Go Inside This Week’s Issue of U.S. 1: November 19, 2025

The following stories were originally published in the November 19, 2025, issue of U.S. 1 Newspaper. Cover Stories For Unique Holiday Gifts, Shopping Local Is the Ticket Between the Lines Opportunities Preview of the Arts Stories Morven Rings in the Holidays and a New ExhibitAdriana Groza Celebrates the Grand Opening of Her Princeton Art Gallery […]

In Memoriam: Painter Mel Leipzig, 1935 to 2025

Mel Leipzig, the renowned painter and educator who brought humanity and color to generations of students and art lovers from his adopted hometown of Trenton, died in his sleep November 1 at age 90. The Brooklyn-born artist, whose realist portraits of family, students and fellow artists captured the quiet poetry of daily life, passed away […]

Three Exhibitions Celebrate the Art and Community of Print

The Arts Council of Princeton (ACP) transforms its galleries into a dynamic celebration of printmaking in all its forms through three exhibits on view from Saturday, November 15, through Wednesday, December 10. Three concurrent exhibitions, “The Pull: The Past, Present, and Future of Printmaking”; “Bon à Tirer”; and “Frontline Paper” take over the ACP, honoring […]

Passage Theatre Review: ‘Dutchman’ and ‘The Slave’

“Dutchman” and “The Slave,” provocative allegories that reveal both the talent and political mind of playwright, poet, and philosopher Amiri Baraka, powerfully confront racial tensions, its causes, and attitudes towards in Ozzie Jones’ gripping and telling productions for Trenton’s Passage Theatre. Jones and a dynamic cast of Phillip Brown, Deidre Rose, and Peter Bisgaier spare […]

Let’s Try . . . Mosaic at Princeton University Art Museum

Talk about raising expectations! In addition to its location on the third floor of the newly opened art museum on the Princeton University campus — a museum that’s received nearly universal acclaim for its architecture and for the art housed within — Mosaic restaurant’s website in part states that “Mosaic is an homage to creativity […]

Let’s Try . . . Bird’s Nest Bar & Grille

Ever been to a restaurant that serves up more than 600 kinds of greens? Bird’s Nest Bar & Grille in New Hope offers food, drink, and the opportunity to (virtually) play a round on your choice of nearly 600 world class golf courses. Bird’s Nest opened its doors on October 12 on York Road in […]

Preservation Work Begins on Nakashima Family House

A major preservation initiative is underway for the Nakashima Family House, a National Historic Landmark in New Hope, Pennsylvania. The home was built by hand by master woodworker, architect, and designer George Nakashima in 1946, just one year after World War II ended. During the war, Nakashima and his family were among the thousands of […]

HABs in the News for FoHVOS and the Sourland Conservancy

FoHVOS, Princeton Hydro Launch Study to Predict Harmful Algal Blooms Friends of Hopewell Valley Open Space (FoHVOS), in partnership with the ecological engineering consulting firm Princeton Hydro, has launched a groundbreaking initiative, “Monitoring Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) in the Delaware River Watershed Using Drones and Spatial Analysis,” to improve understanding and forecasting of HABs throughout […]

Hamilton Awarded Funding for Pearson House Preservation

Hamilton Township has been awarded two Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund grants totaling $79,783 to support continued preservation work at the Isaac Pearson House, one of the region’s most treasured colonial-era landmarks. The grant funding was approved by the New Jersey Historic Trust, an affiliate of the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, and […]

Old Barracks Gets Grant for ‘Preserving Independence’

The Old Barracks Museum has announced that it was selected as a recipient for the Celebrate America! NEH Chairman’s Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). The grant was approved by NEH Acting Chairman Michael McDonald for the museum’s “Preserving Independence” exhibit design, slated to open to the public in 2026. “The Old […]