Saturday, December 22, 2012
A look at the hot toys for tots this holiday season.
Every holiday season, the mailbox fills with the latest toy catalogs. Children peruse the pages as they scribble their lists, daydreaming about what they will find under the tree come Christmas morning. Parents pull out their pocketbooks, spending hard-earned cash as they anticipate the joy on those little faces. What will be the runaway favorites this year is always a guess, but here are some of the latest trends, mixed with tried-and-true perennial favorites. jChews Smartphone teether by Jellystone No tears for parents or babies. Babies love nothing more than to gum Mom and Dad’s cell phone, but now they’ll be too intrigued with their own smartphone to chew on. The Jellystone smartphone teether comes in seven funky colors and is BPA …
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
M. Avery Designs relocated to a better space to focus on its core business.
M. Avery Designs, the sewing studio run by designer Megan Avery, has relocated from its recent long-term home on the corner of Seventh and Willow Streets to the third floor of the Monroe Center. The move marks a return to Avery's Monroe Center roots. She occupied space in the west side arts building from 2003 until taking the Willow Avenue storefront in 2006. Avery had used the Willow Avenue location as space for her core business, teaching people how to sew, and to also expand into selling retail products like sewing machines and fabric. She said the new studio has a better layout for teaching classes and is more convenient for her students who need parking. Avery also said she was enticed to move back after new ownership bought the …
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Ruby and Jenna moved into 537 Washington Street over the weekend.
Ruby and Jenna, the women's clothing chain with locations in three states, has opened its first store in Hoboken in the former Hollywood Tans at 537 Washington St. The store had its soft opening over the weekend and will continue to add new merchandise, fixtures and signage in the coming days. Barbara Lubel, who owns Ruby and Jenna with two partners, said the store tries to balance selling fashionable clothing at reasonable prices. "It's reverse sticker shock," Lubel said. “We want it to look like a high-end store but with merchandise easy to afford.” Lubel said the boutique will receive new merchandise every day. The items for sale inside Ruby and Jenna, including jeans, shirts, dresses, skirts and shorts, tend to be very bright and …
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Bio and Chic at 262 First Street will sell disposable and biodegradable tableware.
Imagine hosting a successful dinner party, impressing your guests with interesting tableware, and then skipping the whole cleaning the dirty dishes part. That's a scenario that Adam Merran, owner of the forthcoming store Bio and Chic envisions. The store, located at 262 First Street, is scheduled to open in early April and will sell fashionable and organic tableware that is disposable and biodegradable. Bio and Chic is a first ever retail spinoff of the French wholesale tableware supplier First Pack, which has been in business for over 30 years and serves among other notable clients Madison Square Garden and several casinos. Merran is a member of the family that runs First Pack. Originally from France, he came to the United States to …
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Hoboken on Rye is open seven days a week and serves traditional deli staples.
Hoboken on Rye, the new kosher style deli at 164 First St. opened for business last Thursday. The storefront had been under construction since December. The deli serves kosher style sandwiches, bagels, salads, soups, pastries, coffee and other traditional deli staples. Customers have the option of ordering carryout, delivery or catered service. Hoboken on Rye is family owned and operated, led by Jon Blair, his sister Ashley and their parents. The family has deep roots in Hoboken. Its ancestors ran a kosher market on Willow Avenue during the 1890's. “It's been fun, we all work well together,” Ashley Blair said. With its location along the busy First Street thoroughfare, Ashley Blair said the amount of business the deli has seen during its …
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
The former Joe's Prime Meats at 918 Washington Street is now the Cugini Kitchen.
The former Joe's Prime Meats at 918 Washington Street is currently undergoing a transformation into the new Cugini Kitchen. Once the project is completed the former butcher turned deli and cafe will have a new menu featuring sandwiches, pastries and coffee, with seating to serve customers who want to dine inside. Co-owner Todd Baily said the transformation began in late February. Baily bought the business with his partners Maria Hojnowski, Veronica Mijares and Augie Ramirez. Ramirez worked at the location when it was Joe's. Baily said he and his partners bought the business as the previous owner was ready to sell. “A butcher is one of those professions that isn't lucrative anymore,” Baily said. “A cafe works a lot better.” Baily also owns …
Friday, February 24, 2012
The At Mr. Robert's aftercare program has a new home at 1422 Grand Street.
Hollywood once made a movie about men who run a day care program, but there's a place in Hoboken where that really happens. Since late November children in Hoboken have been spending time after school at the new At Mr. Robert's center run by owner Robert Mosley. Mosley, a father of three, had been working in the pharmaceutical industry when he began worrying that he was spending too much time at the office and away from home. When his brother-in-law, an attorney, found he felt the same way the two left the corporate world to enter the aftercare business. “It was difficult, two men starting a day care program, but we made it happen,” Mosley said. “Our children were able to come with us, which was the best part about it.” Mosley and his …
Sunday, February 19, 2012
The Riverside Medical Group has a new facility at 609 Washington Street.
The Riverside Medical Group, which already maintains a pediatric office at 232 Clinton Street, opened its second location in Hoboken on Monday at 609 Washington Street. “That office was really busy so we felt the need to open a second location,” office manager Margaret Atoot said. The new office, led by doctors Jeani John, Seema Tiku and Yasaman Zarrabi offers physicals and responds to illnesses and also provides hearing, vision, blood, urine and other testing. John and Tiku also see patients at the Clinton Street facility. As a pediatric center the Riverside office treats children of all ages and also holds free prenatal classes for expecting parents. The facility includes six rooms and will initially employ about a half dozen people, …
Monday, February 13, 2012
The Coto Brothers operate Trim at 303 First Street.
Two brothers born and raised in Hoboken have just gone from cutting hair in other people's places to owning their own shop. Trim, located at 303 First Street, opened on February 1. Co-owner Leo Coto said his brother Dairen has been cutting hair for over fifteen years, and that five years ago he also picked up the trade. The brothers worked at barbershops in Hoboken and in Union City for several years, though they had long wanted to open their own shop. “We've been looking in Hoboken forever,” Leo Coto said. He said that he and his brother were particularly happy to open downtown along the busy First Street thoroughfare. “Besides Washington Street this is where there's the most traffic,” he said. Besides passerby and new customers, Leo Coto…
Thursday, February 9, 2012
The clothing boutique has reopened on the second floor at 728 Washington Street
After some quick renovating work consignment clothing boutique Midtown Authentic has settled into its new space on the second floor of 728 Washington Street. The boutique was previously located in the basement of the building. Owner Rory Chadwick said he moved upstairs after negotiating with the property owner. The move gives Midtown two extra showrooms for merchandise, plus a larger back office. The second floor was formerly a medical office. The renovation work, which happened last week, included removing old carpet and installing hardwood floors. Earlier this week a sign maker painted the front door and three windows with lettering. The new space includes two front rooms, one of which features women's clothing and the other women's …
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