IT'S THAT TIME OF THE YEAR!

Please join us at the Annual JC Soup Swap!

WHEN:
Sunday, February 5th- 2:00pm arrival for a 2:15 start!

WHERE:
Grace Church Van Vorst- in the gym (church is at 2nd and Erie Streets)

WHO:
YOU! AND EVERYONE YOU KNOW!

WHAT:
Soup! Any kind of soup! Grandma's chicken noodle, Italian meatball, stew, chili, veggie...be creative!

HOW:
Make a giant pot of soup. Freeze portions into 1 quart containers and join your JC folks in swapping! Take home 4 different kinds of soup to stock your freezer for these dreadful winter nights when you don't feel like cooking! Defrost some soup and KABOOM! Dinner (or lunch) is ready!

Grace Church Van Vorst also has an amazing used book sale going on at that time. Bring some books off your shelves to donate, and pick up a few new reads. What is better than a winter afternoon with soup and books?

Questions: email jcsoupswap@gmail.com

Have you been thinking about adopting a dog or cat? Nothing beats the heat better than adding some cat or dog fur to your home. OK, maybe a giant AC and a frosty beverage would work a little better, but that air conditioner is USELESS during the winter.

During the month of June, all dogs over 40 pounds and all adult cats will have their adoption fees waived to qualified adopters. June is one of the busiest months at Liberty Humane Society, Jersey City's municipal shelter. If you adopt a pet, you are saving a life! If this is not a good time for you to adopt personally, spread the word!

Visit www.libertyhumane.org to learn a bit about some of the awesome animals looking for homes!

Just a reminder that this Sunday is the Soup Swap! Get your Soup On!

If you can join us, please do!

I guess I was too excited for the Soup Swap. It will be on Sunday, January 31!!!!
Please join us- you now have over a week to choose a delicious soup and make it!!

SOUP! SOUP! SOUP! SOUP!

Just a reminder that our annual Soup Swap will be taking place on Sunday Jan. 24th- just 2 weeks away. Start researching some new recipes you have been interested in, or start begging your grandmother for her secret ingredient for that chicken noodle soup sure to cure any sickness!

If you are planning on coming, please RSVP to jcsoupswap@gmail.com so I have an idea of how many people will be there.

Thanks- and spread the word!!! Invite two friends!

Some people tie ribbons, add cute stickers... one year a chili entry came with a small bag of homemade corn muffins!!

Hello Lovers of Soup!

Sunday, January 31st, we will be having the Annual Soup Swap! Please join us at Grace Van Vorst Church, in the Parish Hall. (2nd and Erie Streets) at 2:00pm

Bring 4-6 quarts of FROZEN soup. We will introduce ourselves, our soup and then start the swapping. Nothing is better than getting home from work on a cold winter night to grab some delicious homemade soup from the freezer for dinner.

Prizes will be awarded for best dressed soup as well as the first soup to be gone!

Hope to see you all there!

I have lived 3.5 blocks west of that for 11 years and have never felt unsafe. (I'm a woman if that matters...) There is Supremo Supermarket a few blocks down Palisade Ave- they actually give free rides home in their delivery van if you ask! Another easy option is to hop on a dollar van to the Light Rail elevator down to Shoprite in Hoboken...or good old Amazon Fresh/Fresh Direct delivered right to your door!

Up on Central Avenue are a few restaurants worth checking out- favorites include Renato's (Italian) and I like 5 de Mayo for Mexican. Apparently there is a new rumor that Wonder Bagels will open up there too, but perhaps that is in line with the Hoboken/Trader Joe's thing...

All in all, I say do it! I enjoy calling this neighborhood home and you sure can't beat the prices!

Hello JC People-
Can anyone recommend a rental place for dinnerware/glassware/cutlery for a party of about 50 people? Hoping for JC, Hoboken or Bayonne.

Thanks in advance!

Just a reminer...

All dogs and cats over 4 months old are FREE this weekend at Liberty Humane Society.

Please consider adopting a pet this weekend! Let other people know. This is a great way to use the interwebs for something good today!

11-4 Saturday and Sunday
235 Jersey City Blvd

right across from Liberty Science Center.

Hello Jersey City!

This Saturday and Sunday, May 30-31, all animals over 4 months of age will be available for no-cost adoptions at Liberty Humane Society. Yes! You read that correctly. FREE FUR!

If you have been thinking about adding 4 extra paws to your life, this weekend is your chance! Come on down to LHS this weekend- the hours are 11-4 on both days- and see the amazing animals waiting to adopt YOU!

You can learn about the animals on the LHS website- www.libertyhumane.org

Please consider sharing this information with your personal social media networks. It truly will make a difference!

Belmont and Kennedy- the "u" street. It is county property and no one ever has to worry about street cleaning there. You can drive up and hang out waiting for a spot, then uber home for $10.

Have you contacted Liberty Humane Society? Any animals brought in by Jersey City Animal Control are brought there. I would recommend emailing them a picture of MOnty with as many details as possible about time, location, markings etc...

lhs@libertyhumane.org

Fingers are crossed for you and Monty. My mom lives on the block so I will forward her the picture!

I use them. Sometimes. The food is always fresh- and their customer service department has been great any time I had an issue. (a cracked container, smooshed loaf of bread...)

My problem is I get trigger happy- clicking and ordering a bunch of stuff. Then it comes and I'm like "What meal do I create with 2 avocados, some chicken salad, a tub of chocolate chip cookie dough and par-baked scones?"

Browse the website- there are some great deals and yummy finds. I always tip the guys- just cause I am a big tipper in general... Let me know what you think!

This weekend sure would be a great chance to get a cat or two! Such a bargain!!

Shameless bump here-

Please consider adopting locally this weekend at Liberty Humane Society! All dog and cat adoptions are only $14!!!

This weekend at Liberty Humane Society...

ADOPT LOVE! Come adopt a dog or cat for only $14 to qualified adopters! The animals are spayed/neutered, micro-chipped and up to date on their shots. Sick of these snowy days? How about a new 4-legged friend to cuddle with on the couch?

Liberty Humane Society will be open on Friday from 2-7 and the Saturday and Sunday from 11-4. Please consider adopting a local pet who needs a home.

Dr. Paramo at Hudson Family Dental on Central and St Pauls Avenues (just a few blocks from the resevoir)

She is FANTASTIC. I avoided the dentist for years because I hated going. She is great, as is the office staff.

Call 201-222-8200

I made chicken soup too! I feel like you can never have too much chicken soup in your freezer. And dump it all in. No rules ever. I almost added sausage to mine!

Check out this awesome article in the Jersey Journal!!

http://www.nj.com/jjournal-news/index ... _lentil_soup_share_a.html

4 is the minimum! in fact, most people bring 4. should i admit i haven't made mine yet? yikes. better get on it!

Rates have dropped by 20% two times in the last several months. As a customer, I find it awesome. However, that means the amount of money the drivers earn also drops. My boyfriend drives for uber and said the tips are really helpful. He said he doesn't expect them, but even on a local fare if someone gives him a dollar or two, he appreciates it. Last night I took an uber from Communipaw and West Side Ave to my home right off Rt 139 and then into Hoboken. The total fare, including wait time was under $15. Just the trip from my house to Hoboken is usually $12 in a cab. So tipping a few bucks does not negate the cost savings and the convenience factor of not dealing with obnoxious dispatchers and dirty cabs? Priceless, in my humble opinion.

we are done very quickly- so please come! If I made a quick flier up- could you post it? =)

I hope it is beer soup.

For anyone who might be interested...

Here is a link to view some of the PARCC practice tests for Language Arts and Math.

http://parcc.pearson.com/practice-tests/

Snowy days like this make me think of how nice it would be to have some delicious homemade soup for lunch. See you all at the Soup Swap!

I think it might even be in the 8th year! Will dig thru emails to find out! See you in a few weeks!

As the weather outside gets more frightful, you know what would be quite delightful? A freezer filled with soup!

Please come to the Jersey City Soup Swap!
Sunday, January 25th.
2-3p.m. at Grace Van Vorst. 39 Erie Street...They have an awesome used book sale going on- so bring soup and some $ to pick up a few good reads!

Make 4-6 quarts of soup and freeze it. Any kind of soup is welcome. We will gather together, introduce ourselves, and then pull numbers out of a hat (or soup bowl) to decide draft order. We will choose soups to take home until all the soup is gone.

This event has been quite successful in the past years and I hope to see many of you there! Prizes will be awarded as well!

If you have any questions, feel free to email jcsoupswap@gmail.com

Brownstones? Not really...but you can find a lot of neat buildings. Of course there are the pink brick Staten Island two families. (No offense to anyone from SI of course)

The Heights is definitely a bit more "gritty" than DTJC. JSQ is hit or miss. Magnolia and the streets around it are pretty nice... But I am happy to take the grit with my cheap rent. =) I pay $1100 for a 2 bedroom with a yard right between Heights and JSQ. Fancy? Nope. Architecturally stimulating? Definitely not. Big yard and cheap rent? Hell yeah!

I am actually currently looking to buy as well...I have a good realtor if you want her info...its certainly a different part of JC. But the good part is when you want the restaurants of DTJC you can get there quickly. When you don't want to live in a 500 ft. studio, you can do that too!

The 87 bus runs to Hoboken on a very regular schedule. There is also the 119 that goes into Port Authority, as well as the dollar vans ( I know some people hate them, I love them) run on Kennedy Blvd. So that helps a bit if you stay in the Heights as opposed to JSQ. Heights would get my vote- There are some great neighborhood associations etc...

check with Liberty Humane Society to see if any black kittens matching the description were brought in. Paws are crossed for you all!