I’m proud of this neighborhood spotlight I wrote for the winter issue of NEW Magazine (which is being rebranded as JCI Magazine with the spring issue). The Greenville section of Jersey City has a fascinating past which urban decay has made many people forget. Business owners, artists, and community activists—a few of who I now […]
Graffiti! Young Filmmakers! Jersey City!
All this and more in the lead story I wrote for today’s Jersey City Independent. They’re good kids and I really enjoyed meeting them!
What Happened to Jackson Avenue?
I wrote the lead story in today’s Jersey City Independent. It deals with a new documentary made by 17 kids and teens in the Friends of the Lifers Youth Corp in Greenville, Jersey City. They hope to turn their neighborhood around.
Hey, Look, Another Article About Music, and This One Is Longer
Here’s a profile of the twee-pop band the Marshmallows that I wrote for the Jersey City Independent.
Jack Silbert, curator