Restaurant Views- River View Observer reviews the Lampost Bar and Grille in Downtown, Jersey City


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Dining in the Glow of the Lamp Post

Try the Lamp Post Bar & Grille for Hearty Dishes, Local Brews and Neighborhood Charm

By Sally Deering

Downtown Jersey City looked a lot different back in the day and on Second Street, between Monmouth and Brunswick Streets, the neighborhood bar known first as The Village Pub and  and then renamed the My Way Lounge attracted blue collar regulars who bellied up to the bar for some beers and small talk.

Ten years ago, Tom Egar and his sister-in-law Michelle Egar, who grew up in the same neighborhood bought Miller’s Pub with their friend Monica Kress. They renovated, updated and renamed it The Lamp Post Bar & Grille and although some things have changed, The Lamp Post has kept its connection to the neighborhood by offering hearty dishes at good prices in a welcoming atmosphere. Continue reading Restaurant Views- River View Observer reviews the Lampost Bar and Grille in Downtown, Jersey City

River View Observer Cover Story-Share your Holiday Spirit with our Soldiers Overseas!


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Knights before Christmas!

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 By Sally Deering

The classic Christmas movie, “It’s a Wonderful Life!” is a holiday tradition that seems to make us all remember the true spirit of Christmas isn’t how much money you spend, but the friends and family who stick by you when the chips are down.

uso As we all get ready to spend the holidays with family and friends, let’s not forget the more than 1.5 million U.S. Servicemen-and-women deployed overseas and on active duty here in the states who won’t be home this holiday to eat dinner with the family or steal a Christmas kiss under the mistletoe. Continue reading River View Observer Cover Story-Share your Holiday Spirit with our Soldiers Overseas!

Dining Out -Hendrickson’s Restaurant- Hearty Fare at an Old World Inn


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Hendrickson’s Restaurant features Old World Charm in the 21st Century

by Sally Deering  

  hendricksons-front-of-bldg-2A step inside Hendrickson’s in Bayonne is like a step back in time with its dark-wood, low-lighting and in the back dining room wooden booths upholstered in dark green leather and photographs of Bayonne history on the walls. It has the feeling of a Bavarian ale house from back in the day, hearty portions of steak and chops, but Henrickson’s has kept in step with times by offering Italian, Mexican and All-American family fare. They even have a children’s menu!

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Holiday Events-Plays, Films and Festive Events Highlight the Holiday Season

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River View Observer Holiday Picks -On the Go for Some Ho-Ho-Ho!

   by Sally Deering

 Feeling the holiday spirit can be as tough as finding a parking space in Hoboken. Sure, it’s there somewhere, but only after you go around the block a few times barking “bah-humbug” under your breath!

Well, not this year! There are plays, movies and other holiday events happening locally (or just a car or train ride away) guaranteed to get you in the spirit these next few weeks. Here’s a sampling:

The Spirit of Dickens

There’s a special performance going on in Hoboken, a beautiful and unique production of “A Christmas Carol told by the Spirit of Charles Dickens,” at the Mile Square Theatre, a charming 110-seat space on the second floor of the Monroe Arts Center (720 Clinton St.) It runs through Dec. 19th and it’s a dreamy rendition of the classic tale of miserly Ebeneezer Scrooge performed by Lenard Petit, an accomplished actor who narrates the story as the incarnation of Charles Dickens and proceeds to play all the parts of the Christmas tale – 18 characters of varying shapes, sizes and genders in a performance that captivates the audience from beginning to end. At the Sunday matinee I attended, children in the first row seemed mesmerized and not one whisper of “Mommy, I want to go home!” could be heard in the theater. Continue reading Holiday Events-Plays, Films and Festive Events Highlight the Holiday Season

Actress Tammy Blanchard at the December 2nd Premiere of “RABBIT HOLE”at Paris Theater in NYC


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Premiere Rabbit Hole NY

 
Actress Tammy Blanchard  seen here in a Yahoo.com news photo at the premiere Dec. 2nd for the Nicole Kidman film production of David Lindsay Albaire’s play Rabbit Hole. Ms. Blanchard plays “Izzie” in the film.

Ms. Blanchard can be seen next in How to Succeed in Business Without Out Really Trying on Broadway with Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe in March 2011. 

She has also finished filming “Union Square with Mira Sorvino due out in 2012 and two other films.

The premire for Rabbit Hole was held at the Paris Theater in NYC

Source: Yahoo.com news

BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS HONOR JOE PANTOLIANO WITH THE HELP OF THE CAKE BOSS AT “AN EVENING WITH TWO GUYS FROM HOBOKEN”

‘Joey Pants,’ as he is affectionately known, is a masterful character as seen in “Risky Business,” “The Goonies,” “La Bamba,” “Midnight Run,” “Bad Boys I and II,” “Empire of the Sun,” “The Fugitive,” “The Matrix,” “Memento,”  “Daredevil” and, finally, his portrayal of the eccentric mobster Ralphie Cifaretto in HBO’s landmark series “The Sopranos,” won him a 2003 Primetime Emmy Award.  

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 On December 7, 2010 the Hoboken, Edward A. Dalton Boys & Girls Club will host their 13th Annual fundraiser, “An Evening with Two Guys from Hoboken,” honoring the efforts of the neighborhood’s own Joe Pantoliano and Rich Pèpe. In collaboration with Hoboken’s oldest restaurant, event sponsor “Leo’s Grandesvous,” the duo will cook a family style Italian dinner for guests using Pèpe & Pants Pasta Sauce.   Also another neighborhood famous business, Carlos Bakery known for the home of the CAKE BOSS will be donating their famous cake for the evening’s event.   This family style event will raise funds to support the community’s youth development programs, as well as Pantoliano’s No Kidding, Me Too! NKM2 is Pantoliano’s own non-profit organization is dedicated to removing the stigma associated with mental illness. All of the profits from Pèpe & Pants Pasta sauce is donated to NKM2. Continue reading BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS HONOR JOE PANTOLIANO WITH THE HELP OF THE CAKE BOSS AT “AN EVENING WITH TWO GUYS FROM HOBOKEN”

Bayonne High School Presents “A Christmas Carol”

River View Observer Best Pick for Local High School Theatrical Production for the Christmas Season!bay-drama-society-scroogebay-drama-2-scrooge               PERFORMANCE     DATES: 

Dec. 3 & 4 -7pm

Dec. 5 -2pm

 

All performances held in the Alexander X. O’Connor Auditorium at Bayonne High School
http://www.seatyourself.biz/bhsdramasociety
$12 Adult
$10 Student/Senior

For tickets to “A Christmas Carol” please visit our website at www.bhsdramasociety.com or call the box office at (201) 858-0071.
“WIN SCROOGE’S MONEY”
BHS DRAMA SOCIETY PARENTS ASSOCIATION SELLING 50/50s
The BHS Drama Society  Parents Association are sellling 50/50s, “Win Scrooge’s Money.” The cost of each 50/50 is $100.00.
Only 200 tickets are being sold. If all tickts are sold, the winner will take home $10,000,00.
If anyone would like to purchase one, please call 201-858-0071 or email
[email protected] and leave your name and number and the
BHS Drama Society  Parents Association will get back to you.
Tickets will be drawn on Sunday December 5th, 2010 by Scrooge himself after the final performance of “A Christmas Carol.” 

Baja Restaurants in Hoboken and Jersey City Serve it Hot, Hot, Hot!

 
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Fabulous Mexican Fare and Sexy Eye-Candy Cocktails Dazzle Customers at Two Locales

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 By Sally Deering

If you’re looking for a sexy Mexican nightspot serving spicy charbroiled dishes that excite the palate and tasty cocktails that serenade a meal like a Mariachi Band then head on over to Baja’s Mexican Cuisine in Hoboken or Baja’s Mexican Restaurant in Jersey City. It doesn’t matter which restaurant you choose, both locations serve a divine menu of authentic Mexican food that will make your taste-buds want to dance the Salsa.

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Universal Access and Human Rights World AIDS Day 2010

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Newark, NJ – Each year on December 1st, World AIDS Day, millions of people worldwide unite in an effort to raise awareness about the global spread of AIDS; remember those who died from AIDS; and celebrate the victories in the fight against HIV/AIDS. Continue reading Universal Access and Human Rights World AIDS Day 2010

A Dog’s Best Friend- Hudson County Photographer JOE FRAZZ

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Joe Frazz

by Evelyn Bonilla
Standing amongst the rubble of an old abandoned lot, photographer Joe Frazz takes out his camera and clicks away at a dog that walks anxiously over the rubble looking for food. This particular moment that Frazz points and clicks with his camera, is a moment that some would probably take for granted, but for Frazz it’s a moment that may help. Continue reading A Dog’s Best Friend- Hudson County Photographer JOE FRAZZ

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