Category Archives: Columns
Food Adventures: Cooper River Lunch & Munch
By Rachael Rivera, AAP Columnist
Georgios “George” Horiates and Laura Mortell, the owners and operators of Cooper River Lunch & Munch, took some time to speak with me about their mission and hopes for the future with the food truck.
Food Adventures: Men In The Kitchen Kicked-Up Sandwiches And Barbecue
By Rachael Rivera, AAP Columnist
My family constantly battles over who does the best ribs; and my brother swears by his steak grilling technique over anyone else’s. Regardless of whom does it best, the important thing is that we have a passion for our barbecue. The newly-opened Pennsauken-based eating establishment I visited for this month’s column seems to have come from the same group of food-loving, kitchen-savvy, family-loving folks.
Ninety Years Ago: The Sesquicentennial Was Turning Point for Pennsauken
By Robert Fisher-Hughes, AAP Columnist and Amateur Historian
Sesquicentennial is not a word that comes up in every day conversation. Ninety years ago, however, it was the subject of much discussion and planning, especially in the Philadelphia area.
In July, 1926, the Sesquicentennial celebration was the culmination of such wide ranging plans and development that we may well remember it as a pivotal event, transforming our township and our region, triggering succeeding changes that created the landscape and community of the Pennsauken we know today.
Saying Goodbye To An Old Friend: My Red Truck
By Bob Wagner, AAP Columnist
I am still officially in mourning. My beloved old red truck has been sold. I no longer have four-wheel drive, and must forgo the summer surf fishing season, as far as driving on the beach is concerned.
Savoring The Many Seasons Of the Garden State
By Judith Kristen, AAP Columnist
July in New Jersey.
And yes, my beloved California friends who read this column regularly, it is NOT the heat, it IS the humidity.
There are July days here when it’s only 78 degrees, but the humidity is 93 percent. It feels as if you’re walking through pea soup to get to your car. Even the birds and squirrels are in slow-mo. But, it is what it is. You’re wrapped in the sweaty embrace of a Jersey summer.
Enjoy Homegrown Orange Juice With Breakfast
By Kathleen Harvey, Owner, Plant Artistry, LLC
Citrus are very special plants. Not only are they beautiful evergreen trees with lush, green foliage, but they have heavenly fragrant blossoms in the spring and delicious fruit in the fall.
Sunday Mornings, Jelly Doughnuts, And Fond Memories
By Judith Kristen, AAP Columnist
Do you think it’s a coincidence that National Chocolate Ice Cream Day, Jelly Doughnut Day, and Father’s Day all are all celebrated in the same month? Not much of a happenstance in my eyes, folks.
Getting Schooled On Driving By The Book
By Bob Wagner, AAP Columnist
Having successfully driven 2,800 miles on the spring trip to Florida, I am once again safely sitting on my five-gallon bucket at the garage. Getting here this morning required a drive of eight city blocks. Not far, as compared to the trek south, but equally daunting, and twice as scary.
Recognizing Our Staff During National Public Works Week
By Joe Scavuzzo, Director, Department of Public Works
This year, the week of May 15 is dedicated as “National Public Works Week.” I’d like to quote the American Public Works Association (APWA): “This week is a celebration of the tens of thousands of men and women in North America who provide and maintain the infrastructure and services collectively known as public works. Instituted as a public education campaign by the APWA in 1960, National Public Works Week calls attention to the importance of public works in community life. This week seeks to enhance the prestige of the often-unsung heroes of our society-the professionals who serve the public good every day with quiet dedication.”
CarusoCare Gives Back To The Community
As part of the CarusoCare’s commitment to the Pennsauken, Merchantville, and Camden communities and the National Funeral Director Pursuit of Excellence program, the staff of Falco, Caruso, and Leonard Funeral Home from the Pennsauken and Cramer Hill locations donated Easter baskets to both the special children of Saint Anthony of Padua in Camden, N.J., as well as to local families in need through the Saint Vincent de Paul Society of Saint Peter’s Church in Merchantville.
