Hoboken Week in Review: 10/14/2012

Weekly Recap for Hoboken, NJ – October 14, 2012

Don’t forget the Hoboken Pet Parade today!

A selection of noteworthy posts for the week ending Sunday, October 14, 2012:

Politics and City Happenings

• Hoboken Charter School Benefit – After a major fire – the school wants families to contribute.
• Are charity fundraisers unnecessary? – One Hoboken parent takes issue with the fundraisers – and apparently isn’t the only one.
• Minion Pincus – One woman, who some feel is unfit even to be a “mom,” is a focal point of the local Board of Education debacle.
• Rent Control Debate – If you’re in favor of rent-control, they have some movies for you to watch.
• YMCA Chemical Bath – Odd liquids spew from 13th & Washington Street.

Updates & Events

• Little Town NJ Chef Competition – Become the chef of Hoboken’s newest restaurant!
• Chipotle Mexican Grill – Set to open this month!
• Turtle Club Hunt – Party with a local bar at the Hunt next week, VIP style!
• Kings Grand Re-opening – Uptown Supermarket finishes makeover.
• Goodie Box – Custom baked goods coming soon downtown.
• Traders of Babylon – Doomed – Comic book store goes bankrupt. Auction next week.
• Pilsener Haus Beer Event – Celebrate 170 years of Pilsner Urquell beer – and meet the brewmaster!
• Hoboken Tacos – Coming soon to a liquor store downtown.
• Robert Bazouzi Hair Studio – Haircuts – not for those barely making the rent.
• Yankee Ferry Bed & Breakfast – Hoboken’s only floating hotel!
• Clearview Cinemas – See what’s playing today.
• Hoboken Oktoberfest – Carry on!

Today in History

• On this day in 1908, The Chicago Cubs won their last World Series. Amazing, eh?

Inspirational Quote of the Week:

“I have realized that the past and future are real illusions, that they exist in the present, which is what there is and all there is.”