Basement venues give young musicians a place to be heard

On a show night, an ordinary basement in Mercer County can become a concert venue, packed with young...

Hopewell Valley Stage reopens after summer hiatus

Hopewell Valley Stage has resumed programming after a six-week summer hiatus, returning with a new website, improvements to its venue and an expanded schedule of events. The theater began programming...

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Leon Rainbow paints Trenton’s story on a larger canvas

Leon Rainbow is an exciting artist to watch. People have been watching him for years as he paints large works in public. His murals...

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Breeze Airways adds Trenton-Mercer Airport service

Breeze Airways is adding Trenton-Mercer Airport in Ewing to its network, with four new routes that will begin operating over the next several months. The...

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NJ Needs Multi-Year Approach to Budget Problems

by Richard F. Keevey The fiscal future of...

Let’s Try … The Peacock Inn

Fine dining has resurrected phoenix-like in Princeton in the newly reopened Peacock Inn on Bayard Lane. The restored, grand old mansion, bar, and restaurant...

Princeton Festival Opera Review: ‘Madama Butterfly’

The visual is as important as the musical in Princeton Festival’s handsome production of Giacomo Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly.” Viewed on opening night, June 16,...

Author Turned Artist Recounts Being ‘Old in Art School’

Nell Painter enjoyed a celebrated career as professor of American history at Princeton University. But after decades of earning fellowships and honors and publishing...

Costumer Miller Dresses Up Festival Stages

With Princeton Festival’s extravaganza underway, costume designer Marie Miller’s work is visible in two musical-theater presentations: Stephen Sondheim’s “A Funny Thing Happened on the...

Thanks for Asking, Thanks for Writing

When we at U.S. 1 develop a profile of someone, we like to ask where they are from originally, what their parents did while...

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