Hudson Reporter Archive

Your debut performance at Madison Square Garden. It’s the iconic, career-defining moment every musician dreams about. This January, 10-year-old twin sisters and DJs Amira and Kayla Wells were about to live it. They’re getting ready to play for the New York Knicks and more than 25,000 of their screaming fans. Clad in Knicks gear and …

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Get a few active urbanites together at the dinner table, and pretty soon the conversation turns to aching body parts and how to treat them. Back in the day, people recommended doctors. Now, folks want to compare notes on their rock-star physical therapists. The phenomenon crosses all age categories. Older people have sore backs and …

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As with all urbanites, Jersey City residents think of their own hoods as little towns where they chat with their neighbors and shop in local stores. But Jersey City also has some pretty big shopping districts: downtown, the mall, Journal Square—and Central Avenue. Central Ave., in the Heights, is bursting with personality. All kinds of …

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The once-sleepy Lafayette hood, roughly bounded by Pacific, Communipaw, Liberty State Park, and Johnston Avenue, has gone through a lot of changes in the last 16 years. When the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail opened in 2000, it made the Lafayette section a viable bedroom community for commuters to New York City, who could easily make connections …

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The St. Joseph’s School for the Blind moved into its new digs on Summit Avenue in 2007. It’s bright and modern and colorful, a beautiful learning environment for any kid but especially for ones who need a little extra help navigating through life. The walls are filled with pictures of the students and their artwork …

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Delenio357 7th St.(201) 798-9539deleniojc.com Owner Jay Gitlin comes to the restaurant business by way of the bar business. He’d been managing bars and bartending for a while when he decided to open his first restaurant, right here in JC. He was surprised to discover that there was a big difference between dining and drinking. “You …

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18 PARK You can’t beat a Los Angelino when it comes to positive attitude. That’s what you experience when you listen to Annie Steinhaus talk about her new home, where she lives with husband Adam and daughter Cameron. “It’s an awesome, very new building with a beautiful lobby and great amenities,” Annie says. “It has …

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Attending a shipboard wedding on a gorgeous Saturday in JC can make you feel like you’ve missed the boat. Hey, why didn’t I think of that for my wedding? Or it might be just what you needed to take the plunge. Camille Cerria launched Smooth Sailing Celebrations 12 years ago. As the name implies, she …

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If you’ve been out and about, you’ve probably noticed them—a curious kind of artwork on fences around town. “Is that toilet paper?” asked one incredulous onlooker. Hardly. That métier would never stand up to the elements, and this is outsider art, in the true sense of the word. The artist is Jersey City resident Norman …

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Image captured by John Dunstan in Liberty State Park