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'Ready To Shine': Asbury Park Rock Shows Will Kick Off 2024 North To Shore Festival 'Ready To Shine': Asbury Park Rock Shows Will Kick Off 2024 North To Shore Festival
'Ready To Shine': Asbury Park Rock Shows Will Kick Off 2024 North To Shore Festival Major musicians and comedians will perform across New Jersey in an arts festival unique to the Garden State, officials said. The North to Shore Festival will return in 2024 for its second year in Asbury Park, Atlantic City, and Newark, the state announced in a news release on Thursday, Mar. 7. Hundreds of thousands of people attended the three-city, three-week event in June 2023. Despite many events being free, the first edition of North to Shore generated $7.6 million in ticket sales. "Our inaugural North to Shore Festival was the beginning of a proud, new annual tradition that bring…

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by Chris Spiker
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Atlantic City Gets $9.8M For Innovative Projects To Revitalize Downtown Atlantic City Gets $9.8M For Innovative Projects To Revitalize Downtown
Atlantic City Gets $9.8M For Innovative Projects To Revitalize Downtown Atlantic City is getting nearly $10 million for several innovative projects, which include transforming a former candy store into a boutique hotel and developing a vegetable farm out of shipping containers, officials said. Five projects in Atlantic City will receive $9,849,778 in grants from the state's Activation, Revitalization, and Transformation (ART) Program. The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) announced the grant awards on Thursday, Feb. 9.  The goal is to support recovery in cities that were especially hurt economically during the pandemic. "With the help of o…

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by Chris Spiker
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Crowd Boos Graduation Speakers In NJ College's Epic Commencement Ceremony Fail (VIDEO) Crowd Boos Graduation Speakers In NJ College's Epic Commencement Ceremony Fail (VIDEO)
Crowd Boos Graduation Speakers In NJ College's Epic Commencement Ceremony Fail (Video) No one can say the Stevens Institute of Technology's 2023 Commencement Ceremony wasn't a memorable one. A major mishap at the Wednesday, May 24 event has prompted an apology from school officials. Footage of the Stevens Institute of Technology Commencement Ceremony 2023.Comixs The ceremony began at the Prudential Center, where Gov. Phil Murphy spoke. The ceremony moved to NJPAC and Newark Symphony Hall, apparently due to uncertainty caused by the NHL playoffs.  It was in the smaller venues where things apparently took a turn. My attempt to impart a few words of wisdom must have go…

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by Cecilia Levine
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MTV 90s Legend Makes Grand Return To NJ For Book Launch MTV 90s Legend Makes Grand Return To NJ For Book Launch
MTV 90s Legend Makes Grand Return To NJ For Book Launch Bill Bellamy's career has come full circle. The Newark native, who was a top VJ on MTV in the 90s, will be appearing at Newark Symphony Hall on Tuesday, April 25, to celebrate his new memoir "Top Billin': Stories of Laughter, Lessons and Triumph," which chronicles how a kid from New Jersey ended up partying with Snoop Dogg and Tupac and even starring in his own movie.  Newark Symphony Hall is where Bellamy first performed standup comedy.  "My story is a true American story," Bellamy said. "It's about a guy coming up from humble beginnings pursuing his dream and refusing to g…

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by Sam Barron
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Lionsgate Production Studio Expected To Bring 600 Jobs To NJ's Largest City Lionsgate Production Studio Expected To Bring 600 Jobs To NJ's Largest City
Lionsgate Production Studio Expected To Bring 600 Jobs To NJ's Largest City The largest city in New Jersey is about to get some major movie attention and it's going to need a big crew to keep it afloat.  Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka and Governor Phil Murphy recently announced that Lionsgate will be opening a brand new 12-acre TV and film complex in Newark, worth more than $125 million. The facility will be the first "purpose-built studio" in New Jersey to cater specifically for TV and film production, according to a release from Mayor Baraka. The studio is also expected to create more than 600 new jobs with priority going to Newark residents.  “Bringing a project o…

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by David Cifarelli
Schools
St. Peter’s University Seniors Fight Commencement Move From PNC To 'Gym' St. Peter’s University Seniors Fight Commencement Move From PNC To 'Gym'
St. Peter’s University Seniors Fight Commencement Move From PNC To 'Gym' This spring’s St. Peter’s University graduates learned Friday that they won’t be getting their degrees at the massive PNC Bank Center – but, instead, at the school’s on-campus recreational facility. And they're steamed. Brenda Coates, 21, of Linden said she’d knuckled down for four years at the Jesuit university in Jersey City “just for me to find out that I have to graduate in the gym.” The Victor R. Yanitelli, S.J. Recreational Life Center, to be exact, the Montgomery Street home of the Peacocks and Peahens of basketball, swimming and volleyball. SPU commencements for years had been held…

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by Jerry DeMarco