A Camden Supper Club

In the midst of so many contentious policy discussions, many of which I’m simply exhausted to be covering, I’ve been relaxing by going with friends to check out Camden restaurants. Oddly, last week Kevin Riordan came out to my “Camden Supper Club” and wrote us up in the paper. Trust me, I’m as surprised as anyone … Continue reading A Camden Supper Club…

Posted March 30, 2015, by Stephen Danley in Local Knowledge.

Guest Post: Further Setbacks Haunt Demolitions in Camden, by Kevin Shelly

The following is cross-posted from a new site called the Rutgers Report with permission from its author, Kevin Shelly. CAMDEN – Further delaying work, yet another contractor has pulled out of a massive demolition project repeatedly bungled by top members of the administration of Mayor Dana L. Redd. Frustrated by the Camden’s recurrent delays and the … Continue reading Guest Post: Further Setbacks Haunt Demolitions in Camden, by Kevin Shelly…

Posted March 30, 2015, by Stephen Danley in Camden.

March Madness and… Parking?

So I’m going to admit, after yesterday’s school news, I needed something to lighten up my day. And this, showing up in my inbox from a local neighborhood activist, did the trick. It’s a March Madness bracket of cities with the most ridiculous amount of parking in their downtown cores. In the Elite Eight is … Continue reading March Madness and… Parking?…

Posted March 26, 2015, by Stephen Danley in Camden, Local Knowledge, waterfront.

Camden School District Announces Closure and Takeovers

And here we are. Every since the state takeover of education in Camden happened, I’ve had one mantra. You can’t open schools without closing others. Today’s news that 4 schools will be taken over by Renaissance schools, and an additional school will be closed, was expected by many following the Camden education scene. But it is … Continue reading Camden School District Announces Closure and Takeovers…

Posted March 25, 2015, by Stephen Danley in education, Local Knowledge.

Technical Difficulties

We’ve had some university technical difficulties over spring break, but to my knowledge this site is now back up and running after a few days of difficulties. I’ll be resuming regular posts next week when I get back from my Spring Break trip. Share it!

Posted March 19, 2015, by Stephen Danley in Local Knowledge.

What is Camden’s Hip-Hop Sound?

As a treat for my students in our last class before break, I hosted a panel of hip-hop artists and entrepreneurs from Camden. It was a pretty remarkable session, and a big shout-out to Joe White (@BigNoizeIncCMD) for organizing, and Rell Buc (@RellBuc) and Porta Rich (@PortaRich) for such an engaging panel. I have so … Continue reading What is Camden’s Hip-Hop Sound?…

Posted March 13, 2015, by Stephen Danley in Camden.