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What Is The Worldâ€™s Riskiest Hotspot?

September 19, 2009 admin Leave a comment

Hint: Itâ€™s Not Iraq or Afghanistan, But Rather,

A Celebrity Vacation Haven

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While most Americans are focused on conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, primarily because we have troops in active combat there, potentially significant threats to the U.S. are simmering elsewhere, from China to Russia, from India to Pakistan â€“ and one of the worldâ€™s most secluded celebrity tourist destinations may prove to be the Cuba of the new millennium. Continue reading What Is The Worldâ€™s Riskiest Hotspot? →

Our Community

New Jersey Gubernatorial Candidate Chris Christie Visits Hudson County

September 16, 2009 admin Leave a comment

On the Campaign Trail

Pictured (R)”Lee and Ellen Lichtenberger and Lee’s son Blake”Â (center) Â with Chris Christie at the Malibu Diner in Hoboken during a recent trip by Chris Chrisite to the Hudson County area.

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POWERHOUSE ARTS FESTIVAL-September 12th

September 10, 2009 admin Leave a comment

Â The 4th Â AnnualÂ Powerhouse Arts Festival

Â 11:00am to 6:00pm.

The annual Powerhouse Arts District Neighborhood Association’s barbeque and crafts fair will have all the fine arts, nifty crafts, music, cheap beer and block-partying good times of last year, this year PDNA is adding a bunch more vendor spaces and hopefully some live art this year.

PDNA is seeking VOLUNTEERS for the day of the event. They will need people to help with set up, grill-manning (or woman-ing), beer pouring, etc. There will be free food and drink for all who volunteer, plus that special warm and fuzzy feeling that comes with contributing to a good cause. For more information or to sign up, email Jessica.

The festival is also a fundraiser for the Association. Much of our operating income for the year comes from the Fest – so tell your friends and come eat, drink, and be merry in service of the neighborhood.

Best Picks of the Week, Live On Stage, Our Community

Attic Ensemble 2009-2010 Mainstage Season Line -up

September 10, 2009 admin Leave a comment

By Neil Simon
Directed by Marcie Colleen

September 18-27, 2009

Come play at Alan and Buddy Bakerâ€™s swinging bachelor pad, in Neil Simonâ€™s first Broadway play. In this sweet comedy (written in 1961), big brother Alan douses his ladiesâ€™ man reputation by falling in love â€” but little brother Buddy lights the torch for himself!

“A slick, lively, funny comedy.” -The New York Times

“It’s completely nuts and banging with laughs.” -NY World Telegram & Sun

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Click Here for Tickets

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THE MARKETING DOCTOR FOR DOCTORS: NJ Firm Helps Healtcare Providers Save Money To Help You

September 10, 2009 admin Leave a comment

New Jersey Company Doing Their Part to Help BringÂ Down Health Care Costs…

CAMBRIDGE MEDCOM ANNOUNCES EFFICIENT REMEDY FOR HEALTHCARE MARKETING

New Plan by Cambridge MedCom Will Save Marketing Costs and Create Effective Strategies for Medical, Dental Practices, Hospitals

Healthcare Marketing Communications firm Cambridge MedCom has the prescription for healthcare providers looking to cut marketing costs and improve the bottom line.Â According to Cambridge MedCom, using truly effective marketing tools can increase profits, cut costs, and allow healthcare providers to improve the quality of their services by reinvested otherwise wasted dollars into patient care.

Abe Kasbo, CEO of Verasoni Worldwide, the parent company of Cambridge MedCom estimates Continue reading THE MARKETING DOCTOR FOR DOCTORS: NJ Firm Helps Healtcare Providers Save Money To Help You →

Art Views, Our Community

Jersey City Museum Names New Executive Director

September 9, 2009 admin Leave a comment

The Board of Trustees of the Jersey City Museum, Hudson Countyâ€™s premier arts and cultural institution, announced today that Laurene Buckley, Ph.D. has been appointed Executive Director of the museum beginning October 1, 2009.Â Â

Â Dr. Buckley brings over 20 years of leadership experience at museums throughout the northeast, including the Tyler Art Gallery, SUNY Oswego; the Castellani Art Museum, Niagara University; the Queens Museum of Art; and the New Britain Museum of American Art, Connecticut.Â She began her career at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, and later served as Chief Curator of the Memorial Art Gallery, University of Rochester. Continue reading Jersey City Museum Names New Executive Director →

"Site Seeing"

Hudson County Waterfront Would All But Disapear; If and When, the Oceans Rise

September 8, 2009 admin Leave a comment

Here’s an interesting but eerie “Site Seeing” post.

Look at the Hudson County, New JerseyÂ waterfrontÂ on the left- its all but gone.

Interactive Flood MapsÂ show us how familiar land contours will change as the oceans rise.

Source: boing boing

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“Gipsy Jazzâ€ on Brunswick Street- Downtown, Jersey City

September 7, 2009 admin Leave a comment

madame_gipsy20jazz Downtown Jersey City is where I was born,and raised, and Brunswick Street was a very important part of the Village community when I was growing up.

That is why as a homeowner in the village and Publisher of the River View Observer, I am excited to post this item from Rob Crow of JC Village- Thanks Rob!

(Sep 05, 2009) They call this style of music in Europe â€œManoucheâ€. In Jersey City, Mattias Gustafsson, co-owner of Madame Claude Cafe,and fellow musician Bryan Beninghove, call it â€œGipsy Jazzâ€. As I sit with my eight year old daughter in my very own neighborhood on an absolutely perfect late summers evening, I would call it nothing short of astonishing.

Source The Village Continue reading “Gipsy Jazzâ€ on Brunswick Street- Downtown, Jersey City →

General, Our Community, Politics-

Govenor Corzine Takes a Jump Shot

September 2, 2009 admin Leave a comment

Happenings A long the Campaign Trial

[From A Governorâ€™s Journey] Governor Jon Corzine goes for three points while visiting a street festival in Newark. Governor Corzine attended Taylorville High School, where he was the captain of his basketball team. He went on to earn his bachelorâ€™s degree at the University of Illinois at Urbana, where he also played basketball. â€œI was a walk-on in college,â€ he remembers. â€œThey gave me some minutes on the freshman squad, but my varsity career was at the far end of the bench. Thereâ€™s wasnâ€™t much need for a 6â€™2â€ forward at a Big Ten school.â€ By the way – he made the basket.

Best Picks of the Week, Television

Shark Tank- Own A Business – See this Show

September 2, 2009 admin Leave a comment

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River View Observer

Reality Television Entertainmet Pick:

SHARK TANK

ABC, Sunday 9:00p (60 minutes)

Synopsis:

Budding entrepreneurs get the chance to bring their dreams to fruition in this reality show from Mark Burnett. Continue reading →

Hint: Itâ€™s Not Iraq or Afghanistan, But Rather,

A Celebrity Vacation Haven

Â The 4th Â AnnualÂ Powerhouse Arts Festival

Â 11:00am to 6:00pm.

By Neil Simon Directed by Marcie Colleen

Here’s an interesting but eerie “Site Seeing” post.

Look at the Hudson County, New JerseyÂ waterfrontÂ on the left- its all but gone.

A lifestyle and entertainment publication serving the Jersey City, Hoboken, Bayonne, Weehawken, West New York, North Bergen, Cliffside Park, Edgewater, Secaucus and Guttenberg Waterfront Communities

By Neil Simon
Directed by Marcie Colleen