Top 25 Restaurants 2011

By Eric Levin - Restaurants - July 11, 2011

Long gone are the days when New Jersey, sandwiched between two imposing cities, could only look outward for its best food. Now the top restaurants in the state stand shoulder to shoulder with the finest in the region. more

Maplewood Restaurant Week

Restaurants - March 2, 2011

Get ready for one of the better Restaurant Weeks in New Jersey—Maplewood Restaurant Week, March 21 to 27. more

Still on the Newark Beat

By Robert Strauss - Lifestyle - February 15, 2011

A former Star-Ledger sports and feature reporter scores a big hit with his first novel. more

Great (Inaccurate) Expectations

By Jessica Kitchin - Lifestyle - October 11, 2010

As the due date grew closer, the script went out the window for this mom-to-be. more

Independence Through Art

By Mallory Gelert - Lifestyle - August 16, 2010

Leonard Bornstein volunteers with Arts Unbound in Maplewood. more

If You Love Django...

By Eric Levin - From the Editors - July 26, 2010

...Reinhardt, that is, the great Gypsy guitarist, still one of the most amazing guitar virtuosos of all time, then don't miss guitarist Stephane Wrembel at Arturo's restaurant in Maplewood this Wednesday, July 28, 6-9 pm...

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25 Best Restaurants 2010

Restaurants - July 12, 2010

For the best Jersey chefs, fresh, local, sustainable, and farm-to-table are not just buzzwords but delicious keys to creativity, style, and value. more

Dietz's Domain

By Linda Fowler - Lifestyle - November 9, 2009

At the Newark Museum, Ulysses S. Grant’s great-great-grandson presides over a vast collection of decorative art objects. more

Dateline: Maplewood

By Tammy La Gorce - Lifestyle - October 13, 2009

How one small suburban town became a big testing ground for online news reporting. (Photos by Sandra Nissen) more

A Walk In The Park

By MaryLynn Schiavi - Restaurants - September 9, 2009

Autumn is an ideal time for a walk—and a picnic—in one of the area’s lush parks. more

25 Best Restaurants 2009

Restaurants - July 13, 2009

Our experts scoured the state to find elite dining establishments old and new. How did they fare? Read our Top 25 Restaurants list to find out. Feel free to comment on their findings. more

Adventures in Home Ownership: The First Block Party

By Jessica Kitchin - From the Editors - October 6, 2008

Some of the credit has to go to the weather, no question. But the sunshine and perfect temperatures weren't the only things keeping us smiling at our first block party on Saturday.

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New Faces: Libby Christensen

By Ashley Howard - Lifestyle - August 18, 2008

With a passion for hair, a drive to write, and an endearing Scottish accent, 65-year-old Libby Christensen is becoming a Garden State celebrity. more

Adventures in Home Ownership: How to Be the Best Street Ever

By Jessica Kitchin - From the Editors - June 26, 2008

With every passing day, we love our house—and our neighborhood—more and more. But our feelings about the new address shot through the roof last Friday, when we went to our first shindig at a neighbor's place two blocks down.

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Adventures in Home Ownership

By Jessica Kitchin - From the Editors - May 9, 2008

A friend of mine bought a house in North Carolina a few years back, and when she first moved in, she slept with a hammer, a garage-door opener, Lysol spray, and her cell phone under her pillow. (The plan, apparently, was to distract an intruder by opening the garage door while spraying Lysol in his face, calling 911, and threatening him with a hammer). As an easily scared whimp, I figured I'd probably do the same thing someday.

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Chefs on the Move

By Rosie Saferstein - Table Hopping with Rosie - February 26, 2008

John Bendokas IV is the chef de cuisine at Frank’s Waterside, 7800B River Rd, North Bergen (201-861-0700).

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Outbid in a Buyer's Market

By Jessica Kitchin - Real Estate - February 19, 2008

A young couple find frustration trying to go from here to home equity. more

Exit Ramp: Silent Night

By Dirk Olin - Lifestyle - February 8, 2008

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Lorena's

By Valerie Sinclair and Craig Shelton - - February 7, 2008

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In Your Face

By Terry Golway - Lifestyle - February 6, 2008

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30 and Counting: Born in the U.S.A.

By Brett Avery and Bruce Springsteen - Lifestyle - February 6, 2008

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Highlawn Pavillion

By Valerie Sinclair - - February 6, 2008

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Best of Jersey: Good Eating

By Michael Callahan, David Chmiel, Antoinette DeNise, Jeff Pillets, and Rema Rahman - Best Of Jersey - February 6, 2008

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Games: Disk Jockeys

By Alison Blank - Lifestyle - January 29, 2008

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Funny Bone

By Max Gray - Lifestyle - December 21, 2007

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Indigo Smoke

By Laura Schenone - - December 20, 2007

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Best of Jersey

By Michael Callahan, Jennifer Weiss, Bruce Springsteen, and Yogi Berra - Best Of Jersey - December 20, 2007

We in the Garden State need to start demanding more. Here are a bunch who deliver. more

Best Downtowns

By Eric Levin, Janice Perrone, Terry Golway, Jen A. Miller, Liz George, Paul Drexel, Allen St John, Jason Schwartz, Jennifer Weiss, Merrell Noden, John T. Ward, Carol Weeg, and Jennifer Melick - Best Of Jersey - December 20, 2007

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The Will to Win

By Michael J. Bandler - Best Of Jersey - December 20, 2007

Elisabeth Shue and her brother Andrew had a dream to honor their brother’s memory with a film about family and soccer. They didn’t trust Hollywood to get it right, so they financed and filmed it here at home. more

Food Fight!

Restaurants - December 19, 2007

The Sloppy Joe, as we know it, is a supremely Jersey concoction. Or is it? more

Night and Day

By Paul Drexel - Lifestyle - December 19, 2007

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Hot Restaurants

By Karen Tina Harrison, Mark Konig, Stan Parish, Mindie Barnett Lichterman, and Rosie Saferstein - Best Of Jersey - December 19, 2007

Attention, foodies! Add these gustatory bastions and new sensations to your to-do list. Gentlemen, and ladies, start your forks. more