Tag Archives: Newark

A hiking trail through one of America’s most densely populated counties.

Lenape Trail, Essex County, N.J. Continue reading

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Q. Where is the largest collection of Japanese Cherry Blossom trees in the U.S.? (hint: it’s not Washington)

Branch Brook Park Continue reading

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Segregating Baseball: Little Giants and White Stockings

The 1887 exhibition game that defined race relations in baseball. Continue reading

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One and Done: The Newark Peppers

A relocated team in an outlaw league playing in a city never considered major league. Continue reading

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Homies with Grammys

From the Grammy Museum Experience in Newark. Continue reading

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Headless Art and Scary Stuff from Asia

A walk through the Newark Museum Continue reading

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On the 50th Anniversary of a Summer of Urban Warfare in America

Are we really better off now than we were 50 years ago? Continue reading

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African Art

From the collection of the Newark Museu;m Continue reading

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The State of the City

Three decades ago, New Jersey’s cities needed jobs, safe streets and decent schools. They still do. Continue reading

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More Pictures of (and facts about) Newark

NJPAC, Ironbound and the Robert Treat Continue reading

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