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...

Arts & Entertainment

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...

Business

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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Between the Lines

Maybe it’s the economy and some people, either unemployed or underemployed, have more time to read than ever before. Or maybe it’s the rise...

Banking on Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice

Over the years the Route 1 area has had its share of successful food-based businesses created and run by women. Sue Simpkins, for example,...

In Healthcare Change Is a Scary Thing

Given that most of us would sooner change spouses than doctors, the public’s lack of enthusiasm for the Obama healthcare proposals seems entirely understandable....

Obama Health Plan a Threat to Entrepreneurship

When I was a Ph.D. student studying entrepreneurship one of the most influential articles I read was by economist William J. Baumol of Princeton...

Corporate Angels

TD Bank recently gave $1,000 college scholarships to each of 15 high schoolers from Monmouth, Mercer, and Middlesex counties. The awards have granted scholarships...

Companies Get Grants For Training

Mercer County Community College’s Center for Training and Development has assisted in securing more than $300,000 in training grants from the state Department of...

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