Section: Travel
It’s Bloom Time At The Presby Iris Gardens
They have been Mother Nature’s Mother’s Day gift for 85 years now: The Presby Memorial Iris Gardens in Upper Montclair. And beginning today, Saturday May 5, they are open to the public from dawn to dusk through early June. This year’s bloom season will include a variety of events, in the gardens and in the [...]
Stones That Tell Stories
Pamela Petro grew up around rocks. Her father Stephen Petro, who passed away in March, was an avid rock collector who would often talk about his finds with children at F.N. Brown elementary school. But Pamela Petro told her stories differently–or at least she used to. After graduating Verona High School with the class of [...]
Day Trip: Terracotta Warriors
They were meant to be guides and guardians in the afterlife. Now, more than 2,000 years after they were created, the terracotta warriors made at the death of China’s first emperor are guiding visitors through a wonderful new exhibit on Chinese art, culture and history, at Discovery Times Square in Manhattan. “Terracotta Warriors: Defenders of [...]
2012 Auto Show Shows Off Fun, Flamboyance
The 2012 New York International Auto Show is perhaps the most exciting in years, with debuts ranging from breathtaking supercars to handsome family sedans. The biggest crowd pleaser at the show is the Chrysler Group’s reborn Viper, now badged an SRT. The flamboyant supercar benefits enormously from Chrysler’s tie-up with Ferrari owner Fiat and now [...]
Legoland Florida, Brick By Brick
This past Christmas, my family and I did something we don’t normally do– we traveled for Christmas. Part road trip, part flying, a lot of packing and unpacking but in the end it was all worth it. There were new homes and new babies to visit as well as grandparents we hadn’t seen in a [...]
County Sets Cherry Blossom Events
Mother Nature has caused many trees to bloom early this year, but Essex County will hold the 36th Annual Essex County Cherry Blossom Festival in Brook Park next month. The festival begins Saturday, April 7, with the Cherry Blossom Challenge Bicycle Race and runs through on Sunday, April 22, with Bloomfest, a day-long event of [...]
What To Do During Winter Break
If you’re spending winter break in Verona, never fear: We’ve got plenty of ideas for activities, drawn from more than two years of reporting on day trips around our area. The Museum of the Moving Image in New York City is still running the exhibit on Jim Henson and the Muppets that we wrote about [...]
Take Our Vacation Travel Survey
Where will you be sunning yourself this year? The Jersey Shore? The Caribbean? Or the lovely environs of the Verona Pool? MyVeronaNJ.com has put together a quick survey to learn about your travel plans for 2012. It’s just 10 questions, and you can take it by clicking here.
Are We There Yet?
I was fortunate enough to travel a lot as a child. The World’s Fair in Vancouver, Canada, trolley rides in San Francisco, a paddle boat down the Mississippi, and singing on the stage of the Grand Ole Opry. And I must not forget our annual road trips to Walt Disney World every February. I have [...]
Spend President’s Day With Grover Cleveland
In honor of President’s Day, the Verona Historical Society will host a tour of Grover Cleveland’s birthplace in Caldwell on Tuesday, February 7, at 7:30 p.m. The guided tour will be lead by Sharon Farrell, director of the Cleveland house museum. The building, which is located at 207 Bloomfield Avenue, is also known as the [...]
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