The Princeton Mercer Regional Chamber of Commerce’s annual competition, “Pitch Stop VI,” returns for the sixth iteration of its “Shark Tank”-style event where three local startups compete for a $10,000 prize package of professional services on Thursday, February 22, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Grounds For Sculpture, 80 Sculptors Way, in Hamilton. The startups, […]
Commercial real estate firm JLL announced in late January that global home furnishings retailer Crate & Barrel Outlet has leased a new 23,400-square-foot store space at Mercer on One, the recently rebranded Mercer Mall outdoor shopping center located at 3357 Brunswick Pike in Lawrence Township. Part of Germany’s Otto Group, Crate & Barrel operates more […]
The Arts Council of Princeton has been approved by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for a Grants for Arts Projects award of $25,000. This grant will support a project titled “Monumental Sculptures: Understanding the Totem Poles of the Northwest Coast,” a program honoring and celebrating the artwork of the Tlingit peoples of the […]
Mercer County has launched a new initiative, The Mercer County Overdose Prevention Campaign, to support communities in preventing fatal overdoes through education on the best practices in harm reduction. The campaign is the third phase of four funded through a competitive grant, “Implementing Overdose Prevention Strategies at the Local Level”, that the county received from […]
Natural disasters can strike without warning, wreaking havoc on communities and businesses. For New Jersey, a state prone to various types of natural disasters, preparedness is not an option but a necessity. Businesses in the Garden State can take practical steps to protect themselves against these disasters. New Jersey’s small businesses contribute largely to the […]
Medical test salesman. Internet pioneer. Pilot and a captain in the U.S. Air Force. Kevin Casey has held many jobs in a very varied career. No matter what the job, Casey says, he takes pride in the level of attention to detail he pays to whatever he is doing. These days, he applies that focus […]
The National Trust for Historic Preservation has awarded the Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum (SSAAM), Central New Jersey’s first dedicated Black history museum, a $50,000 grant from the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund’s Preserving Black Churches project. This grant recognizes the Skillman-based museum’s commitment to preserving and sharing the history and cultural heritage of […]
Crosstown Moves New Jersey State Council on the Arts, 225 West State Street, 4th Floor, Trenton 08608. Box 306, Trenton 08625. 609-292-6130. Allison Tratner, executive director. www.nj.gov/state/njsca/index.html. The offices of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts have moved to 225 West State Street, 4th Floor, Trenton. The nonprofit was previously located at 33 […]
The Northeast Organic Farming Association of New Jersey, or NOFA NJ, hosts its 34th annual winter conference under the theme “Connecting Communities of Practice” on Saturday, January 27, at Rutgers University’s Douglass Student Center, 100 George Street, in New Brunswick from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. According to NOFA NJ’s website, nofanj.org, the Lambertville-based organization […]
Princeton Community Works, the annual conference for the nonprofit community, returns again in a virtual format for an evening of networking and learning on Monday, January 29, from 5 to 9 p.m. The theme for this year’s conference “Making Hope A Reality,” and the evening’s presentations designed for nonprofit boards, staff, and volunteers aim to […]