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1 month ago | 
njmonthly.com | Jennifer Finn
By day, soft-spoken plastic surgeon Arnold Breitbart nips and tucks. In his spare time, he tends to an elaborate winemaking endeavor in his backyard and basement. He grows grapes in his self-planted vineyard, then crushes, ferments, bottles, corks and labels.
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2 months ago | 
njmonthly.com | Jennifer Finn
New Jersey is the fourth smallest state. Only Rhode Island, Delaware and Connecticut are smaller. Even Hawaii, with all its islands, is larger. Despite its size, of the 50 states, New Jersey has the most roads per square mile and the most cars per capita—as anyone who’s driven on the Turnpike probably could have guessed. Having many highways and drivers is understandable, given that our state is the most densely populated and suburban housing is so spread out.
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Oct 25, 2024 | 
njmonthly.com | Jennifer Finn
Thom Zimny’s phone rang in the winter of 2022. Bruce Springsteen was getting the E Street Band back together to tour after a six-year hiatus, and he wanted to capture the rehearsals for a fledgling new film. “You always wait for that call,” says Zimny, 59, an Emmy- and Grammy-winning film director/editor who has worked with Springsteen for the past 24 years—most recently on Springsteen on Broadway for Netflix (2018), Western Stars (2019) and Letter to You (2020).
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Sep 17, 2024 | 
njmonthly.com | Jennifer Finn
Kelly Bishop Photo: Courtesy of Gallery Books/Chad Griffith/DayRepsActress Kelly Bishop was at a gas station in northern New Jersey one morning when the title for her new memoir, at the time just a few chapters underway, suddenly materialized.
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Sep 10, 2024 | 
njmonthly.com | Jennifer Finn
Eileen Chapman has helmed the Bruce Springsteen Archives at Monmouth University for more than a decade. She estimates that it currently holds 40,000 artifacts. Photo: Krista SchlueterFor Eileen Chapman, director of the Bruce Springsteen Archives, music has always been a kind of home. Her mother was a gifted pianist; her father adored the crooners. “I’m one of five girls, and we each had a record player in our room,” she says.
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Aug 30, 2024 | 
njmonthly.com | Jennifer Finn
NHL star Johnny Gaudreau Photo: Jaylynn Nash/Getty ImagesNational Hockey League star Johnny Gaudreau and his younger brother, Matthew, were killed while riding bikes on County Route 551 in Salem County’s Oldmans Township late Thursday evening in what is suspected to be a drunk-driving crash. The Columbus Blue Jackets winger, 31, and his brother, 29, were in town to serve as groomsmen in their sister’s wedding on Friday, according to NJ.com.
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Aug 8, 2024 | 
njmonthly.com | Jennifer Finn
New Jersey native Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone Photo: Shutterstock/Victor VelterA slew of Garden Staters are showing off their Jersey grit at the Paris Olympics this summer, and several have even snagged medals.
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Jul 21, 2024 | 
njmonthly.com | Jennifer Finn
He wants to get better, better, better!Jack Antonoff announced this week that he has rerecorded his debut Bleachers album, Strange Desire, amid its 10th anniversary. First released in July 2014, the album—best known for its lead single, “I Wanna Get Better,” the Jersey-born band’s first No. 1 hit—arose during a “rough time with the full armor of sonic chaos. Voices fluttering around me, hotel room walls echoing in the vocal takes,” Antonoff wrote on Instagram.
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Jun 30, 2024 | 
visithendrickscounty.com | Jennifer Finn
A new era of family-friendly entertainment has arrived in Brownsburg, Indiana, with the purchase of Brownsburg Bowl by Pinheads Entertainment.
Pinheads is in the final stages of a multi-million-dollar remodel that will take your breath away and have your family returning for more.
What to Expect
Pinheads Entertainment a staple in Fishers, Indiana, for over a decade, has arrived on the scene in Brownsburg.
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Jun 12, 2024 | 
visithendrickscounty.com | Jennifer Finn
Each of Brownsburg, Indiana's parks have unique features that welcome guests to enjoy the beauty of nature.
Virgil Park, the newest in the Brownsburg Parks system, didn't disappoint and is a welcome addition not only as a community play area but another trailhead for the popular B&O Trail.
Virgil Legacy
Virgil Park officially opened in May 2024 and was dedicated to Diana and Hall Virgil who were instrumental in creating the B&O Trail that originated from the abandoned B&O Railroad line.
