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A hiking trail through one of America’s most densely populated counties.
Lenape Trail, Essex County, N.J. Continue reading
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
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Branch Brook Park, cherry blossom, Essex County, New Jersey, Newark, parks, trees
8 Comments
Segregating Baseball: Little Giants and White Stockings
The 1887 exhibition game that defined race relations in baseball. Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, History, Sports
Tagged baseball, Cap Anson, Chicago White Stockings, Fleet Walker, George Stovey, International League, major leagues, Minor leagues, MLB, Newark, Newark Little Giants, racism, segregation
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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
Posted in Baseball, History, Sports
Tagged baseball, Bill McKechnie, Edd Roush, Federal League, Harrison Park, Harry Sinclair, MLB, New Jersey, Newark, Newark Peppers, Rupert Mills
3 Comments
Homies with Grammys
From the Grammy Museum Experience in Newark. Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Bon Jovi, Bruce Springsteen, Count Basie, Dionne Warwick, Frank Sinatra, Grammy Museum Experience, Grammys, jazz, museum, museums, music, New Jersey, Newark
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Headless Art and Scary Stuff from Asia
A walk through the Newark Museum Continue reading
Posted in Art
Tagged art, Asian art, museums, New Jersey, Newark, Newark Museum, sculpture, travel
5 Comments
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
Posted in History
Tagged 1967, cities, Detroit, film, Michigna, movie reviews, New Jersey, Newark, racism, Revolution '67, urban affairs, urban riots
3 Comments
African Art
From the collection of the Newark Museu;m Continue reading
Posted in Art, Uncategorized
Tagged African art, art, headdresses, Newark, Newark Museum, Nigeria
7 Comments
More Pictures of (and facts about) Newark
NJPAC, Ironbound and the Robert Treat Continue reading