Lynn Toye will take up the post of executive director at the organization that provides grants to nonprofit arts, culture and history groups in November.
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Food & Hospitality
Hard Rock AC names Sales VP
Dana Ward's purview in the role includes meeting and conventions at the resort's more than 150,000 square feet of dedicated space.
Read More »Jersey City ranks as one of nation’s best cities for coffee (updated)
Besting both New York and Philadelphia, Rent.com listed the Hudson County municipality – where more than half of its shops are locally based – in its top 20.
Read More »The third-fastest growing food chain nationwide is based in NJ
Plenty of other list makers have locations in the Garden State, including both Starbucks and Domino's—the only contenders that beat out this sandwich shop.
Read More »NY Red Bulls to build massive training complex in Morris Township
Construction will start next year for the 80-acre facility at the former site of the Honeywell International headquarters off Columbia Road.
Read More »Lotto.com offers Pick 3, Pick 4 New Jersey Lottery games
The Jersey City-based company is the first courier to offer players the opportunity to play the options every way, across all five bet types: straight, box, straight/box, wheel and pair bets.
Read More »Juice bar opens first NJ location in Lawrenceville
The Jersey Pure Green site is part of a plan to grow the brand’s national footprint with 50 new stores across the U.S.
Read More »Joe’s Bagel & Grill adds two locations in NJ
The Belmar-based franchisor will open a new restaurant in Marlboro and a second outlet in Toms River, bringing the total number of stores to 11.
Read More »Meeting needs
Local officials have drawn up plans to tear down the retired 20,000-seat Meadowlands Arena and replace it with a new 460,000 square-foot space that would host conventions, trade shows and conferences, as well as children’s and amateur sporting events and graduations, among other events.
Read More »‘My dream came true’
Cesar Cardenas started washing dishes at Rumson’s Salt Creek Grille at age 18 in 2001, months after arriving to New Jersey from Ecuador. This year, 20 years later, he became executive chef.
Read More »Turning out
Over the course of a typical weekend, tens of thousands of guests descend upon Atlantic City, with its nine casino hotels and varied restaurant, retail and hospitality offerings. That’s a problem this year: Although the delta variant outbreaks of the late summer and early fall have begun to trail off, public health officials are nonetheless warning of COVID-19 spikes from holiday gatherings, and a “twindemic” of the flu season.
Read More »FeedNJ passes 300K meals served
Soup Kitchen 411, the group that administers the program, said it has also provided $3 million to local restaurants.
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