Friday, Nov. 6

    On Saturday, Nov. 14, Woods Edge Wools Farm in Stockton will host a benefit Barn Dance and Bluegrass Concert to raise money for the New Jersey Farm to School Network, a non-profit organization of more than 30 groups that works to improve school lunches by connecting school lunch programs with local farm products and supporting school garden nutrition education programs.

    Voting by mail is analogous to drinking Starbucks instant coffee “Via Instant Brew.” Both activities are brand new, represent convenience for the user, and produce the desired outcome — casting your all-important vote in the former instance and ingesting a delicious (I could not taste the difference) cup of coffee in the latter.

    On Saturday at the Millennium 2000 Gallery in Dallas, friends and supporters of Joyce Ann Brown will be celebrating the 20th anniversary of her release from prison, where she had served nine years of a life sentence for a robbery and murder she had nothing to do with.

   You can blame it on Daniel Boulud or on the recession. Either way, the once humble burger has become the iconic food of our time. In the heady days of 2001 — which seem a short lifetime ago now — the celebrity chef made headlines with his extravagant burger that included short ribs, foie gras, and black truffle in addition to the more expected components. Then came Kobe beef burgers, first a rare treat and now almost commonplace even on mid-range eatery menus.

   During a mini-monsoon Saturday night, some 400 people left their dry homes to attend a block party.

Saturday, Oct. 31

Friday, Nov. 6

    On Saturday, Nov. 14, Woods Edge Wools Farm in Stockton will host a benefit Barn Dance and Bluegrass Concert to raise money for the New Jersey Farm to School Network, a non-profit organization of more than 30 groups that works to improve school lunches by connecting school lunch programs with local farm products and supporting school garden nutrition education programs.

    Voting by mail is analogous to drinking Starbucks instant coffee “Via Instant Brew.” Both activities are brand new, represent convenience for the user, and produce the desired outcome — casting your all-important vote in the former instance and ingesting a delicious (I could not taste the difference) cup of coffee in the latter.

    On Saturday at the Millennium 2000 Gallery in Dallas, friends and supporters of Joyce Ann Brown will be celebrating the 20th anniversary of her release from prison, where she had served nine years of a life sentence for a robbery and murder she had nothing to do with.