You may have come upon a strange sight: a flamboyantly spray-painted 1971 Volkswagen bug. The car is now on its way to becoming even more modern: by going electric. The team behind the conversion is a father and son duo, Dave and Lucas Slurzberg.

Casey Georgi
Casey is a freelance podcast producer living in Jersey City, NJ. In the past, she's worked on shows for The Wall Street Journal, G/O Media's Lifehacker, Wondery, and Slate Studios. She attended the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies and Ithaca College (and almost became a music teacher). When she's not making podcasts, she's either biking, practicing Spanish, or listening to a podcast.
The Horse Trailer is History (for now) as Hybrid Coffee Settles Downtown
Hybrid Coffee and Kitchen has moved to its new home in downtown Jersey City. The new location is on 389 Manila Ave. between Second and Third Streets.
Jersey City Native to Compete in Paralympics for Third Time
Jersey City’s very own Raymond Martin will be competing on the USA Track and Field team in this year’s Summer Paralympics to be held in Tokyo next month.