Sassafras leaves arranged in a color wheel of sorts, showing some of the variety of colors displayed in its foliage. Note the leaf shapes as well. PHOTO: Rachel Kramer, Flickr

A Tree with Sass

This past fall I took my first trip to New Orleans, Louisiana (NOLA), where I attended a class at the New Orleans School of Cooking, on St. Louis Street. The motto boasts of “Fun, Food and Folklore.” In fact I think that might be the mantra of all NOLA tour guides. Chef Michael DeVidts did […]

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Salad Days

If you’re like me, you just can’t wait for all of the summer produce to become available and for your favorite farm markets to open. Thank goodness that DAgostino’s on Main Road has a great variety of vegetables for me to make my favorite salads and vegetable stews. My favorite winter pasta dish is butternut

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Context, Please

Not long ago, Netflix introduced a limited series called The Chair, a sardonic look at the nature of current campus politics in the realm of higher learning. Chiseled from various real-life events that received media attention over the past few years, the series included a scene in which a literature class is appalled by the

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Winter Walks

Nature lovers enroute across the pond to Great Britain, in addition to the usual tourist landmarks, might consider wrapping up warm, grabbing a hot drink and taking a stroll at some of the best winter beauty spots. To help boost moods and improve our physical and mental wellbeing, the experts at GardenBuildingsDirect.co.uk are sharing their

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Phase II of Major Delaware Memorial Bridge Deck Project Underway

Delaware River and Bay Authority (DRBA) officials announced that phase two of a major construction project to rehabilitate the bridge deck (driving surface) of the New Jersey bound span of the Delaware Memorial Bridge (DMB) is now underway. Two left lanes of the northbound span will be continuously closed until just before the Memorial Day

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Meet MaCleod Carre

The following is written by board member MaCleod Carre in his own words: “Even though I grew up in a small town (like Vineland ) in Ohio, I have lived the majority of my life in big cities—first New York City and then Los Angeles where I experienced urban renewal right where I lived. “I

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