by wordpress | Aug 15, 2016 | Blog Posts
By Lindsey KonkelKaryn Marshall felt immense pride watching American women compete and win a medal in weightlifting at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. While men’s weightlifting has been an Olympic staple since the start of the modern Games in 1896, women didn’t...
by wordpress | Jul 8, 2016 | Blog Posts
In 1966, if you were driving and took a wrong turn, your options for finding the correct route home were limited to searching for a gas station, stumbling upon a pay phone, or flagging down another driver.Today? You have endless options to get on track.Within 50...
by wordpress | Mar 1, 2016 | Blog Posts
Our passions can take us on rare and unique journeys if we’re willing to follow them. That’s what some local makers learned as they’ve turned their hobbies into businesses. Monmouth County is full of creative people who make unique and useful products, and many of...
by wordpress | Feb 3, 2016 | Blog Posts, Uncategorized
Big Brothers Big Sisters helps kids seek their dreams. And sometimes, they help them become beauty queens.At least that’s what Carol Stillwell, a local businesswoman and philanthropist, did for an Asbury Park High School student, spending thousands of dollars on...
by wordpress | Jan 22, 2016 | Blog Posts
Being a maker takes time. It takes minutes to make friends, an hour to make dinner, days to make a dress, years to make a difference. For Anastasia Moiseeva, mastering the art of making has taken her a lifetime. Anastasia, known by her stage name Zaritza, has been...
