Education

A Fiery Start to the Lunar New Year

Welcoming the Year of the Fire Horse with tradition, food and fortune Article and Photography by Allison K. Lim Bergen County comes alive with Lunar New Year celebrations, ranging from family dinners at local Chinese restaurants to community festivals honoring centuries-old traditions. The festivities begin Feb. 17, 2026, ushering in the Year of the Fire Horse, one of the most dynamic signs in the Chinese zodiac. Chinese New Year, also known as Lunar New Year, is the most important holiday in...

Local Services

Love, Actually—By Design

Michelle Frankel’s NYCity Matchmaking is redefining modern romance with a personal touch that apps can’t match. Article by Lauren Lovallo | Photography by Brielle Latona, Blaine Pennington Michelle Frankel didn’t plan to become a business owner—let alone a successful matchmaker. The Miami native started on a different path. After earning a bachelor’s degree from Washington University in St. Louis, she worked for the Japanese government, then took the LSAT and built a career as a corporate...

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Table to Table

Delivering Fresh Food, Hope and Humanity Across North Jersey Article by Carly Mac Manus | Photography by Table to Table In northern New Jersey, where food insecurity touches every community and billions of pounds of edible food go to waste each year, Table to Table has built a mission rooted in compassion and efficiency. The nonprofit rescues fresh, perishable food and delivers it—free of charge—to neighbors who need it most. For Executive Director Heather Thompson, the work is both urgent...

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...