Jersey City
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.
I’m Walkin’ Here
For some, walking is a pedestrian activity. But not me, brother. I love it. And though I can pinpoint the genesis of my current wanderlust to July 5, 2010, the truth is that I’ve always enjoyed a nice long stroll. I associate them with adventure. Around 3rd grade in suburban California, my buddy Chris and […]
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