Jun 11, 2019
What happens when over 300 people take part in more than 50 different conversations about how to improve life in their communities? That’s what happened June 6-7, 2019 in Newark, when Creative New Jersey convened its largest-ever Call to Collaboration
Jan 14, 2015
(Published on Jan 21, 2014) The historic Roebling industrial building in Trenton pulses with art and music during a 24-hour extravaganza called Art All Night, run by the Trenton-based nonprofit, Artworks. The annual festival exemplifies the 'creative place' movement that is revitalizing communities across the...
Jan 14, 2015
(Published on Jan 30, 2014) Historic, turn-of-the-century buildings in downtown Newark are being restored and re-purposed into rental housing. "There's a billion dollars worth of development activity currently going on in Newark," says housing and real estate consultant Michael Meyer. Developers appreciate...
Jan 14, 2015
(Published on Nov 11, 2014) Restaurant owners on Halsey Street in Newark are witnessing change and development in the downtown cultural district. Surrounded by three colleges and universities (Rutgers-Newark, NJIT, and Essex County College), and within walking distance of the Newark Museum, NJPAC, and the newly-restored...
Jan 14, 2015