Last minute plans lead to discovery in Brooklyn. Last minute plans are the best kind. Like when a friend calls you on a Sunday afternoon because she has an extra ticket to a show in Brooklyn that nigh...
Actually I don’t think of it as a compromise. I wrote recently that the town was considering delaying the opening of bars, restaurants on Parade Day (March 3, 2007) in an effort to curb drunken ...
<h2>I discover that this four-string curiosity can be cool</h2> If your idea of ukulele music is Don Ho, tiny bubbles and grass skirts then there's a group of folks in NYC you need to meet. From roc...
<h2>Why ... it's a smudge for Jesus of course!</h2> I was brought up Catholic so I’m well aware of the ritual of smearing ashes on one’s forehead to mark the beginning of Lent. The tradition of placi...
<h2>It's more than just a parade, it's good for business</h2> Well folks, it looks like those who benefit from the clean, safe lifestyle in Hoboken are once again complaining about the cause. For yea...
I'm so sick of people blaming websites for their privacy issues. It's sometimes not the websites' fault. ...
<h2>The clamor of total strangers forced to interact at crowded tables.</h2> The alternating rush of hot air from the jet-propelled heater and cold winter wind from each time the door is opened. The ...
Recently I was out at a bar watching a series of performers get up and do their thing. A few of them were stuck in that middle ground between good and bad known as boring. ...
<h2>It's 12:00 on a Saturday and the regular crowd still hasn't shuffled in.</h2> According to Billy Joel, they should have been here hours ago. Something odd has happened in Hoboken since the turn o...
<h2>I was meeting my friend Tami for dinner and drinks.</h2> I arrived a little before Tami was ready to leave work. I didn't want to hang out too long in front of the building where she works consid...
<h2>Similarities are getting scarier</h2> In August 2005, I humorously compared George Bush's Iraq strategy to that of Futurama's Zapp Brannigan in his battle against the Series Seven Killbots. As o...
And the beat goes on at The Goldhawk. Creative folks of all types were thrilled to learn that the Tuesday open mic at The Goldhawk would carry on after the recent departure of ArtKore.org....
At about a quarter to midnight I was restless. I'd been under the weather lately and sleeping more than I probably should. So I decided to talk a walk. ...