Kim Strong

Feb 9, 2024 | njherald.com | Kim Strong

Rent in New Jersey is on the rise. That's the state of the market, according to Rent.com's analysis from 2023 numbers. New Jersey's rent prices rose 4.24% from 2022 to an average of $2,841. In fact, across the country, the Northeast has the highest lease payments on average: $2,439. That's significantly higher than the current average price for an apartment nationally: $1,964, as of December, falling from a peak of $2,054 in August 2022.

Feb 9, 2024 | yahoo.com | Kim Strong

Rent in New Jersey is on the rise. In fact, across the country, the Northeast has the highest lease payments on average: $2,439. That's significantly higher than the current average price for an apartment nationally: $1,964, as of December, falling from a peak of $2,054 in August 2022. Last year, rent prices rose in the Midwest and Northeast, while falling in the South and West, according to Rent.com.

Feb 7, 2024 | app.com | Kim Strong

Grammy and Golden Globe winner Andra Day will perform "Lift Every Voice and Sing" at the Super Bowl on Feb. 11, a distance of a century-plus and thousands of miles from where it was first performed. Who wrote 'Lift Every Voice and Sing?'Here's how the song's writer, James Weldon Johnson, described its debut, according to the book "Lift Every Voice and Sing""A group of young men in Jacksonville, Florida, arranged to celebrate Lincoln’s birthday in 1900. My brother, J.

Feb 5, 2024 | app.com | Kim Strong

Dry January has turned into sober February, and for some, it's going to be an alcohol-free 2024. Mocktails are replacing cocktails in some crowds - especially Gen Z, who are more focused on healthy lifestyles and lower carb alternatives. Taking the reins from the Budweiser Clydesdales are names like Athletic Brewing, Surreal, WellBeing and Partake. The global market for non-alcoholic beer was valued at $22 billion last year with expected growth to $40 billion by 2032, according to .

Feb 2, 2024 | app.com | Kim Strong

Did you see the Golden Bachelor and his New Jersey wife, Theresa Nist, made the cover of the Honey Nut Cheerios box? It's adorable. Gerry Turner, the now-golden husband, posted a selfie on Facebook Tuesday in which he's holding two boxes of the sweet Cheerios brand in his hands. One box says Gerry and the other says Theresa. "Just when I thought it was another dreary rainy day these arrived. Way cool," he wrote on his Facebook page. It looks like he went home to Indiana this week.