Even regular patrons of Rumi, a Turkish restaurant in Paulus Hook, might not have noticed the back room gallery.
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ShopRite Makes Dairy Cheaper for SNAP Customers
ShopRite wants its SNAP customers to eat more healthful dairy products.
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Medical Center to Receive Gun Violence Intervention Funding
Jersey City Medical Center is one of nine New Jersey hospitals that will be receiving additional funding to work with victims of gun violence.
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Trouble in Paradise
A troubled “CBD Outlet” on the Newark Avenue Pedestrian Mall that has highlighted the difficulty of balancing marijuana legalization and quality of life has been shuttered by authorities over building code violations.
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“We Outside!!” Hip-Hop Series Kicks Off at Barrow Mansion
“We Outside!!: Historical Hip-Hop Tour” series kicks off tomorrow night — Thursday, August 4 — at The Barrow Mansion (83 Wayne St.), which is back open to the public after a long pandemic-era shutdown.
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Protesters Call for DeGise to Step Down
United in anger over last week’s hit-and-run that sent a bicyclist somersaulting through the air on Martin Luther King Drive, a group of of nearly 100 protesters gathered this afternoon on the Newark Avenue Pedestrian Plaza to call for the resignation of Councilwoman Amy DeGise.
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Saturday Rally to Call for DeGise’s Resignation
A group led by progressive activists Hector Oseguera, David Ocampo-Grajales and Ron Bautista have announced a rally tomorrow to demand the resignation of embattled Councilwoman-at-large Amy DeGise.
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The Inaugural Downtown Art Crawl
The inaugural Art Crawl was large — almost 70 studios and related spaces were open — but it wasn’t so big that it couldn’t be experienced in its totality by a dedicated walker or cyclist.
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JC Medical Center Unveils New Pediatric Emergency Room
Jersey City Medical Center, an affiliate of RWJ Barnabas Health, will soon boast a dedicated pediatric emergency room thanks to a a $110 million gift from the Abercrombie Guild.
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La Festa Italiana to Offer 119th Year of Festivities Along Sixth Street
Holy Rosary Church in downtown Jersey City plans to cool down the August heat with a “five-day splash of summer fun,” according to the church, known as La Festa Italiana, now in its 119th year.