Yearly Archives: 2010


Business Is Good

Business is good, perhaps the economy in general still stinks, but business is good when it helps support a local economy in diverse and creative ways. Topcon Medical Systems announced in April it’s move from Paramus to Oakland, and this July hosted the official ribbon cutting ceremony. Topcon Medical Systems, […]


The Night of Fire

The Night of Fire by Jim DeLillo Fires are burning all over the city. I cannot glimpse an intersection that is not ablaze. Bombaderos , firemen dressed in black turnout, stand by just waiting with tanker trucks full of water, and portable pumps. I inhale the acrid smoke with gusto, […]


NJ Road Trip 1

Summer is still here, and the open road calls out to both young and old for a road trip. Lonely Planet’s publication of 99 themed road trips in America includes one in New Jersey – a tour of diners. Starting in Jersey City and ending in Wall, NJ, the trip […]