New Jersey
Movie Review: Freeheld
4 stars out of 5 First things first: Yes, the movie is set in New Jersey, but no, it is not set in the town of Freehold. And the second thing: If you are unfamiliar with the case of Laurel Hester and you have an interest in justice and equality, you really need to see […]
Meet Eddie Clemens of the Agency Group
Here’s an interview I conducted for the September/October issue of hMAG. Was interesting to talk with someone involved in booking concert tours at a level far above the indie shows I obsessively attend.
Bakery Door Haiku
Benny, left message on the machine about rolls and where to get them One-syllable edit. Dom’s Bakery Grand, 506 Grand St., Hoboken, NJ, 4/26/15
Ask Jack: Baseball’s Mark DeRosa on Career Change
Kind of a change of pace for this week’s installment of my AOL Jobs column: Baseball veteran Mark DeRosa discusses his new career as a co-host of MLB Network’s new morning show, MLB Central. Born in Passaic and a graduate of Bergen Catholic, another Jersey boy makes good! And here at Salt in Wound HQ, […]
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.
A Bounty of Books
In this week’s West New York Reporter, I have an article about a newly-opened used bookstore, B&F Books. Nice young fella running the place; I wish him the best of luck!
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.
Fulop’s State of the City Address: Everything Is Awesome
This week I attended Jersey City’s 2015 State of the City address, by Mayor Steven Fulop, and I wrote this recap (and took the photos too) for the Jersey City Independent.
Meatball Sandwich Review: Two Boots
Sheila “gets” me. She knew, when she e-mailed me a photo of her lunch a few weeks ago, that I’d totally appreciate it. “oh my god i want that,” I replied. “i want three. maybe i want six.” Sheila had obtained them at the Two Boots in Grand Central Terminal. She said they were “pretty […]
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