Life + Culture

Date Night With a Twist

Active and Healthy Local Ideas Article by Cara Zamorski, HWC, HN | Photography by Cara Zamorski, HWC, HN, The Salty Moon Spa Valentine’s Day often brings to mind candlelit dinners, roses and heart-shaped boxes of chocolate—but celebrating love doesn’t have to follow the usual script. For many couples, the most memorable moments come from shared experiences, laughter and trying something new together. This year, consider swapping the traditional dinner-and-a-movie for wellness-inspired, active...

Fitness

Hometown Game Day

Garden State City Lifestyle Brings Community Spirit to Rutgers–Penn State Season Finale Tailgate Article by Carly Mac Manus | Photography by Tom Solymosi There’s nothing quite like Big Ten football—the roar of the crowd, the river of school colors, the crackle of energy that builds long before kickoff. On a freezing November afternoon, Garden State City Lifestyle turns the Rutgers vs. Penn State tailgate into one of the warmest, loudest and most memorable spots in the Scarlet Lot. Call it...

Food + Beverage

Friendship Bread, Reimagined

A Beloved Girl Scout Recipe to Share This Valentine’s Season Article by Carly Mac Manus There are some recipes that stay with you—handwritten on index cards, tucked inside family cookbooks, or passed between friends at school or troop meetings. For me, one of those treasured heirlooms is Friendship Bread , a sweet, comforting loaf I first made in Girl Scouts and somehow still have the original recipe for today. This month, as we celebrate love in all its forms—romantic, neighborly, and the...

Food + Beverage

Sugar, Spice & Small-Town Charm

How D’Serve turned a simple doughnut wall into Flemington’s most delicious day-to-night destination. Article by Patti Zielinski | Photography by Andrew and Shannon Mercado D’Serve is where sweet and savory meet. Launched last August by Andrew and Shannon Mercado, the concept—artisan doughnut shop by day and four-course, farm-to-table prix fixe by night—has quickly become a community hub amid downtown Flemington’s renaissance. The married owners bring complementary skills: Andrew is a chef...