Carlos Cortez straddles two worlds. His family is from Zináparo, a small rural village in Michoácan, Mexico, where few people have ever heard of Princeton University. He’s a senior at Princeton University, where few people have ever heard of Zináparo. But Carlos had an idea to bring these two worlds together. Last year, with the […]
Call for Artists The AOY (Artists of Yardley) Art Center’s 12th Annual Juried Show is now open for entries. The juror will be Leah Triplett Harrington, the director of exhibitions and contemporary curatorial initiatives at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Entries are due Saturday, March 16, and the exhibition dates are April 12 […]
To the Editor: New Year’s Updates from the County Clerk Happy New Year! Another year has gone by and we welcome the new year with optimism. As we step into 2024, I extend my warmest wishes for a year filled with joy, prosperity and new beginnings. And hopefully, some travel. This column is going to […]
Some years ago I was visiting my parents on Long Island over Martin Luther King Jr. Day weekend. A PBS special remembering MLK aired on Sunday night and my mother and I sat down to watch it. About 15 minutes into the program, my mom offhandedly mentioned: “You know, I made breakfast for Martin Luther […]
While this issue, U.S. 1’s annual Winter Wellness issue, is devoted to wellness in a broad sense — both physical and mental and across all ages and abilities — many area organizations are dedicated to the specific and evolving needs of aging adults. One example is the nonprofit formerly known as the Princeton Senior Resource […]
Editor’s Note: This edition of the New Jersey Conservation Foundation’s weekly column was written by Jay Watson, co-executive director. If you’re like many New Jerseyans, you probably haven’t given much thought to squirrels, except maybe wondering how to keep them out of your birdfeeders. They’re so common in every New Jersey community – rural, suburban […]