LOOSE ENDS 3/12: Spencer Reynolds
By Pam Hersh
I am in a daze over all the celebratory days that exist among the 59 days that make up February and March....
LOOSE ENDS 3/5: Princeton Community Housing Eddie Glaude
By Pam Hersh
Yes, Eddie Glaude Jr. is an internationally renowned scholar, who speaks to the complex social, racial and economic dynamics of the American...
LOOSE ENDS 2/26: Lilienthal and Barros
By Pam Hersh
The last remaining artifact in the window of the now defunct Landau’s Woolens store on Nassau Street in Princeton is an Albert...
LOOSE ENDS 2/19: Valentine’s Day: Eleni and Ryan
By Pam Hersh
In honor of Valentine’s Day, I declare my love for something that has sustained and inspired me during the darkest days of...
LOOSE ENDS 2/12: Arts Council of Princeton artists Ken Lewis and Kal ‘El Dream...
By Pam Hersh
This past year of virtual reality has been filled with bizarre reality.
For example: 1. I am a COVID-shot seeking psycho, who as...
LOOSE ENDS 2/5: Princeton Councilwoman Michelle Pirone Lambros
By Pam Hersh
The week of Jan. 18 was jam-packed with two emotionally intense celebrations: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Jan. 18 and...
LOOSE ENDS 1/29: Stanley Katz
By Pam Hersh
In these recent times of unbearable political anxiety, I have relied on three things for comfort and sustenance:
1. Cheetos; 2. Music; 3....
LOOSE ENDS 1/22: Jack Morrison
By Pam Hersh
The last time I saw Princeton businessman and entrepreneur Jack Morrison was at the gym – one year ago.
A few weeks prior...
Loose Ends 1/15: Crystal Pruitt
By Pam Hersh
Twelve months ago, I attended the municipal reorganization meeting of the Franklin Township Council that featured, among other agenda items, the swearing...
LOOSE ENDS 1/8: Michael La Place and Liz Lempert
By Pam Hersh
The virtual farewell party for Princeton Mayor Liz Lempert, the first mayor of consolidated Princeton, featured 90 minutes of teary-eyed speeches about...
LOOSE ENDS 1/1/2021: Dohm Alley comes alive
By Pam Hersh
In this year of big tragedies and anxieties, I preferred complaining about small irritations in life. These proved to be perfect conversation...
LOOSE ENDS 12/25: Princeton Trivia is not trivial
By Pam Hersh
I am trying to get a date with Josh Ellis for New Year’s Eve. Totally irrelevant are the facts that he is...
LOOSE ENDS 12/18: Steve Kornacki and Ingrid Reed
By Pam Hersh
In New Jersey, Steve Kornacki has achieved Bruce Springsteen rock-star status among the politically passionate and electoral nerdy set. His chinos are...
LOOSE ENDS 12/11: Laura Fuchs
By Pam Hersh
Since masks became part of my daily COVID makeup, I have joked how they made me look much better than any pre-COVID...
LOOSE ENDS 12/4: Sustainable signs
By Pam Hersh
As I emerged on Black Friday from the Princeton CVS on Nassau Street to a horde of unmasked kids who refused to...
LOOSE ENDS 11/27: Outdoor Dance Performance
By Pam Hersh
The Nutcracker, the thrilling ballet set to Tchaikovsky’s magnificent score, has been a joyful element of my Christmas season for nearly every...
LOOSE ENDS 11/20: Landau’s and the history of Lindy
By Pam Hersh
For kids growing up in Princeton in the 1980s and 1990s, a highlight of Princeton’s Nassau Street scene was Lindy. Everyone loved...
LOOSE ENDS 11/13: Rent Parties
By Pam Hersh
In this time of high angst over the state of our democracy, job security, fiscal resources, housing insecurity/potential eviction, and, of course,...