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RECESS FOR GROWN-UPS At HopsScotch Bar & Restaurant, It’s all about Food, Drink & Games
By Sally Deering
Luke Gomez, who owns HopsScotch bar and restaurant in Jersey City with his wife Sarah, compares running a restaurant to coaching a sports team. Every member of his staff participates – no benchwarmers – and when the place fills up with hungry patrons, it’s a huge win for the team.
You have to have your staff work well together, like a basketball team,†Gomez says. “The Line Cook is the Center. The Bartender is Point Guard. Servers are Guards. My management is my Assistant Coaches. And we don’t say we have guests. We have fans. Before the shift starts, I tell my staff we have a big game tonight and it’s not what’s on TV.â€
RUNAWAY DOLLS AND A COOL JAPAN GUIDE
Meet Cartoonist, Writer, and Dessert Blogger Abby Denson
By Sally Deering
Imagine a place called Dolltopia where renegade dolls change the
world. That scenario is lifted from the plot of “Dolltopia†(Green Candy Press; paperback) one of several graphic novels by cartoonist, writer and dessert blogger Abby Denson.
The author of “Tough Love; High School Confidential†(Northwest Press; paperback) about a teenage boy coming out in high school; and the non-fiction work “Cool Japan Guide†(Tuttle Publishing, Paperback) on how to get around Japan, Denson earned a BFA from the Parsons School of Design in New York. She has written for the “Amazing Spider-Man Familyâ€, “Josie and the Pussycatsâ€, “The Powerpuff Girlsâ€, “The Simpsonsâ€, “Sabrina the Teenage Witch.†Disney Adventures, and Nickelodeon Magazine.
Recently, Denson made an appearance at the Washington LIVE! Festival in Union City; and she will be at New York’s Comic Con in October.
RVO: Can you tell our readers how you got interested in cartooning? Continue reading RUNAWAY DOLLS AND A COOL JAPAN GUIDE
ART IN THE CITY-Jersey City Art & Studio Tour (JCAST) opens Doors Hundreds of Artists to present their Works
 By Sally Deering
More than 800 artists will exhibit their work in the upcoming 25th annual Jersey City Art & Studio Tour happening Sat & Sun, Oct 3 & 4, from noon to 6 pm. More than a hundred studios, galleries, businesses, public spaces and art pop-ups will be exhibiting paintings, sculpture, mixed-media, and art installations..
The Jersey City Art & Studio Tour (formerly known as the Artists’ Studio Tour) began 25 years ago when a local newspaper joined forces with several Jersey City artists. What started as a tour of 50 or so studios and public art exhibitions with opening night parties of Blimpie sandwiches and jugs of Gallo – has become a huge city-wide event sponsored by the city of Jersey City. Continue reading ART IN THE CITY-Jersey City Art & Studio Tour (JCAST) opens Doors Hundreds of Artists to present their Works
WASHINGTON PARK LIVE! 6th Annual Arts & Music Festival
Entertainment, Beer Garden and Food Trucks
 By River View Observer Staff
On Saturday, September 26, 2015 from 10 am to 7:30 pm Washington Park Association of Hudson County, Inc. (WPA) unleashes an amazing lineup of entertainers, visual artists and more at the sixth annual Washington Park LIVE! Arts & Music Festival. (Rain date Saturday, October 3, 2015.)
For the second year in a row, Washington Park LIVE! will be held on Palisade Ave. between Paterson Plank Rd. and 2nd St. with a live entertainment, a beer garden and several food trucks.  The event will be held on the Jersey City/Union City border in the area of Washington Park adjacent to Palisade Ave. The day promises to be a huge celebration of art, music, dance and community. Continue reading WASHINGTON PARK LIVE! 6th Annual Arts & Music Festival
6th Annual Hamilton Park BBQ Festival Jersey City
Saturday, September 26, 2015 Noon to 8pm
 The 6th Annual Hamilton Park BBQ Festival, presented by SILVERMAN  will be held on Saturday, September 26, 2015, noon to 8 pm, Hamilton Square, 232 Pavonia Avenue, on the east side of Hamilton Park. Continue reading 6th Annual Hamilton Park BBQ Festival Jersey City
Citi Bike® Program Launches in Jersey City
With 350 bikes at 35 stations, the Citi Bike program brings new transportation option for communities across Jersey City; Fully interoperable with Citi Bike New York City
Jersey City, NJ — Citi Bike Jersey City launched with a flourish On Monday, September 21st, 2015 with Mayor Steven M. Fulop joining Jay Walder, President & CEO of Motivate, funders and community supporters to cut the ribbon at the Citi Bike station in the Newark Avenue Pedestrian Plaza, bringing the 350-bike, 35-station system online.
Citi Bike Jersey City is fully supported by sponsorship and other revenues, making it the only bike share system in a mid-size city to operate without public funding. Citi is the Title Sponsor for the new system. Four additional organizations – the Horizon Foundation for New Jersey, SUEZ North America, CarePoint Health and Jersey City Medical Center–Barnabas Health have been named Founding Sponsors. An investment by Goldman Sachs will allow for the initial purchase of docking stations and bicycles.  Fully interoperable with New York City’s Citi Bike, the system allows those who commute or travel between the two cities to use their memberships in both independent systems.
Continue reading Citi Bike® Program Launches in Jersey City
Bayonne Mayor Jimmy Davis announces developer of harbor station south
(Bayonne, NJ) – Bayonne Mayor Jimmy Davis today announced Kate Howard LTD as the developer of Harbor Station South in Bayonne.
Harbor Station South is the designation used for the southwest portion of the former Military Ocean Terminal (MOT) at Bayonne. “This is a major step in the right direction as we pursue full development of the MOT,†said Mayor Davis. Development of the MOT has topped the Davis administration’s agenda as one of its primary goals.
Continue reading Bayonne Mayor Jimmy Davis announces developer of harbor station south
HCCC to Hold the Grand Opening of the Benjamin J. Dineen, III and Dennis C. Hull Gallery
Hudson County Community College (HCCC) Official ribbon-cutting ceremony scheduled for Sunday afternoon, September 13; season offerings include six varied exhibits open for viewing by the College’s students, faculty and staff, as well as members of the community.
Hudson County Community College (HCCC) Board of Trustees, President Glen Gabert, Ph.D., and the Board of Directors of the HCCC Foundation, are proud to announce the Grand Opening of the Benjamin J. Dineen, III and Dennis C. Hull Gallery. The formal, by-invitation, ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the official opening of the Gallery will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, September 13, 2015. Continue reading HCCC to Hold the Grand Opening of the Benjamin J. Dineen, III and Dennis C. Hull Gallery
