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New Jersey Monthly Magazine
West Orange

125 Years of Tally-Ho! and Fore!

The Essex County Country Club, the oldest in the state, has enjoyed a storied 125-year history. more

The “Jerseylicious” Look

I admit that I love the Jersey-based reality shows. So when the opportunity came to celebrate the 24th birthday of Tracy DiMarco of the Style Network’s Jerseylicious, my coworker and I were more than excited to go.

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The Barricades

Ten days after the storm, downed branches are still piled on curbs like fortress walls...

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Jersey's Jammin'

The Garden State is fertile ground for a growing jazz scene. more

9/11 Memorials: Part One

A list of 9/11 Memorials in West Orange, Pennsauken, South River, Middletown, Stirling, Allendale and Lyndhurst. more

Plain Sight is on Vacation

See you Monday, April 11th. Meanwhile, here's a parting shot...

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Blues No More

Bettye LaVette might be the the greatest R&B singer you've never heard of. The West Orange resident talks about the ups and downs of the music world. more

It's Showtime: Let's Eat!

Three AMC theaters in New Jersey will provide you with dinner while you watch a movie. The cinematic experience in the Garden State now includes food service. more

For Whom The Teal Tolls

Last look at the twinned tints, this time with an orange intruder...

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Teal, Tile and Tree

Yet another take on the tale of two turquoises...

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Teal, Tile and Tire

A chromatic confluence at the Shop-Rite in West Orange...

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NJ and the 9/11 Flight 93 Memorial

With the ninth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks approaching, Essex County Country Club in West Orange has organized the Flight 93 National Memorial Golf Fundraiser to take place Aug 23 and 24th. It's not too late to participate.

Why a golf fundraiser in New Jersey for a national park and memorial being built in Shanksville, Pennsylvania? It actually makes a lot of sense. Read on...

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SuzyQue's BBQ

Where The Wizard Worked

Edison’s West Orange lab re-opens its doors after a five-year renovation. more

A Walk In The Park

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

Gone Fishin'

Plain Sight will take a breather as I head to Portland, Maine for a family wedding and a few days of R&R. Back Wednesday, Sept. 2. Meanwhile, a few vacationy images...

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What Artists Must Know

The headquarters are not exactly world-class—they’re in a former Marty’s shoe store in West Orange—but the concept may be. more

Souls Have Shapes

I have a series of pictures I call "Souls Have Shapes." The title comes from the first stanza of a poem, "My Sisters," by Stanley Kunitz:

Who whispered, souls have shapes?/ So does the wind, I say./ But I don't know,/ I only feel things blow.

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Side Door in the Sun

Late afternoon sun does something even for entrances not ready for their closeup...

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Salute the Sun

Yesterday's late afternoon sun begged to be beheld and basked in, and on St. Patrick's Day what better place than by a bright green door?

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Best of NJ: Places

We traveled far and wide to pinpoint the following fun destinations from A (aquarium) to Z (zoo). more

Best of NJ: Retail

Super shopping and better bargains await at these top NJ retails establishments. more

Truck Stop

Talk about a windshield filler. Such is the view from the driver's seat as I sat behind a dump truck at a red light in West Orange.

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Last Medical Post. For Now.

In 2005, my father, Mel Levin, who was suffering from Alzheimer's, fell while walking with my mother, Roz, in their West Orange neighborhood.

He was not seriously injured, but he spent the next several days in confusion and pain in a room in St. Barnabus Hospital in Livingston.

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Could Have Been Worse

"Paula" posted a question about whether I am still on speaking terms with my next-door neighbor, who backed into me with his SUV while I was mowing my lawn on Sunday, sending me to the hospital in an ambulance with my neck in a brace.

How this freak accident happened I attempted to describe in Tuesday and Wednesday's Plain Sight.

The answer to Paula's question is...

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Four on the Floor

The telephone poles were taller than the trees in the new West Orange neighborhood my family moved to in 1963.

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Gaffer's Pub

Funny Business - Ed Rodriguez

Tough Crowd

A Double Helping

Good works and good service are the hallmarks of this year’s Family Business of the Year Award winners. more

How Do You Burn Your Buns?

Copeland

In Your Face

Highlawn Pavillion

Best of Jersey: Bragging Rights

Not Out of the Woods

Greens with Envy

It's a Family Affair

It Ain't Over

Can You Top This

No Doubting Thomas

Cheap Eats

Funny Bone

Best of Jersey

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

Current Event

West Orange answers the question: How many artists does it take to make a point about conserving energy? more

Writer in Residence

Newsweek Columnist Jonathan Alter interprets history as it happens.At home,he steeps himself in the past ,including the edigree of his Victorian dream house. more

The Greatest Golf Club of All

We took a dash of Pine Valley, sprinkled in some Baltusrol and Somerset Hills, and added a liberal helping of the state’s other storied layouts to create what could be the nation’s ultimate 18-hole course. more

Slide and the Family

Real Men of Genius