Grassroots Community Space in Jersey City – A Small Business Incubator for Local Artists

Cover Story -Where Stars are Born    By Sally Deering      Tucked inside the downtown Jersey City community on Coles Street is a rather plain looking storefront that when you step inside makes you feel like Dorothy landing in Munchkinland in “The Wizard of Oz.”    Welcome to the Grassroots Community Space, an intimate one-room studio [...]

HUDSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE ACTS UP!

    Playwright and Professor Joseph Gallo Initiates New Theater Arts Program at Hudson County Community College   By Sally Deering  In September 2012, Hudson got a little more artsy when professional playwright Joe Gallo brought Hudson County Community College to a new stage – or rather, brought the stage to HCCC.  Gallo, whose plays [...]

Curtain Up! STAGEfest 2013 in Jersey City

      The Play’s the Thing at STAGEfest 2013, the Loew’s Jersey Theatre’s First Play Festival By Sally Deering In her prime, she was a real looker. Decked out in red velvet and adorned in crystal and gold, the Loew’s Jersey Theatre was a glamorous show palace when it opened in 1929. Today, the Loew’s is [...]

COVER STORY -JERSEY CITY TO SUNDANCE- Local Filmmaker Sells First Feature Film at Sundance Film Fest

  By Sally Deering   Anthony Cupo grew up in Jersey City a few blocks from Journal Square and thousands of miles from the Sundance Resort in Park City, Utah, a small ski village that Robert Redford turned into a famous film festival location back in 1978. The 2013 Sundance Film Festival was in full-swing the [...]

Hoboken’s New Reality Stars – A&E’ “Storage Wars: New York” stars Chris Morelli and Tad Eaton of The Frayed Knot

By Sally Deering     Photo of Tad Eaton and Chris Morelli in front of  The Frayed Knot by Sally Deering Move over “Cake Boss”! Chris Morelli and Tad Eaton, owners of The Frayed Knot, a vintage furniture and brick-a-brack emporium in Hoboken are fast becoming the new darlings of reality TV. Friends and business partners, Morelli [...]

MOBSTER TALES-Jon D’Amore Who Grew Up in Secaucus, Pens Page Turner on Jersey Wiseguys and The Casino Caper

By Sally Deering If you grew up in New Jersey it’s likely you knew somebody who had a friend whose second cousin had a brother-in-law whose uncle was connected to “the Mob.” Born in Jersey City and raised in Union City and then Secaucus, Jon D’Amore had family members who were “connected”. An accomplished musician [...]

Back to the Future-Exploring Family Lineage and Filling in the Blanks

by Sally Deering  “Who am I?” It’s a question people have pondered since the dawn of time. And these days, it’s not enough to know how you fit in with your immediate family; people are now turning to websites like Ancestry.com to dig up the roots of their family’s tree. This trend is so popular, [...]

RARE CHINA-Shen Yun 2012 presents 5,000 years of Chinese Culture at Lincoln Center – 5 Nights Only!

  By Sally Deering  It may seem like an adventurous task – presenting 5,000 years of Chinese culture in one show – and that’s exactly what Shen Yun 2012 sets out to do on Wednesday Jan. 11th –to – Sun, Jan. 15th, at the David H. Koch Theater in Lincoln Center. Prepare to be dazzled! [...]

Peter Perrotta: The Singing Wall Street Consultant

 Peter Perrotta, AKA Tony Roman on “Gene Simmons “Family Jewels” Keeps His Toes in Show Business and His Eyes on Wall Street By Sally Deering Take a drive with Peter Perrotta and he’ll sing in the car. Visit his New York office on the 50th floor overlooking Manhattan and he’ll burst into song working at his computer. [...]

Actor Paul Sorvino Sings and Talks to the River View Observer

Coming Soon: Film and Broadway star in Concert at Loew’s Jersey City  By Sally Deering  Best known as mob boss Paulie Cicero, who cooked Italian dishes for his crew in the film “Goodfellas” and many other acting roles in film, on Broadway and TV, Paul Sorvino  is more than just an actor – he’s a [...]

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