FOOD & DRINK
Our Home adds another snack brand, preps for Popchips' 'The Garfield Movie' debut
Wholesome snack maker Our Home is adding another brand to its lineup. In a May 3 press release, the Boonton-headquartered company announced it acquired Sonoma Creamery. The cheese and snack produce...
What the peck?! Wild turkey spotted strutting around Manhattan after epic journey
She’s gobbling up city life. A rare wild turkey was spotted strutting her stuff around Manhattan Wednesday — dodging traffic and roosting in a tree after an epic journey across the East River from Queens, sources said. The brassy bird spent a full day foraging for food in the urban jungle, near 49th Street and Madison Avenue, beginning Tuesday — causing onlookers to squawk with confusion and delight, according to footage and local birders. “It’s so extremely uncommon for a turkey to be in a place like Manhattan,” said David Barrett, who runs a popular birding account on X. “This is a healthy bird that can fly 40...
NYC’s hottest new hamburger is from a gas station
It will really fill you up. The tiny hamburger joint Smacking Burger has opened inside of a working gas station — which happens to be the last one in Manhattan below 14th Street. On a recent Saturday, the owners said they served some 800 customers. The four-pump Mobil on the narrow corner of Eighth Avenue and Horatio Street has a small wedge of a convenience mart. When you walk in, there’s a typical cashier to the left. To the right, past a shelf of chips and adjacent to coolers of drinks, Smacking Burger occupies a tight triangle. In that cramped space, station owner...
Libby's Lunch sale and demolition on hold as state preservation officials intervene
PATERSON — Not so fast: That’s essentially the message a state official sent to Mayor Andre Sayegh on Monday about his plans to sell the Libby's Lunch property. The New Jersey Historic Preservation Office, or HPO, told Sayegh it needs to approve the proposed $850,000 sale and may impose restrictions on what can...
See inside historic and elaborate North Jersey homes at these house tour events in May
Have you ever wondered what the inside of some of North Jersey's most historic and elaborate homes look like? Now is your chance to find out. In May, there are home tours being held in both Morristown and Short Hills, where visitors are invited to explore a curated list of the areas most notable properties. And, even better, all of the money collected from ticket purchases go towards funding vital programs and services in their respective communities.
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