Collingswood
South Jersey’s First Bacon and Beer Festival
Thursday, August 14th, New Jersey wants you to celebrate one of the greatest food combinations that has ever existed. The Collingswood Grand Ballroom will be […]
Zeppoli Does Sicilian Barbecues All Summer Long
This is exactly what you should do to start your summer weeks off with a bang. Zeppoli, the Sicilian BYOB in Collingswood, NJ, has a […]
Local Organization Seeks Foster Parents for LGBTQ Youth
The number of LGBTQ youth who are homeless or seeking shelter is staggering: according to recent studies by UCLA, nearly 40% of homeless youth identify […]
PHOTOS: Dîner en Blanc a la South Jersey
Collingswood, land of the best Farmers Market, award-winning restaurants and chefs, the infamous Michael Landon controversy of 2012, Cruise Nights, the Mayfair, numerous eminent domain […]
Benny’s Burger Joint Celebrating Its Grand Opening This Weekend
This weekend the former Woolworth’s in Collingswood that housed Blackbird Dining Establishment has given way to Benny’s Burger Joint. Alex Capasso is still the owner but has […]
Blackbird Is Moving to Philadelphia, New Concept for Collingswood
In an email today, chef Alex Capasso told his customers that he is moving Blackbird Dining Establishment from Collingswood to Philadelphia. Capasso says “Collingswood has […]
Five Houses for Sale in Lovely, Close-by Collingswood, New Jersey
Collingswood is a small town a short PATCO ride from Center City, Philadelphia. It’s named after the Collings family, which owned a large farm in […]
Manayunk to Get a New Co-Working Space, Plus the Wild West in Wash West
• CBS 3 gets podcasty to talk about the new two-day First Friday in Old City [CBS3] • A Piece Of Wild West History In […]
Collingswood Grocery Store Controversy: What’s Happening With National Market?
Collingswood’s current controversy is the National Market, a space that is not really functioning as a market these days. For years now, all I’ve known […]
How a Reality TV Show Could Change Collingswood
Some people might call New Jersey Assemblyman Ronald Dancer’s proposed “Snookiville Law” too little too late, but I think of another adage: Dancer does not […]
Fourth of July, Philly Style: The Hot Dog Cheesesteak Hoagie
We were there when Dan Levy, Lead National Writer at BleacherReport.com and hot dog enthusiast created the hot dog cheesesteak hoagie. Today he shares the story […]
Collingswood’s Bad News Travels Fast and Far
I always thought “no news is good news” meant that, for instance, if your loved one is traveling and he doesn’t call, it’s good news, […]
Eighth-Grade Career Day Made Me Sweat
I’ll admit it. I arrived pretty unprepared for career day at my son’s middle school. I have taught for so long and spoken at so […]
Let’s All Pretend Camden Doesn’t Exist
As I’m sure you’ve heard, Rutgers-Camden may soon get usurped by Rowan University, and the faculty and other employees are up in arms. This defense […]
Rigging the Vote in Collingswood
I’ve always had a bit of a problem when, instead of being picked by some God-like judge, or impartial committee, winners of “best-of” lists or […]