18
Sep
2013

PARK(ing) Day 2013: Friday 9/20

categories: Events, Grove Street, Gym & Fitness, Neighborhood, Outdoor Fun!

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Friday, September 20th is PARK(ing) Day in Jersey City. The annual event (also global) is when citizens, artists and activists collaborate to temporarily transform metered parking spaces into “PARK(ing)” spaces, a.k.a. temporary public spaces. Ours takes place at the Grove Street PATH Plaza from 5-9pm.

Bike repair demonstrations will be provided by Bike JC. There will also be a special 3rd Friday Ride, which will depart circa 6:50pm and last approximately an hour at a relaxed pace. Don’t forget your helmet!!! and, of course, your lights—because it will get dark. 

 

15
Sep
2013

9/15/13 Farmer’s Market: Kids’ Art, Yoga, DJ Pastiche

categories: Farm stands & farmer's markets, Specialty Markets

Riverview Fisk’s Farmer’s Market is open from 9am-2pm. Today they’ll be having a kids’ “Art in the Park” activity at 10:30am, as well as Yoga in the Heights‘ usual 11am session. Top it all off with DJ Pastiche performing at 2pm.

 

 

Happy Sunday!
JCG

 

Getting Creative with Farmer’s Market Finds:

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Farmer’s market cherry popper tomatoes (Alstede Farms) stuffed with prosciutto and mozzarella from the Sal’s Salumeria (not Andreas, though they are excellent as well).

Hollow out your cherry peppers, stuff in the cheese and prosciutto, and bake on a cookie tray at 350 degrees for 10 minutes. Yum!

 

Pretty fresh peppers pic.

14
Sep
2013

6th Borough Market: 9/15/13

categories: Events, Hamilton Park, Harsimus Cove, Historic Downtown Jersey City, Jersey City Families, Neighborhood, Outdoor Fun!, Parks & Recreation, Specialty Markets, This Weekend in Jersey City

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This Sunday marks the opening of the 6th Borough Market, an outdoor family-friendly market located at 1 McWilliams Place (Hamilton Park) featuring quality homemade and vintage goods, gift items, jewelry, stuff for kids, beauty and bath treats, and then of course kids’ activities and food. Event is from 11am-4pm.

Lots of different vendors are participating. Whet your purchasing palette: Check out the event’s FB page here to see preview pics of all of the neat things you can buy for you and your family.

Personally, I’m going to try to find a bike to buy from We Build Bikes, because as I said before, I think it’s high time I join the cyclists of this great city.

If you can’t make it this weekend, the market will be held one Sunday each month for the rest of the year. Stay tuned for reminders of the future dates.

 

JCG

14
Sep
2013

9/15/13: Jersey City’s 6th Annual Book Festival

categories: Events, Historic Downtown Jersey City, JC Library, Neighborhood, Outdoor Fun!, Parks & Recreation

bookVan Vorst Park plays host to Jersey City’s 6th Annual Book Festival tomorrow, Sunday September 15th. This year’s theme is “Tales of Our Cities” and features local authors, performers and artists from 10am-5pm.

FB invite here.

14
Sep
2013

Concert in the Cemetery: 9/14/13

categories: Community/ Volunteers, Events, Historic Downtown Jersey City, Jersey City Families, Jersey City Heights, Live Music, Neighborhood, This Weekend in Jersey City

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Today at 3pm, Historic Jersey City & Harsimus Cemetery (435 Newark Ave.) hosts “Susan Murphy & Mario Giacalone In Concert” with special guest Jenna Sofia.

Suggested donation of $10. Your money supports the restoration of the ENTIRELY volunteer-operated historic site.

If you cannot attend but would like to make a donation, visit: http://www.jerseycitycemetery.org

Enjoy,
JCG

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