‘Jersey’ City? Uh, ‘Shore.’ MTV show spinoff can shoot there after Hoboken rebuff
Hoboken had feared the show would be bad for city’s reputation
Hoboken’s loss is Jersey City’s gain. After being denied by Hoboken, MTV has gotten permission to shoot a “Jersey Shore” spin-off in nearby Jersey City. “My view is the more people that see anything about Jersey City and see what we have in Jersey, the better it is for Jersey City,” Mayor Jerramiah Healy told WNYW/Ch. 5’s John Huddy.
Sunday, January 22, 2012 3:30 p.m. to meet and mingle (BYOB - Feel free to bring wine. Snacks available for purchase from Made with Love) 4:00 p.m. SHARP - SOUP SWAP begins
WHERE: Made with Love Artisan Bakery & Café 530 Jersey Avenue (between Columbus & Newark), Jersey City, NJ 07302
Bring 4 Quarts of Your FROZEN Homemade Soup (divided into single quart containers) *PLUS* one or more non-perishable items to donate to the St. Matthew’s Food Pantry (canned soup, one-can meals, cereals, peanut butter, tuna, canned tomatoes or sauces, canned fruits or vegetables, and non-perishable milk are all appreciated)
What exactly is a SOUP SWAP? You bring FOUR single-quart containers of your homemade frozen soup. (Plus your donation to the food pantry.) We will then draw numbers and take turns picking out different soup. You will leave with FOUR 1 quart containers of a wonderful mix of homemade soups. Bring whatever soup you cook best. This can include chili, stews, chowders, and gumbos. Can’t be here? You can always assign a proxy to do your soup swapping for you!
INVITE YOUR FRIENDS! We can never have too many soups to choose from!
The St. Matthew’s food pantry serves persons in our community living with HIV/AIDS and other serious illnesses through the Hyacinth Foundation.
By 1030 pm last night Alexander Waight was home recording a postmortem for yesterdays Occupy New Jersey protest in Jersey City. Good evening brothers and sisters he began speaking into his camera. As you know Occupy New Jersey was not as successful as we thought it would be but it was still successful in the long run. (Read more at JC Independent)
Goldman Protesters Are Almost Outnumbered by Security Guards in New Jersey
Protesters assembling today outside a Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) building in New Jersey were met by almost as many security guards and police officers as “Occupy Wall Street” demonstrators sought to single out the bank.
About 50 people gathered at a Goldman Sachs building surrounded by metal barricades in Jersey City, where 30 to 40 officers and guards were waiting. The investment bank’s employees watched from windows as the crowd chanted “We are the 99 percent” before breaking into discussion groups.
Untitled Jersey City Project is a unique experiment in the development of an entertainment concept: it’s a work-in-progress television drama.
The eight short-form episodes of Untitled Jersey City Project are fragments from a larger story, with many of the story threads left unresolved. But from these eight episodes, this much is clear:
The story is set amidst the fast-developing Jersey City waterfront, just across the river from Manhattan. A shining new city is being built on the edge of this gritty town. But while the glass office towers and condos are sleek and new, the rules of the game haven’t changed one bit.
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