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A Taste of the Levant on Fifth Street
Valeri Drach Weidmann
Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Zeina Restaurant
441 Raritan Avenue, Highland Park
(732) 543-1530

Beirut, the capital city of Lebanon, was recently called the top place to visit by The New York Times and the Lonely Planet Travel Guide coined it one of the top 10 liveliest cities in the world. The ancient Mediterranean seaport, nicknamed "Paris of the East," is best known for its night life and sumptuous food, and Zeina Restaurant brings a bit of that glamor to Highland Park.

Romancing the concrete jungle
Amy Braunstein
Saturday, February 6, 2010

The New Brunswick Public Library hosted a talk by local author, CEO and activist Takerra Allen about her first book, Thicker Than Water, published in July 2009.

Allen's novel about four friends, strong young women from Brick City Newark, is loosely informed by real people in the author's life. Dubbed "the Urban Sex in the City" in the publisher's notes, this novel is about the friendships between the main characters, and the romantic relationships with the men in their lives. The story lasts only one summer in the lives of four strong women, but it squeezes in love, lust, deception, and some very bad behavior.

Hometown masseuse is ready to lend a hand
Amy Braunstein
Friday, January 15, 2010
Massage Matters owner Rosa Tavares has been a borough merchant for nearly 12 years. Prior to becoming a certified massage therapist Tavares worked as a social worker for four and a half years, just at the time that acupuncture and massage therapies were gaining credence as complements to the traditional medical therapies.

Slipped disk? This doctor makes house calls
Amy Braunstein
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
In September of 2009 Cyber Knight Computers celebrated a Grand Opening at 433 Raritan Avenue. The move followed 11 years at his Easton Avenue location in New Brunswick, but owner Mike Beberman says the borough has already been very receptive.

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Back to the roots for hardwood coach
Danny Breslauer
Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Highland Park athletes will tell you that there’s something contagious about playing sports at the school. It’s a sense of familiarity that stays with you long after graduation and can be a factor in luring you back home. This is the case for 2002 graduate Tim Stark HPHS '02, who has returned to the Stockman Gym as assistant coach of girls basketball.

“To me, it’s familiar because this team is in the same spot I was in during my time here,” Stark said. “They’re competing for the lead in the Blue Division and preparing for a deep state tournament run. I’ve had the chance to learn a lot from [head coach] Erin Washington and the kids. In the end, I make decisions but they do all the work on the court.”

Portrait of the sailor as a young man
Valeri Drach Weidmann
Thursday, January 7, 2010

From 19 year old Harrison Greenberg’s family room window, you can see the broad athletic fields of Highland Park High School. In his backyard there’s a basketball hoop set up for him and his two younger brothers, Henry and Jeremy. One grandmother lives just down the block; another lives with him and his parents, brothers, and several pets. This is the scene that has greeted Harry on his first visit from the Navy in ten months.

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