Author: Joanna Buffum

After living in Maine for four years while studying English and Anthropology at Bowdoin College, Joanna came back to her hometown to work at various positions at New Jersey Monthly for four years. She's now back in Maine, working on her first book.

Earn Your Pumpkin Degree

September 13, 2013

Kings Cooking Studio in Short Hills will host several pumpkin-themed cooking classes throughout October.

Seen in: Jersey Living

Comedy Festival Arrives in Holmdel

September 10, 2013

Funny or Die's Oddball Comedy Festival with headliners Dave Chappelle and Flight of the Conchords arrived at PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel with special guest Sarah Silverman.

Seen in: From the Editors

Kelly McCormick

Seeds of Hope: Happier Landings

August 22, 2013

Kelly McCormick of Roots & Wings helps children who age out of foster care find safe housing, achieve educational goals, and learn basic life skills.

Seen in: Giving Back, Jersey Celebrities, Jersey Living

Big Girl Panties

August 8, 2013

Asbury Park's Stephanie Evanovich's debut novel shows how fitness can open doors to a young woman’s true self—even, or especially, when it’s cloaked under mounds of fat.

Seen in: Books, Jersey Living

Aboard Pea-Nut the Flying Elephant: Floating Away at the New Jersey Festival of Ballooning

July 27, 2013

NJM Entertainment Editor Joanna Buffum takes a ride in Pea-Nut the Flying Elephant at the New Jersey Festival of Ballooning in Readington.

Seen in: From the Editors

Poet Joyce Kilmer: Rooted in Mahwah

July 25, 2013

Unraveling poet Joyce Kilmer's inspiration, 100 years after the publication of "Trees," his most famous work.

Seen in: Jersey Celebrities, Jersey Living

Serving Innuendo: Cups Frozen Yogurt

July 23, 2013

The Cups frozen yogurt chain is booming in New Jersey, but some are turned off by their sexy marketing.

Seen in: Jersey Living

The Turncoat

Undercover in The Colonies

June 19, 2013

The first installment of a planned trilogy follows a group of female spies operating in New Jersey during the American Revolution.

Seen in: Books, Jersey Living

Millie’s Old World Meatball & Pizza

June 2, 2013

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Off-Roading Amid the Beasts at Six Flags

May 29, 2013

A pair of rowdy zebras wrestle, an elephant rolls around in a dirt bath, a brown bear takes a lonesome swim and another scratches his back on a chain link fence. Welcome to the new Safari Off Road Adventure at Six Flags in Jackson.

Seen in: Animals, Southern Scene