Category: archives

  • ‘The Will Rogers Follies’

    Bucks County Playhouse revives this Tony Award-winner. By: Stuart Duncan    Will Rogers died in 1935, killed along with the daring pilot Wiley Post in a plane crash in Alaska, America lost possibly the most creative natural comedian of the last century. A 10th-grade dropout, Rogers became a Broadway headliner and made no less than 71…

  • Popular Demand

    Area stages offer up a season sure to delight all tastes. By: Jillian Kalonick    Planning a season of good theater is a bit like arranging the menu for a fine five- course meal, says David Saint, artistic director at George Street Playhouse in New Brunswick.    "I always try to create a real variety in the…

  • Investment Fest 2005

    Saturday, November 19th, 9 AM to 3:30 PM, Doral Forrestal Conference Center in Princeton. Meet all your favorite MoneyTalk 1350 personalities! Plus dozens of other exhibitors. Enjoy financial seminars and panel discussions on every important aspect of personal investing. Plus get a FREE breakfast & FREE lunchtime samplings from some of the area’s finest restaurants.…

  • Restaurant 552

    A contemporary farmhouse in Newtown, Pa., hosts a sophisticated newcomer with flavorful offerings. By: Amy Brummer Restaurant 552 552 Newtown-Washington Crossing Road Newtown, Pa. (215) 968-5300 www.552restaurant.com Food: Excellent Service: Polished and attentive Prices: Expensive Cuisine: Contemporary American Vegetarian Options Several salads and appetizers Ambience: Sophisticated and clubby Hours: Tues.-Thurs. 5-10 p.m., Fri.-Sat. 5-11 p.m.,…

  • Giving back to New Orleans

    Town-gown efforts honor former borough mayor By: David Campbell    A town-and-gown group is taking shape in Princeton that hopes to reach out to victims of Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath, and the effort is being mounted in honor of Barbara Boggs Sigmund, former Princeton Borough mayor and prominent New Orleans native.    The group — called…

  • Restoration of bus stop sought by merchants

    NJ Transit says such a stop is unlikely By: Marjorie Censer    Members of Princeton Future’s Community-Based Neighborhood Retail Initiative made plans at the group’s meeting Friday morning to restart discussion with Princeton Borough Council about the former bus stop location in front of the Princeton Public Library.    The retail initiative — part of the nonprofit…

  • MHS defense answers call in opener

    New trio gives Cougar girls’ soccer shutout win By: Justin Feil    The Montgomery High girls’ soccer team always begins with defense.    It’s why there was such concern coming into the preseason. The Cougars lost just five seniors to graduation from last year’s 15-5-1 club, but three of those players were defensive players selected to the…

  • China trip blends new ideas with others’ homecomings

    Students took trip to Beijing By: Emily Craighead    A summer trip to China was a homecoming for some and an entirely new experience for others among the West Windsor-Plainsboro students who spent part of July and August in Beijing.    Chinese-Americans in the group, like Grover Middle School eighth-grader Vicky Wang, who was born in Texas,…

  • Shop gives kids a place to shine

    Red, Green, Blue set for downtown opening By: Marjorie Censer    The tables are about to turn for Princeton residents Karyn and Michael Greco.    As customers, they have taken their two children — ages 3 and 6 — to art museums and studios, gift shops and craft stores. Next month, they’ll be on the other side…