From Our June 19th Issue
Parker Home's Pavilion growing as the place to meet & greet
If you’ve ever been on a cruise ship, you know the trip is all about the amenities. The pool, the sauna, the games and the food! You also know how unfortunate it is when the trip comes to an end. The Francis E. Parker Memorial Home has mastered . . . .
The Healthful Home
“Craggers” volunteer a plan for the planet
A recent poll suggested 28% of Britons thought the idea of setting mandatory limits on individuals' carbon emissions was socially acceptable, even though most feel lifestyle changes rather than simply legislation will be necessary . . . .
Old Things Considered
I have an idea to plant a typical 19th century garden this summer and wondered what types of flowers and vegetables would be appropriate for my garden.
The 19th century woman would have grown a combination of vegetables and medicinal herbs in her kitchen garden...
From Our June 5th Issue
Health at Hand
Lyme disease advice on the web is enough to tick you off
June is the riskiest month for contracting Lyme disease in New Jersey. This is the time of year when the nymph-stage deer ticks (now called black-legged ticks) are most abundant....
Old Things Considered
What is Silver-plate and how does it differ from Sterling Silver?
Sterling silver represents a product made of nearly pure silver...
From Our May 25th Issue
BYTE ME!
Making life with your electronic servants more tolerable
What do you mean you accidentally deleted all of my digital pictures?
This is a question you never want to have to answer. I know, you are pretty good at this computer stuff. You transfer pictures from your camera to your computer, you download music and movies,...
Old Things Considered
I have a “Pembroke table” and wanted to know where the term “Pembroke” came from and was this table used to serve tea? -- Natalie S.
Your Pembroke table was an “occasional table,” with a...
DIY Health
In my last column I mentioned three big contributors to being overweight: water, undigested food and emotional weight. We looked at the water side last time, now comes the others.
Undigested food
This has got to be the yuckiest category of body weight. It has been estimated...
From Our May 16th Issue
The Healthful Home
Smashing the Window Myth
You hear the come-on or see a flyer: “Replace your drafty old windows and slash your heating bill by up to 60%!” But there is no statistical evidence proving these claims. If your old windows had no putty left, broken or missing panes, and don’t shut -- then they might be wasting a lot of energy. That would be due to deferred maintenance, not obsolescence in most cases...
Old Things Considered
I have a few double hung windows that don't work at all...
From Our April 4th Issue
REMEMBERING DR. KING
In Montclair, Luna Stage revisits The Man in Room 306, written and performed by Craig Alan Edwards. The play had stunning reviews at its world premiere at Luna in 1995, and will now open on the eve of the fortieth anniversary...
"Land of the Free, Home of the Brave"
As born Americans, many of us have no concept of what it is like to struggle for our freedom, but Marta Lohner is a product of another era. "Every time I hear the line 'the land of the free and the home of the brave' I cry," said the founder...
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From Our March 18th Issue
Why Create A Backyard Habitat?
Last month, I wrote about the formation of the Highland Park Community Wildlife Habitat project (HPCWH) and the idea of Backyard and Community Habitats. The HPCWH operates as a local counterpart to the "Backyard Wildlife Habitat Program" of the National Wildlife Federation (NWF). Our borough is off to a running start in our effort to become the first municipality in New Jersey to become a certified Community Wildlife Habitat.
But why should individual property owners create a wildlife habitat? What's in it for you?
DINER'S CLUB
Healthy, fresh and organic approach sets Piquant apart
Location, location, location. Smack in the heart of downtown New Brunswick, Piquant has become a regular lunch and dinner stop for local workers, students, and visitors to the city. Piquant has been open for two years in May, and with their original new age style they have only good things coming to them.
It is not your traditional, run of the mill Indian restaurant...
Old Things Considered
Advice and trivia for the do-it-yourselfer
On the Avenue(s)
From Our March 2nd Issue
Old Things Considered
Advice and trivia for the do-it-yourselfer
Did you know….?
Did you know that the earliest known ‘sampler’ was created by Jane Bostocke in 1598?
Did you know that both Napoleon and our Civil War generals shared a common problem of how to feed their respective armies...?
From Our February 20th Issue
Downtown dance studio celebrates a silver anniversary
Michelle and Emilio Garced still taking it all in stride
"Make it fast, fun and easy." These were the words that began a dance revolution, internationally and right here in Highland Park. Over a hundred years ago Mr. Arthur Murray began a movement that got people up, onto their feet and doing the jitterbug - waltz - tango -- or whichever dance was a big hit at the time. This year marks the 25th anniversary of Raritan Avenue's very own Arthur Murray Dance Studio, and they are just as strong as the first day they opened.
In 1982 the Arthur Murray franchise made its way to Highland Park, when Michelle and Emilio Garced opened their studio in a house near Third and Raritan. Soon after, the commercial building at 75 Raritan Ave opened and the Garceds were one of the original tenants, along with Palmer Video (now Raritan Video), China Star, and a Blimpie's. More recently, they enlarged their studio, growing into the space left when the video store downsized...
Cleo's cranks it up in the gateway
Anyone who spends their weekends and vacations exploring small-town America knows that most of the action in a typical suburban "downtown" is concentrated in one area. For residents and guests of Highland Park, this area lies between 2nd and 5th avenues. But, Darrin Faille, owner of Cleo's Bagel Dish and Café, is hoping to bring some of that action a little further south.
Prior to taking over ownership of Cleo's, Darrin managed a club, which helped spark his interest in entertaining people.
"I want to bring in a little nightlife," he said. He also stated that he has a desire to change the café, to modernize it...
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