A Superhero Returns

Once upon a time, boys played with toys they didn’t have to plug in, turn on, or reboot.

“Captain Action was my very favorite toy,” recalls 50-something Ridgewood resident Ed Catto.  “I vividly remember opening it up one Christmas, and having him fight GI Joe. We got all the neighborhood kids to play. We used to build an entire city in the yard.”

Tags: comic books

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Weekend Picks: Plenty of Hoop-la

All sorts of goings-on all around our little state this weekend.

Antiques? More than 500 upscale dealers will be at the Atlantique City Antiques & Collectibles Show, which bills itself as the world’s largest indoor antique show. Saturday and Sunday at the Atlantic City Convention Center. Check www.atlantiquecity.com.

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Seafood, In or Out

Here are some seafood markets/restaurants our food editor Rosalie Saferstein has found where you can have a casual fish dinner or purchase fish to cook at home.

Tags: Nutley | Caldwell | Cranford | Belmar | Lobster House | seafood | Caldwell Seafood Market and Cafe | Klein's Fish Market | Marino's Seafood Market and Restaurant | At the Market | Cape May

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Here's the Poop

We predict in a few months you or your kids will want a handbag made out of Capri Sun juice bags. How do we know this? Because we saw hundreds of them being assembled at TerraCycle, the upstart Trenton company that finds creative uses for the things we know as garbage.  

Tags: fertilizer

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Ice Is Nice

To some of us ice cream is, well, so over. Gelato is the new ice of choice — tastier, smoother, creamier. And we like to think it’s better for us, because it is lower in butterfat.

Tags: Ice Milan | Whippany | gelato

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Easter Brunch at the Beach

If you still haven’t made your plans for Easter Sunday, consider a brunch down the Shore. More great restaurants are putting an emphasis on brunch, and we came up with some offerings to satisfy your appetite and help you celebrate in style.

Tags: Fromagerie | Rumson | shore | Swainton | brunch | Easter | Plantation Restaurant

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Weekend Picks: A Loverly Weekend

From London to Newark, they will be dancing all night at NJPAC, which brought to New Jersey the 50th Anniversary London production of My Fair Lady, with original British cast members Christopher Cazenove and Lisa O’Hare — Professor Henry Higgins and Eliza Doolittle. Through Sunday, www.njpac.org for show times and tickets.

Tags: Atlantic City | Morristown | Princeton | New Jersey Performing Arts Center | Seaside Heights | Asbury Park | Beach Haven | Point Pleasant | Easter

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