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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
Cantigas Women’s Choir Brings Voices to Global Music and Harmony to Local Communty
by Sally Deering
Once a week, gathered inside the music room of an elementary school in Hoboken, women of varying ages and walks of life harmonize together as members of the Cantigas Women’s Choir. This all-girl community glee club performs the music of many nations and during the course of its 8-year history has become a “family of women†bringing harmony to its community both on and off the stage.
STATE-OF-THE-ART INDOOR KARTING FACILITY IN JERSEY CITY
80,000 Square Foot Facility Featuring Two Quarter-Mile Tracks and Premier Elect ric Emission-Free Karts Is Company’s First East Coast Venture
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November 22, 2010 — Jersey City, N.J. — Everyone… “start your engines”… Pole Position Raceway (P2R), a leading chain of indoor karting centers, makes its’ East Coast debut in the coming weeks in Jersey City, just minutes from Manhattan.
“Jersey City is one of the most diverse and rapidly developing cities on the East Coast of the United States.” said Mayor Jerramiah T. Healy. “We are aggressively marketing Jersey City as a global brand, which is home to international dining, several world class hotels, national landmarks, cultural and leisure activities. With the addition of Pole Position Raceway to our list of attractions, we are fast becoming a premier tourist destination” Continue reading JERSEY CITY HOME OF NEW POLE POSITION RACEWAY (P2R) TO OPEN
River View Observer best bet Broadway  play for 2011
Known the world over for is role as Harry Potter, Daniel Radcliffe will appear March 2011 in the Broadway production of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. Along with Radcliffe, actress Tammy Blanchard, who earned a Tony Award nomination for her performance as Louise in the Bernadette Peters revival of Gypsy and an Emmy for playing Judy Garland in “Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows,” will play office bombshell Hedy La Rue.
Source: Broadway.com
Home-style Cooking, Family Fun and 30 TVs Tuned to Sports!
By Sally Deering
 Whether you want to take the family out for some delicious home-style Italian cooking or you’re a sports fan itching to see your favorite team on a large screen TV while munching mouth-watering Buffalo wings, The Big Apple Sports Palace in Bayonne has it all – 30 Large Screen TVs, shuffleboard, pool, a Sopranos pinball machine and fabulous food at affordable prices.
Vinny Bottino and his wife, Elaine opened The Big Apple in 1976 and in 1989, their son Vinny and his wife Toni took over, expanded the space and put in a kitchen, much to the delight of their regulars. Now known as the Big Apple Sports Palace, families can enjoy home-style Italian cooking and sports fans can watch their favorite games broadcast from 30 TVs including a digital projection screen.
Continue reading The Big Apple Sports Palace, Bayonne, New Jersey
By Sally Deering
 International street artists like “Big Foot,” “Kid Zoom,” Jason Maloney and Ron English travel the globe creating art on the urban landscape. The artists – all world renown – paint murals on big concrete canvases like bridges, embankment walls and building facades that draw tourists, bring ka-ching to a city’s coffers and transform dilapidated structures into works of art. And because they’re painted on concrete walls, the artists’ works can’t be bought or sold or compete with the gallery sales of their paintings, so they do it all for free.
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The Jersey City Street Art Initiative is like many public art happenings taking place in cities around the world. English, a Jersey City resident, worked with several street artists on a “Separation Wall” in Palestine and just returned from Miami, Florida where he was invited by real estate mogul Tony Goldwyn to create murals in a neighborhood of broken-down buildings to help transform it into a hip and happening hub of homes and restaurants. (Back in the day, Goldwyn initiated the transformation of Soho in New York City from a neighborhood of abandoned warehouses into a hip and thriving upscale arts district.) Continue reading WALL ART-INTERNATIONAL STREET ARTISTS TURN JERSEY CITY BLIGHT INTO PRICELESS ART
(ARA) – Will this year’s holiday house guests be seeing the same drapes, throw pillows and wall decor they saw in your home last year? Or even the year before that?
If your decor is looking tired – or you’re just plain tired of it – the holiday season is a good time to gift yourself with a few new items that will also refresh your home for guests. It’s easy to make a big decorating impact if you focus on sprucing up areas like windows, furnishings and walls. Consider these helpful hints:
Windows
Continue reading Easy, cost-effective decor upgrades to ‘wow’ your holiday guests
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  River View Observer “Site Seeing” Bringing you interesting posts from around the web.
On the website Strangebuildings.com you can find some very interesting buildings that dot the landscape around the world. The good folks at Bored Panda.com decided to ask people who visit their site to vote on the buildings they found the strangest, based on the 4, 520 votes received by boredpanda.com  the  33 photos represented here are how they were selected.
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Source Strangebuildings.com Boredpanda.com and thanks to Margie (thanks Cuz)
 Continue reading Top 33 World’s Strangest Buildings (sorted by 4.520 visitors votes on Bored Panda.com)
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November 4, 2010, Jersey City, N.J. – On Monday, Nov. 1, Hudson County Community College held an official Grand Opening ceremony for its newest facility at 2 Enos Place on the Journal Square Campus in Jersey City. The building was renovated to include 10 classrooms, two computer labs (one Mac, one PC), a writing center, testing center and a student lounge.
Pictured on bottom row from left: HCCC Trustee James Fife, HCCC Trustee Alfred Zampella, Jersey City Deputy Mayor Kabili Tayari, HCCC Board of Trustees Chair William J. Netchert, Hudson County Executive Thomas A. DeGise, HCCC Trustee Karen Fahrenholz, Hudson County Freeholder Anthony Romano, and HCCC President Dr. Glen Gabert. Pictured on top row from left: HCCC Foundation Chairman Emeritus Paul Silverman, Jersey City Councilman William Gaughan, and HCCC Vice President for Development Joseph Sansone.
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Arthur’s Tavern Serves Delmonico Steaks with Old Hoboken Charm
by Sally Deering
 In a town where almost every doorway on Washington Street leads to an eatery, Arthur’s Tavern on the corner of 3rd Street stands out as a Hoboken treasure – a throwback to the way the town looked back in the day with prices that are more than reasonable (a Delmonico hamburger for $5.95) and steaks and sides as yummy and comforting as your favorite dish on grandma’s table.
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The tables decked out in red-checkered tablecloths first catch your attention as soon as you walk in the door. Then you notice the stained-glass lamps hanging from the hammered-tin ceiling. Add to that the mouth-watering aroma of sizzling Delmonico steaks and you immediately relax a little, ready to settle in for some hearty and delicious fare. Continue reading Restaurant VIEWS-The Best Steaks in Town -Hoboken
