Wow, Jersey City is really hitting the big time. In this issue we touched on a number of undertakings that are reaching a national audience. The new, much-ballyhooed movie Annie, which came out on DVD in March, has many Hudson County locales. Caren Lissner gives us the rundown, which includes Hudson Catholic Regional High and the Beacon condo complex, both in Jersey City.
Jersey City writer Helene Stapinski, who made the big time 13 years ago with her memoir Five Finger Discount is back in the limelight with a documentary of the same name. Our writer Adriana Rambay Fernández caught up with her on location in Liberty State Park. Adriana’s story about yoga studios employing chanting and live music highlights yoga instructor Brad Roberts of Crash Test Dummies fame. And finally, the General Pencil Company stars in AOL’s multimedia platform, “This Built America.”
Meanwhile, JC writers are scribbling away, and in “Finding Fiction Fans,” Adriana takes a look at one of their most popular events—genre night.
Coming down to earth a bit, the brother/sister combination of Jerry and Gloria Walker make an appearance in two different stories. Stephen McMillian takes a look at what Jerry is doing to help community youth, and I talked to Gloria about the wonderful work she is doing making fashionable turbans for women who are suffering from the side effects of chemotherapy.
We’ve got a photo essay on the renovations of the main branch of the public library by Al Sullivan
Al also covered something that I can’t wait to experience: the opening of the Hudson County public golf course near Lincoln Park. I don’t know how to play, but you can bet that I am going to learn.
Just waiting for the 19th hole!—Kate Rounds
EDITOR’S LETTER JCM JC on the National Scene
