There’s a lot of meat to dissect here and I’m sure that most of you already know what I’m talking about, but I’ll give a basic context and move into the more pointed observations I came away with. On Wednesday afternoon, ROI (a New Jersey-based online business press outlet) published an article after having interviewed … Continue reading Black Swans do Exist by Jared Hunter…
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Devaluing Downtown Development by Jared Hunter
Excited to be back for the blog as the semester starts to gear up; and especially because I’ll be starting my PhD program at Rutgers and need all of the writing practice I can get! Some of the topics I’m going to discuss may seem a little dated, but I haven’t read much past the … Continue reading Devaluing Downtown Development by Jared Hunter…
Community Organizing is Alive in North Camden by Mike Morgan
Mike Morgan is a resident of South Camden. When he’s not walking at Phoenix Park with his wife and dog or paddling the Cooper River, he can be found in his woodshop making a variety of things. He also serves on the board of the Nick Virgilio Haiku Association, located at the new Writers House … Continue reading Community Organizing is Alive in North Camden by Mike Morgan…
Ofos Part Deux: Bike Sharing in Camden
This week, the second batch of Ofos bikes dropped on Camden. The bikes, a pilot project to see if a dockless bike share could work in Camden (as well as, hopefully, expand to smaller cities with different bike constituencies), has been a mixed success. The rollout received a fair bit of fanfare — but also … Continue reading Ofos Part Deux: Bike Sharing in Camden…
CGNA, Billboards and the Road to Hell by Jared Hunter
Editor’s note: We’d planned to run a series of posts about the upcoming May 7th Zoning Board meeting that was going to consider approval of a billboard in North Camden. With the recent news that the issue may be delayed another month, we’re adjusting our posts — we’ll be sure to keep you in the … Continue reading CGNA, Billboards and the Road to Hell by Jared Hunter…
What’s Next for the Camden Methadone Clinic? By Jared Hunter
I’m sure by now everyone knows about the methadone clinic approval in Bergen Square. I unfortunately didn’t get a chance to stay the entire time (I left a little over an hour into the meeting) but did have the opportunity to see some of the meeting play out. Needless to say, there was a lot … Continue reading What’s Next for the Camden Methadone Clinic? By Jared Hunter…