By Diamond Reid and Jenna Carbin Greenville is located in the southernmost section of the city. The neighborhood starts south of the West Side area stretching to the border of Bayonne. Greenville has gone through many changes over the last 40 years and the change doesn’t seem to be stopping anytime soon. Dating back to…
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Making Jersey City Beautiful (and Green) Again
Gabriella Robles and Amanda Jones Jersey City has the second largest population in New Jersey, falling just short of Newark. With over 250,000 residents in the city, various groups have stepped up to make their home a more beautiful and efficient place to live. Whether it’s the city’s captivating street art, safer areas for kids…
A Long Chapter Ends for a New One to Begin
All of your life, sports have made your world go around. From the moment you can remember, you’ve been in the gym or on the field playing and practicing the game. It was your first love, the one thing you truly gave your one hundred percent effort, and has shaped you into the…
The instructor, the children, and the arts
By: Jossie Capon, Class of 2017 You walk into a big room with black painted walls. He brings out the tables and begins to assemble them. Once that is done he sets up the snacks table and brings out the art supplies. Suddenly you have a Jersey City Theater Center art classroom. JCTC Kids’ mission…
Giving Hope to Local Artist
By: Yasleen Trinidad, February 27, 2016 When Olga Levina first came to Jersey City, she had one goal: to bring and create an artistic environment in a city where it has long been missing. Located on Newark Avenue in Jersey City, The Jersey City Theater Center has given a home to local artists ready to show the…
JCTC Presents “Beauty and the Beast”
By Melissa Osorio, Class of 2016 In the 1700s, there was a story of a girl who fell in love with a beast. That is now known as the fairy tale “Beauty and the Beast” originally written by Madame Gabrielle de Villeneuve. You can now see this production come to life thanks to the Jersey…
Gabriel Pacheco: Creator, Fixer, Teacher
By Gabriella Robles, Class of 2018 In the autumn air of October, the mother of 6 year-old Gabriel Pacheco did what many mothers do during this season. She bought her son a Halloween costume. It was a hawk costume, which came with a jumper outfit and a plastic mask— the kind that covers only the…
Alcohol Violations at Saint Peter’s: From the Eyes of Resident Assistants
By Diamond Reid and Krystal Nurse Cleaning up one’s past isn’t an easy task and can be hindering if change doesn’t happen in a timely manner. People, however, have been successful in doing so and used their past as a lesson to others. Edwardo Rodriguez, a Resident Assistant (RA) in freshman dorm Millennium Hall,…
The Old And New Of JC Made
By: Danielle Pimentel & Marichka Milord Forget about Anthropologie or Pier 1, if you want to find unique artwork or furniture to liven up your home JC Made is the store for you. Nestled in between ethnic restaurants and small boutiques, it is one of those stores you find when you’re not really looking. Filled with…
Murals
By Mark Kenny and Armond Marke Brick by brick artists in Jersey City are changing the downtown’s landscape. Jersey City’s urban identity is being revitalized by many artistic platforms. Street art, some considered illegal and unappealing like graffiti tags, have long been tied to urban communities, except the artists that are thriving in the Jersey…
The Dirt on Jersey City 