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| NCAA All-American, 3x HS state champion hired as wrestling coach at N.J. alma ma |
| Posted on Thursday, September 17 @ 00:02:03 PDT (0 reads) | |
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One of the greatest high school wrestlers in new jersey history is returning to lead his alma mater.
jimmy lawson, a three-time njsiaa state champion and ncaa all-american, was approved as the head wrestling coach at manchester township during wednesday night’s board of education meeting. He replaces joe schmidt, another former manchester wrestler, who stepped down after two seasons.
“it’s something i’ve always had in the back of my mind, coming back to coach at manchester,” lawson said. “I’m excited and grateful for the opportunity to turn manchester wrestling around and give the kids some insight of how i was able to accomplish what i did in high school. I want to bring along the next manchester state champ.”
lawson became a legend at manchester township by winning three consecutive njsiaa heavyweight state championships from 2008 through 2010. He is the only wrestling state champion in manchester township history.
as a senior, lawson put together one of the most dominant seasons ever by a new jersey heavyweight. He went 39-0 with 27 pins, became the second new jersey wrestler to win three heavyweight state titles and was named the most outstanding wrestler at the njsiaa championships in atlantic city.
lawson pinned his way through the entire individual tournament in 2010. He won three bouts by fall in a total of 1:47 at the region 6 tournament. At the state tournament, he pinned all four of his opponents in a total of 3:58.
lawson finished with a 141–11 career record, which was the most wins in the heavyweight division at the time he graduated.
lawson, a standout football player for manchester township as well, originally began his college career on the gridiron at monmouth university. He then transferred to penn state, where he was an all-american in 2015 while helping the nittany lions win the ncaa championship.
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| UK Athletics Reverse Controversial Change to Big Blue Madness Ticket Distributio |
| Posted on Thursday, September 17 @ 00:02:03 PDT (0 reads) | |
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uk athletics reverse controversial change to big blue madness ticket distribution
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for years, big blue madness has been one of lexington’s hottest ticketed events in town. When the number of tickets fans could buy for the event was announced as now cut in half, the immediate social media uproar from fans was palpable.
on monday, sept. 14, ticket information for big blue madness was released with a change that took fans by surprise – the household limit for purchasing tickets had been reduced from four to just two. In a change that blindsided fans across big blue nation, many took to social media to express their disappointment with the limit on tickets.
in a quick response by athletic director j batt, bbn’s pleas to reverse the new ticket limit were too loud to ignore; the two-ticket limit had been reversed and was back to the usual four.
aside from his timely answer to the less-than-stellar response that kentucky fans had to this change, batt has proven that he does not take what fans have to say lightly. This joins an already growing list of measures he has taken to ensure the bbn’s voice is heard loud and clear.
“inside the athletic department, we’re working morning, noon, and night to make sure the game day experience is excellent,” batt said on the paul finebaum show on friday, sept. 11.
in his short time at kentucky, batt has already been gaining the support of uk fans by lowering concession prices at kroger field, making numerous appearances at fan events and continuing to preach his desire to make lexington the place to be on game days.
since its inception in 1982, big blue madness has always been a marquee preseason event for both students and fans alike. The commotion caused by the initial ticket changes was no surprise, proving just how hungry the fans are to get to their seats in rupp arena and witness the dawn of a new season.
tickets for the treasured event are set to go on sale on friday, sept. 18 at 5 p.M. Et. One of college basketball’s most anticipated preseason celebrations is set a little early this year, scheduled for friday, oct. 2, at 7 p.M. Et.
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malachi moreno’s no.1 priority has never been about the money
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september 15, 2026after a season filled with ups and downs, on april 6, freshman center malachi moreno declared for the 2026 nba draft while also maintaining his college eligibility, stating, “if i’m back in college next season, it’ll be right here with big blue nation.”
about two weeks before taking his name out of the draft, moreno texted his great crossing high school coach, steve page, saying that if he did decide to pull his name out of the draft, that he would attend page’s summer basketball camp, per vaughtsviews.Com
fans were curious as to whether moreno would return. After going through the draft process and receiving multiple higher offers from other programs, he decided to return to kentucky for his sophomore season.
moreno decided to post on social media that he would be attending page’s summer camp, which ended up getting over 125,000 views. Page states, “my phone was blowing up for the next two to three hours because i got a notification every time someone registered for the camp.” He later on states that because of moreno, they had their largest camp ever.
the kentucky native didn’t attend this camp because page called and asked him to come, he came because he loves giving back to his community and because he knows that there are hundreds of little kids out there that look up to him.
as a kid who grew up just 20 minutes outside of lexington, moreno’s love for the state of kentucky and his team runs incredibly deep. He wasn’t moving around from team to team or school to school. Moreno turned down six figures to go play at overtime elite in high school -he simply wanted to stay home where he felt like he belonged.
he made it clear that playing for the wildcats had been his goal since he was a little kid.
“it was my dream school growing up, and now i can proudly say i am a kentucky wildcat. There’s no place like home.” Moreno stated, “it was just a feeling. God put me on this path. So i just chose to follow it.”
it is evident that there was never a doubt for moreno and his decision to come back to kentucky for his sophomore season, despite all the offers he got from different programs. Never was it ever about money for him, but the deep connection he has to the state of kentucky and the endless support he receives from the fans of the big blue nation.
fans are excited to see moreno in blue and white once again in this upcoming season!
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dick vitale gives his take on a high-pressure season for mark pope: “kentucky has to contend”
all eyes were on college football this past weekend as teams across the country kicked off the 2026 season, but college basketball season is quickly approaching as well.
with less than two months remaining until college basketball tips off and big blue madness less than a month away, legendary espn commentator dick vitale recently highlighted his “dazzling dozen” storylines for the 2026-27 season, and mark pope and the kentucky wildcats are once again among them.
“kentucky is back to answer the bell,” vitale wrote.
“big blue nation isn’t interested in moral victories. After an underwhelming season, mark pope landed iowa state transfer milan momcilovic and now pairs him with talented youngster malachi moreno. Kentucky looks deeper, tougher and better suited for the sec grind this coming campaign.”
on paper, this could be the most talented roster pope has had in his three seasons at kentucky, if not his career. That talent also brings increased pressure to deliver results, meanwhile big blue nation has grown increasingly impatient as kentucky is going on more than five seasons since a regular-season sec title (2020) or elite eight appearance (2019).
the ncaa tournament has an element of randomness to it, but the sec regular-season title is the culmination of 18 games, and kentucky needs to be among the programs at the top of the standings, despite the increased competition in recent seasons.
“the sec is a monster,” vitale wrote. “The conference retained 10 of its top 30 scorers and imported 11 more top-30 scorers from other major conferences.”
that makes the 2026-27 season a critical one for kentucky basketball and mark pope.
the wildcats have the talent to compete, but simply being competitive isn’t satisfactory. For pope and the wildcats, this is a high-pressure season and the message from big blue nation is clear: “kentucky has to contend, not just compete.”
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coaches rank two kentucky teams among the best college basketball teams of the 21st century
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september 4, 2026there is a common debate about which kentucky basketball team is the best in since the turn of the century; is it the 2011-2012 team that went 38-2 and dominated their way to a national championship, or is it the 2014-2015 team that arguably had the most depth ever seen on a college basketball roster?
a survey was sent out by cbs sports to college basketball head coaches around the country, asking them who they believed was “the best college basketball team of the 21st century.”
the teams receiving the majority of the votes include: 2023-24 uconn (17%), 2000-01 duke (14%), 2025-26 michigan (14%), 2017-18 villanova (12%), 2006-07 florida (11%), 2011-12 kentucky (10%), 2014-15 kentucky (7%).
some of these teams showed dominance throughout the entire season, like uconn, who lost just three games in the regular season and cruised their way to the national championship while winning by an average of 23.3 ppg in march madness; others scrapped their way through the regular season, finding a way to win games all year long.
each fanbase of their respective team has their own reasons as to why their team is the greatest, and that’s the fun that sparks the argument: who is the greatest college basketball team of all time?
let’s take a dive into the uk teams that are mentioned on this elite list of teams.
2011-2012 kentucky
“they had only two losses, right? One was at the buzzer [at indiana]. They had the first and second picks in that draft. You look at their tournament run, their championship game — they dominated another really good team,” one coach said.
this calipari squad crushed their way through the regular season, with just one loss coming in a non-conference game against indiana thanks to the infamous last-second shot by iu forward christian watford. The wildcats then didn’t lose again until the sec tournament, where they got upset by vanderbilt by a score of 71-64.
after the loss to the commodores, the cats went on a tear through the madness by getting revenge on the hoosiers in the sweet 16, then beating their arch rival: the louisville cardinals, in the final four to book their ticket to the national championship.
calipari’s squad then had a date against another blue blood team in the kansas jayhawks, where uk landed the last punch and won their 8th national championship by a score of 67-59.
this uk squad had a total of seven guys making their way to the nba after their time with kentucky. Some of the notable names from this team include: anthony davis, who is a 10-time nba all-star; doron lamb, who averaged 13.7 points for the cats, michael kidd-gilchrist, who at the time was one of, if not the best, freshmen in the ncaa. Other players from this team that made the league include terrence jones, marquis teague, darius miller, and kyle wiltjer.
this wildcat team had some notable wins in the regular season that include kansas at a neutral site (champions classic), north carolina at home, louisville at home, then making it through a gauntlet of sec play undefeated before the sec tournament.
that squad stands out above the majority of other uk teams, but do they stand above the 2014-2015 nba wildcats?
2014-2015 kentucky
“2014-15 kentucky to me was the most dominant team of the last 25 years. As we know, they didn’t win the national championship, but they were incredible all year!”
“i think it’s 2015 kentucky. I don’t think it’s close. Two wins away from immortality. They had kat. I mean, look at the guys that didn’t start. Look at devin booker; he didn’t even start on that team. That was cal’s best team.”
it is hard to fathom that uk had nine future nba players on the 2014-2015 roster: aaron harrison, karl-anthony towns, devin booker, andrew harrison, willie cauley-stein, trey lyles, dakari johnson, tyler ulis, marcus lee, and alex poythress
this squad was incredibly balanced, with not one player averaging more than 11 ppg, while eight players averaged over five points. And one of the craziest facts is that nba all-star devin booker didn’t even start on this team.
coach cal’s ten-man rotation was named the “platoon” system, thanks to his ability he had to sub players in and out in a mass rotation.
after seeing the talent this team had, they surely won the national championship, right?
wrong.
they didn’t even make it to the championship game after getting their hearts ripped out by the wisconsin badgers led by frank “the tank” kaminsky in the final four.
even though cal’s squad fell short, their season remains one of the most statistically dominant in college basketball history, including a record-breaking +20.1 average scoring margin over the course of the season.
most college hoops lovers can agree that if this team had made it all the way and won the national championship, they would be among the greatest college basketball teams of all time, and the first team to go undefeated since the 1975-76 indiana hoosiers.
both uk teams had their high points and low points.
the 2011-12 team got upset while ranked as the no. 1 team in the nation, but redeemed themselves by winning a national championship.
the 2014-15 team had nine future nba players and went through the regular season and sec tournament undefeated, but failed to win the national championship.
uk fans can pick their poison as to who they believe the greatest kentucky team since 2000 is…
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| This Georgia Drive-In Serves Peach Cobbler Famous Far Beyond The State |
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One bite is enough to understand why people remember this dessert long after the road trip ends. At a georgia drive-in with serious old-school appeal, peach cobbler has become the order people refuse to skip, especially once that warm filling and buttery crust hit the table.
regulars know dessert deserves its own plan here. Visitors talk about the cobbler well beyond the state, and that kind of reputation does not happen by accident.
georgia already has a strong claim on anything peach-related, so standing out here takes more than a sweet recipe.
what keeps people talking is the balance. The peaches stay soft and rich, the topping brings just enough texture, and the whole thing feels familiar without being boring.
a counter that has fed lindale for over fifty years © dragon drive-in fifty-plus years in the same building says something honest about a kitchen. Dragon drive-in has served this small community since long before food trends existed.
lindale grew up around a textile mill, and quick, filling meals kept the shifts running. The drive-in held onto that rhythm even after the mill whistles went quiet.
the building stays modest, with a counter, a handful of tables, and steady weekday traffic. Nothing about it shouts for attention, which is exactly why people trust it.
regulars often know the day’s special before they reach the door. First-timers get the menu explained patiently, without any pressure to hurry.
restaurants rarely last this long in towns of this size. Recipes stay on the board because people keep asking for them year after year.
that long history is the backdrop for the dessert that made the place well known. Sweet endings matter here as much as the meat and gravy.
understanding the roots helps the food make sense. Every plate reflects decades of cooking for working people who wanted real food fast.
peach cobbler worth crossing county lines for © dragon drive-in peaches carry serious weight in this part of the country, and cobbler is their best showcase. At dragon drive-in, dessert counts as part of the meal, not an afterthought.
good cobbler needs three things: soft fruit, sweet syrup, and a crust that browns properly. Get that balance right and word travels far past the county line.
warm cobbler tastes best straight from the pan, while the edges still bubble. A spoon should sink through the top layer without any effort.
the peach is the official state fruit here, which explains the local pride. Cobbler shows up at church suppers, family reunions, and small-town counters alike.
order it after your plate lunch rather than before, so the sweetness lands last. A small serving satisfies most appetites without slowing you down.
dessert follows the same rule as everything else on the menu: simple, honest, homemade. That approach explains why people drive over from neighboring towns.
ask what is ready that day, since the sweets rotate with the kitchen’s schedule. Midday usually brings the widest selection.
punch bowl cake, the sweet surprise beside your plate © dragon drive-in not every diner hands you dessert along with your vegetables. Here, a small cup of punch bowl cake often arrives right beside the plate lunch.
punch bowl cake is a southern potluck classic built in layers. Cake, fruit, pudding, and whipped topping get stacked until the bowl is full.
the texture is soft and cool, which balances hot gravy and fried sides nicely. It disappears in about four spoonfuls, and that feels intentional.
chocolate cake also shows up on the dessert rotation for people who prefer cocoa. Both options lean moist rather than dry and crumbly.
pairing matters more than people think with country cooking. Something light and creamy works better after fried okra than another heavy pastry.
kids tend to notice the dessert cup before anything else on the tray. Adults usually save it, then eat it anyway within a minute.
dragon drive-in treats these small extras as part of hospitality. That generosity is a big reason the dining room stays busy through lunch.
breakfast begins at 5:30 in the morning © dragon drive-in the griddle here fires up while most of the town is still asleep. Doors open at 5:30 in the morning, monday through friday.
early hours attract a specific crowd: shift workers, delivery drivers, and folks headed toward rome. Conversation stays low and coffee cups stay full.
arriving before seven usually means a quick seat and a fast plate. By eight, the room fills and orders start stacking up.
breakfast covers the expected lineup of eggs, bacon, ham, grits, and hashbrowns. Tomato slices are available too, and the kitchen will cut them for you.
morning food at dragon drive-in leans traditional rather than trendy. You will not find avocado toast, and nobody seems to miss it.
ordering is straightforward, so decide before you reach the register. The line moves quickly when everyone knows what they want.
early risers get one more advantage worth mentioning. The first pans of biscuits come out hot, and hot biscuits change everything.
biscuits, handmade gravy, and pancakes from scratch © dragon drive-in biscuits are the loudest topic on any southern breakfast menu. At this counter, they come homemade, and the gravy is stirred by hand.
sausage gravy should coat the back of a spoon without turning into paste. Getting that consistency right takes practice and constant attention.
pancakes are also made from scratch, which is rarer than most people realize. They arrive with browned edges and a soft middle.
biscuit orders come in several forms: plain, buttered, or built around bacon or sausage. Say exactly what you want, since the kitchen moves fast.
timing plays a role in biscuit quality anywhere. Arriving near the front of a fresh batch gives the best texture.
pair a biscuit with grits or hashbrowns for a filling start. Add coffee and you have a full breakfast for very little money.
handmade breakfast staples are the backbone of dragon drive-in. Everything else on the morning menu builds around those two anchors.
plate lunches built like sunday dinner © dragon drive-in around eleven, the kitchen shifts gears and the steam table takes over. Plate lunches here follow the meat-and-three tradition of the region.
steak and gravy is a steady favorite, served over creamed potatoes. Smothered chicken shows up too, tender enough to cut with a fork.
sides rotate through fried okra, field peas, slaw, and mashed potatoes. Cornbread muffins or a roll usually round out the tray.
chicken tenders satisfy picky eaters without feeling like a kids’ menu compromise. Chicken livers appear for those who grew up eating them.
portions are generous, and prices stay friendly for a full home-style meal. That combination keeps the room crowded from noon onward.
ordering strategy helps here. Pick one hearty main, two vegetables, and save room for dessert.
dragon drive-in cooks this food the way families once did on sundays. The difference is you can have it on a plain tuesday afternoon.
finding the place on maple road © dragon drive-in directions matter, because this is not a spot you stumble across downtown. The address is 3105 maple rd se, lindale, georgia.
lindale sits just south of rome, in the northwest corner of the state. The drive from rome takes only a few minutes by car.
maple road runs through a quiet residential stretch with plenty of shade trees. The building appears without much fanfare, so watch your speed.
parking is simple and free, which removes one common travel headache. Spaces fill during the lunch rush, so arrive a bit early.
travelers exploring cave spring, berry college, or the rome river district can fold this into a morning route. It fits naturally into a half-day loop.
gps handles the trip easily, since the address is clearly marked. Cell service in the area is dependable.
making the short detour to dragon drive-in pays off in food, not scenery. The reward waits inside on a paper-lined tray.
weekday-only hours you must plan around © dragon drive-in here is the detail that trips up travelers most often. The doors stay closed on saturday and sunday, with no exceptions.
service runs monday through friday, from 5:30 in the morning until 2 in the afternoon. After two, the kitchen shuts down for the day.
weekend road trippers should adjust their schedule accordingly. Plan a weekday breakfast or an early lunch instead.
popular plate items sometimes sell out before closing time. Arriving by 12:30 gives you the fullest selection.
holiday schedules can shift, so a quick check on the social media page helps. Posts there mention closures and daily specials.
short hours are common for family-run kitchens that cook everything fresh. Limited service means less waste and better food.
treat the timing as part of the experience rather than an obstacle. Dragon drive-in rewards people who plan their morning around it.
set an alarm, skip the drive-through, and make the trip worthwhile. |
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| Rosie ODonnell to Join THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW For Limited Run This Fall | US Time |
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Richard o’brien’s the rocky horror show will welcome award-winning global actor, host, tv personality and comedian rosie o’donnell to its cast of characters for a limited run this fall!
the beloved star will star in the role of ‘narrator’ for a two-week special limited run, beginning on tuesday, october 6 through sunday, october 18, 2026. O’donnell will take on the role while current ‘narrator’ rachel dratch takes a short leave from the production, but will return to the role on tuesday, october 20, 2026.
the rocky horror show cast currently includes lorna courtney as ‘janet’, rachel dratch as ‘narrator,’ amber gray as ‘riff raff,’ kevin mchale as ‘brad’, jimin moon as ‘rocky’, george salazar as ‘eddie/dr. Scott’, sherie rene scott as ‘magenta’, jake shears as ‘frank-n-furter’, valentina as ‘columbia’ as well as renée albulario, anania, boy radio, tassy kirbas, preston perez, caleb quezon, andres quintero, larkin reilly, paul soileau and john yi.
tickets for the critically and widely-acclaimed musical have been extended twice since the show opened, and are currently on sale through sunday, february 28, 2027 at studio 54 on broadway (254 west 54th street).
the rocky horror show directed by tony award-winner sam pinkleton began previews on march 26, 2026, and opened officially on thursday, april 23, 2026. The creative and design team includes choreography by ani taj, music supervision by kris kukul, set design by dots, costume design by david i. Reynoso, lighting design by jane cox, sound design by brian ronan, wig & hair design by alberto ‘albee’ alvarado and make-up design by sterling tull. Casting is by carrie gardner & stephen kopel, and the production stage manager is bryan bauer.
the rocky horror show received 9 tony award nominations including best musical revival, 6 drama desk award nominations including outstanding revival of a musical, 4 drama league award nominations including outstanding revival of a musical, 2 outer critics circle award nominations as well as 2 chita rivera award nominations for outstanding choreography and outstanding ensemble in a broadway show.
the production broke the house record at studio 54 for the week ending june 28, 2026 with a box office take of $1,215,225 and became the highest grossing production to play at the theatre.
richard o’brien’s the rocky horror show has been in continuous production throughout the world for the last 52 years, the only musical to have achieved this record. The show originally opened at the royal court theatre in 1973, while the subsequent film, the rocky horror picture show, premiered a few years later in 1975. The stage version has been seen by over 40 million people in some 15 languages. The legendary rock-‘n’-roll musical takes on new life as a guaranteed party at the legendary studio 54 and will feature some of the most iconic musical show stopping classics of all time, including ‘dammit janet,’ ‘touch-a, touch-a, touch me,’ ‘hot patootie’ and of course, ‘time warp,’ the party floor-filler. The rocky horror show is the story of two squeaky clean college kids—brad and his fiancée, janet—on their way to visit their former college professor when by a twist of fate, their car breaks down outside a mansion. They meet the charismatic dr. Frank-n-furter, riff raff, columbia, magenta, eddie, and rocky. It is an adventure they would remember, for a very long time.
about rosie o’donnell rosie o’donnell is a multi-emmy award-winning comedian, actor, author and talk show trailblazer known for her razor wit and magnetic stage presence. She was most recently seen at the daryl roth theatre off-broadway where she performed her one-woman show common knowledge to twelve sold-out audiences and as the highest rated summer guest host of ‘jimmy kimmel live!’. Through the years, rosie has been heavily involved in the world of theatre, both on and off-stage, appearing on broadway in productions including grease and fiddler on the roof. She has hosted the tony awards three times, earning an emmy award in the process. At the 2014 tony awards, she was awarded the isabelle stevenson award in recognition of her substantial contribution to humanitarian, social service or charitable organizations. Rosie has long been an advocate for a number of causes including lgbtq+ rights, adoption, mental health awareness, and gun control. In 2003, she founded rosie’s theater kids, a non-profit arts education organization dedicated to enriching the lives of children through the arts.
rosie was the host of the groundbreaking rosie o’donnell show from 1996-2002 which left a memorable mark on american television and a regular co-host on the view between 2006 and 2015, often demonstrating her passionate advocacy for causes close to her heart. Rosie also hosted the rosie show on the oprah winfrey network, as well as rosie radio on sirius xm. Throughout her career, rosie has taken on an eclectic range of roles, starring in films such as a league of their own, sleepless in seattle and the flintstones, and countless television roles on shows including ‘and just like that’, ‘smilf’, ‘nip/tuck’ and ‘curb your enthusiasm’. She produced and starred in the emmy nominated hbo documentary all aboard!. In addition to comedy, film and television, and philanthropy, rosie has authored two memoirs, find me and celebrity detox. Since relocating to ireland in 2025, she has continued her philanthropic efforts through her support of as | am, ireland’s autism charity as well as notable lgbtq+ charitable organizations.
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| Inside Marc Anthonys complicated relationship with grown-up twins Max and Oskar |
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Grammy-winning superstar marc anthony is a busy man, what with his iconic music career and large brood of eight kids, born from four different women – including singer and actress jennifer lopez.
the 56-year-old is a proud father to arianna, chase, cristian, ryan, marco, myla, and most famously, his twins max and oskar, whom he welcomed with jennifer in 2008.
the couple tied the knot in 2004, but went their separate ways in 2011 when the twins were just three years old.
we have decided to end our marriage. This was a very difficult decision. We have come to an amicable conclusion on all matters, jennifer and marc said in a joint statement. It is a painful time for all involved, and we appreciate the respect of our privacy at this time.
inside their complicated bond
in the years since their 2014 divorce was finalized, marc has appeared less and less in public with max and oskar, hinting at a certain distance in their parent-child bonds, possibly due to his jam-packed touring schedule.
the one regret would be that what i chose to do took so much of my time. What i would have done to have been a stay-at-home dad and, you know, witness every second of everything, marc shared in an interview with cbs sunday morning.
see jennifer tear up at maxs graduation ceremony below...
i would have loved that. Didnt work out that way. So its the one thing that just tugs at me…thats the biggest sacrifice. And you sort of start to wonder, was it all worth it? Was it worth it?
doing it on her own?
jennifer hinted in a 2026 interview on the smartless podcast that marc was less involved in her twins lives than she wouldve liked. Now i can really look at my life, appreciate it for what it is and what ive created for myself and be really happy, the office romance actress explained.
and both my kids got into all their colleges, and they both got scholarships, and theyre going where they want to go.
i was like, you did that [expletive] all by yourself. Thats great. Like, you had very little help, you know? Marc was absent from both max and oskars high school graduation ceremonies in 2026, a fact which raised more than a few eyebrows amongst his and jennifers fans.
despite rumors of a fractured relationship, marc spoke about the highs and lows of parenting teenagers in 2025.
if you learned anything after all these years, is whatever they want, whatever they say, he quipped to e! News. No, theyre wonderful. I have a wonderful family…im just enjoying this stage of my life, he added.
parenting with jennifer
marc has been open about maintaining a strong co-parenting bond with jennifer in the wake of their divorce. Were close, he said in a 2015 episode of the meredith vieira show. We trust each other. I was proud of her. I know what it takes, and i know her very, very well. I just did everything in my power to be supportive of her.
two years later, marcs ex-wife confirmed that the pair had an easy friendship and were even working together on her album, por primera vez, which was never released in full.
were just in a really great place, and the kids get to spend time with the two of us more together and see us working together, she said on live with kelly. Its just good for the whole family.
i think were really good the way we are. Honestly, were always gonna be great friends. Im always gonna be there for him; hes always gonna be there for me, she added.
we share something very special in the kids, and we know that. Were there for them, and thats the main thing. |
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Here is a look at upcoming events taking place from september 16-22, 2026 along with our featured listings. New jersey stage offers previews of events throughout the garden state as well as select shows in new york city and philadelphia areas. Click on the title to go to the full preview. Jump to featured events, music, theatre, comedy, dance, film, art, community, event listings.
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premiere stages presents the nj premiere of flawless by john j. Wooten. (Union, nj) -- premiere stages at kean university presents the new jersey premiere production of flawless by john j. Wooten, september 3-20 in kean universitys bauer boucher theatre center. Flawless had its world premiere at penguin rep and is being produced in partnership with penguin rep and shadowland stages. Director joe brancato, artistic director of penguin rep, returns to direct. Original cast ellen adair, michael frederic and alexander rios reprise their roles from penguin rep production.
thursday, september 17 - the lizzie rose music room presents will hoge. (Tuckerton, nj) -- the lizzie rose music room presents will hoge on thursday, september 17, 2026. Hoge has a career whose milestones include number one hits, grammy nods, major-label record deals, and hard-won independence.
friday, september 18 - carteret performing arts & events center presents country icon trace adkins in september. (Carteret, nj) -- multi-platinum entertainer trace adkins will bring his 30th anniversary tour to the ursb carteret performing arts & events center on friday, september 18, 2026, for one night only. The show is part of adkins nationwide headline tour celebrating 30 years of chart-topping hits and powerhouse live performances. Showtime is 8:00pm.
friday, september 18 - broadway star jessica vosk kicks off mpacs 32nd season. (Morristown, nj) -- mayo performing arts center (mpac) will celebrate its 32nd season on september 18, 2026 with a special performance by popular broadway star jessica vosk, best known for her dynamic performances in wicked, hells kitchen, and beaches, and celebrated concert appearances at carnegie hall and many more.
saturday, september 19 - mpac presents cheap trick: all washed up tour. (Morristown, nj) -- rock and roll hall of famers cheap trick return to mayo performing arts center as part of their all washed tour on saturday, september 19, 2026 at 8:00pm. Tickets range from $91-$169 (all fees included).
saturday, september 19 - honest and emotional documentary the bond that broke screens at the new jersey film festival!. Some of the most difficult things passed down through families are the ones rarely spoken about. In the bond that broke, director jeff mizushima explores this through mother and daughter kathi ross-nash and dr. Zoe ross-nash, whose lives have both been shaped by eating disorders in very different ways. Kathi struggled with bulimia for decades, while zoe became a clinical psychologist largely because of what she learned about her mother’s experience with an eating disorder. Their stories make them feel like two sides of the same coin.
saturday, september 19 - grunin center for the arts presents 80s kids. (Toms river, nj) -- grunin center for the arts presents 80s kids on saturday, september 19, 2026 at 7:00pm. Get ready to turn up the nostalgia and sing your heart out — synthpop sweethearts shannon curtis and jamie hill are bringing their nationally touring hit show 80s kids to toms river!
sunday, september 20 - middletown arts center presents mac music cafe on sunday. (Middletown, nj) -- middletown arts centers music café returns on sunday, september 20, 2026 with a terrific lineup of singer-songwriters: paul during, bill t. Midnight, vito natale and r.G. Evans. Enjoy an evening of original music, unique sounds and great performances from four talented artists.
thursday, september 17 - twenty-fifth season of westminster conservatory noontime recitals opens on september 17th. (Lawrenceville, nj) -- on thursday, september 17, 2026 at 12:15pm, the 25th season of westminster conservatory at nassau will open with a recital of music for solo piano by korean composers. The performer, eunju kim, is a member of the teaching faculty of westminster conservatory. The recital will take place in the niles chapel of nassau presbyterian church (61 nassau street) in princeton. It is open to the public free of charge.
thursday, september 17 - the newton theatre presents molly tuttle. (Newton, nj) -- the newton theatre presents molly tuttle on thursday, september 17, 2026 at 8:00pm. Molly is a grammy-winning singer, songwriter, and virtuosic guitarist whose innovative blend of bluegrass, americana, pop, and rock has made her one of the most dynamic artists in modern roots music.
friday, september 18 - princeton folk music society presents rakish. (Princeton, nj) -- the princeton folk music society presents rakish on friday, september 18, 2026 at christ congregation church in princeton. Rakish is a duo comprising violinist maura shawn scanlin and guitarist conor hearn. Showtime is 8:00pm.
friday, september 18 - creative operations and 3br distillery serve up a distilled version of bizets carmen. (Keyport, nj) -- this september, creative operations and 3br distillery are serving opera a little differently. Bite-sized opera: just a taste of carmen comes to 3br distillery in keyport on friday, september 18, 2026, offering audiences a distilled version of bizets carmen filled with unforgettable music, theatrical storytelling, tarot imagery, and a dash of the unexpected. Doors open at 6:30pm, showtime is 7:00pm.
friday, september 18 - smooth jazz artists ultrablue and stix bones to play debonair music hall. (Teaneck, nj) -- black box studios and sovibe entertainment presents stix bones and ultrablue, two unique smooth jazz acts on friday, september 18, 2026 at debonair music hall. Stix bones is the urban jazz artist, drummer and music producer whose dynamic career launched with the smooth jazz album groove like this ultrablue is the contemporary jazz group performing the music of pianist and writer/ producer john smatla.
saturday, september 19 - the 19th ospac annual west orange jazz festival. (West orange, nj) -- the 19th ospac annual west orange jazz festival will take place on saturday, september 19, 2026 from 1:00pm to 8:00pm. The festivals lineup features dion parson & 21st century band, the antoinette montague experience, the jaleel shaw trio, joe locke songs & stories/ solo vibes, the freddie hendrix experience & fellowship, and the montclair state university jazz ensemble under the direction of dr. Oscar perez and njpac td jazz for teens under the direction of mark gross.
saturday, september 19 - vibraphonist joe locke to honor roy hargrove and billy strayhorn at west orange jazz festival. The late wbgo radio personality michael bourne hosted an annual jazz on the mountain festival at the mohonk mountain house in new paltz, ny, for 22 years. In 2013, he asked vibraphonist joe locke to perform a solo vibe concert. Michael bourne, locke recalled, threw the gauntlet down. He kind of challenged me to do a set of solo vibraphone. At first, i said, absolutely not. I cant do a whole set of solo vibraphone. I did it, and i ended up really enjoying it, and so did the audience.
saturday, september 19 - golden nugget atlantic city presents the rocket man show. (Atlantic city, nj) -- golden nugget atlantic city presents the rocket man show on saturday, september 19, 2026 at 8:00pm in the grand. Crash land into your seat with this tribute show that stars scotsman rus anderson - elton johns official stunt & body double for various farewell yellow brick road world tour projects.
saturday, september 19 - pinelands heritage & americana fest returns to albert music hall. (Waretown, nj) -- albert music hall will celebrate the music, culture and community of the new jersey pinelands with its fourth annual pinelands heritage & americana fest on saturday, september 19, 2026. The free outdoor festival runs from 11:00am to 5:00pm, with a rain date of sunday, september 20.
sunday, september 20 - rutgers symphonys 2026/27 season opens on september 20th. (New brunswick, nj) -- the rutgers symphony orchestras season opens on sunday, september 20, 2026, with a concert at nicholas music center featuring viet cuongs ladders, commissioned by gustavo dudamel and the los angeles philharmonic, and nicolai rimsky-korsakovs scheherazade. Also: a performance of aaron coplands clarinet concerto, featuring maureen hurd hause, associate director of the music department. Showtime is 5:00pm.
sunday, september 20 - air supply. Continuing to make musical history with every sold out performance around the world, legendary pop duo air supply is riding the wave of an eventful banner year in 2026, with concerts across north america, australia, south america, europe and asia, a biopic in the works, an impending star on the hollywood walk of fame and – brace yourselves, devoted airheads – a matter of time, their first studio album in 15 years. They will perform at mayo performing arts center at 7:30pm.
sunday, september 20 - five for fighting string quartet tour to play shows in ny/nj/pa. (Newton, nj) -- grammy® nominated, platinum-selling artist, five for fighting (aka john ondrasik) will bring his ever popular five for fighting string quartet tour back out on the road this september and october. There are several shows coming to the local area including two in new jersey: sunday, september 20 at the newton theatre and tuesday, october 13, 2026 at the vogel in red bank.
tuesday, september 22 - the levoy theatre presents big bad voodoo daddy. (Millville, nj) -- the levoy theatre presents big bad voodoo daddy on wednesday, september 22, 2026 at 7:00pm. This year marked 33 years since the band arrived on the music scene.
friday, september 18 @ 8:00pm - shoshana bean at union county performing arts center (ucpac) - main stage, 1601 irving street, rahway. Broadway comes to rahway! Shoshana bean won the 2026 best featured actress in a musical tony award for her performance in “the lost boys” musical, currently at new york city’s palace theatre. Prior to that she starred in alicia keys’ hit broadway musical, hell’s kitchen. Her portrayal of ‘jersey’ earned her a grammy award, her second tony award nomination, a drama league award nomination, and a drama desk nomination. Her performance in the public theater’s hell’s kitchen off-broadway production earned her a lucille lortel award nomination.
east lynne theater company presents the new jersey premiere of lunar eclipse by donald margulies. (Cape may, nj) -- east lynne theater company presents the new jersey premiere of lunar eclipse by donald margulies from august 27 through september 20, 2026. In the play, george has been waiting for this night – the seven stages of a lunar eclipse are viewable from the farm that he shares with his wife em – and she decides to join him in taking in the view.
the players guild of leonia and kaleidoscope ensemble present the world premiere of the old ladies bar. (Leonia, nj) -- the world premiere of the old ladies bar by natasha caroline lowery rivers is a co-production between the players guild of leonia and kaleidoscope ensemble. Directed by ts murphy, the production takes place weekends from september 18-27, 2026.
classic american tales presents tales at the dormer house every thursday. (Cape may, nj) -- from june 4 through october 15, 2026 (except for july 2), classic american tales (cat) once more presents tales at the dormer house in which guests are treated to lemonade and tasty treats while listening to stories written by noteworthy authors, read by a variety of performers. The schedule is 4:00pm every thursday at the historic dormer house bed and breakfast (800 columbia avenue) in cape may, nj. Performances are on the front porch, weather permitting.
nutley little theatre presents a dolls house, part 2. (Nutley, nj) -- fifteen years after leaving her family and stagnant marriage, henrik ibsens nora returns home in lucas hnaths a dolls house part 2. Nutley little theatre presents this sequel to ibsens classic play across three weekends from september 11-26, 2026.
bergen county players to open 94th season with the producers. (Oradell, nj) -- fresh off being named the #1 theater venue in bergen county by (201) magazines best of bergen poll, the bergen county players (bcp) will open its 2026/27 season with mel brooks the producers. As one of americas longest-running little theater companies, bcp returns for its 94th season to present this area premiere at the little firehouse theatre from september 19 through october 10, 2026.
friday, september 18 - gary gulman: grandiloquent - grandiloquent is gary gulman’s hilarious new show about insecurity, empathy, self-acceptance and how a thoughtful boy learned to use humor, reading and writing to cope with the consequences of his parents’ blunders. Hes performing at mccarter theatre center at 7:30pm. Learn why a seemingly confident middle-aged man feels most comfortable in a large room where a thousand strangers are laughing at him.
saturday, september 19 - state theatre new jersey and the stress factory comedy club present comedy night live. (New brunswick, nj) -- state theatre new jersey and the stress factory comedy club present comedy night live on saturday, september 19, 2026 at 8:00pm. The lineup includes nico carney, yvette sagan, josh mandl, and host vinnie brand. Tickets start at $30.
thursday, september 17 - peak performances welcomes a.I.M by kyle abraham with white space. (Montclair, nj) -- peak performances at montclair state university welcomes acclaimed choreographer kyle abraham and his celebrated contemporary dance company a.I.M for white space, a haunting new evening-length work, co-commissioned by peak performances, coming to montclair state university on thursday, september 17, 2026 at 7:30pm.
saturday, september 19 - celebrate spanish dance, music, and culture with alborada spanish dance company at the jackson library. (Jackson, nj) -- a joyous celebration of spanish and hispanic cultures in a dazzling display of beautiful traditional costumes and flamenco dance and music by alborada spanish dance company will take place at the jackson branch of the ocean county library on saturday, september 19, 2026. The event begins at 3:00pm.
thursday, september 17 - lighthouse international film society presents a screening of ask e. Jean on september 17th. (Long beach island, nj) -- the lighthouse international film society presents a screening of ask e. Jean on thursday, september 17, 2026 at 7:30pm. This is director ivy meeropols acclaimed new documentary about journalist, author and legendary advice columnist e. Jean carroll.
friday, september 18 - intense short remember this screens at the new jersey film festival!. Andrew serban’s short film remember this caught me in its visual logic before anything else, prompting me to explore its themes of certainty and ambiguity, which kept me engaged throughout. The black-and-white cinematography feels like a world that presents itself in certainties, in right and wrong, true and false, yet the more i watched, the less i could verify anything. The form and the content are in conversation the entire time, and i found that genuinely satisfying.
sunday, september 20 - 2 free filmmaking workshops at the fall 2026 new jersey film festival!. The new jersey film festival will be offering two filmmaking workshops this fall. These workshops are free and open to the public, but they have limited seating and require advance registration. To register email the festival at [[email protected]](/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection). Registration is first come first served. Location: voorhees hall #105/rutgers university, 71 hamilton street, new brunswick, new jersey 08901
saturday, september 19 - 13th annual pound the pavement for pancreatic cancer walk/run to be held on september 19th in neptune. (Neptune, nj) -- the 13th anniversary pound the pavement for purple 5k run and 2-mile walk, presented by the monmouth county board of county commissioners and the neptune township committee in support of the lustgarten foundation for pancreatic cancer research, will take place on saturday, september 19, 2026.
saturday, september 19 - monmouth county park system presents wind & sea festival this saturday. (Port monmouth, nj) -- from kayaking to sandcastle building, the monmouth county park systems upcoming wind & sea festival offers coastal activities the whole family can enjoy. Held on saturday, september 19, 2026 from 11:00am-5:00pm, this event takes place at bayshore waterfront park in port monmouth. Visitors are invited to try fishing, crabbing, kite flying, seining, shell painting, and more!
saturday, september 19 - allen ame: our stories, our space, our legacy to celebrate faith, history, art, and community. (Cape may, nj) -- the public is invited to attend allen ame: our stories, our space, our legacy, a free special program honoring the enduring history and cultural significance of the former allen african methodist episcopal church in cape may. The event will take place on saturday, september 19, 2026, from 1:00pm to 5:00pm at the clemans theater for the arts at the historic allen ame church (717 franklin street) in cape may.
friday, september 18 - big book sale to benefit the friends of the island library. (Surf city, nj) -- the friends of the island library will have a two-day book sale event from 9:00am to 3:00pm on friday, september 18 and saturday, september 19, 2026 at the long beach island branch of the ocean county library.
tuesday, september 22 - olympic champion laurie hernandez kicks off 2026-27 blauvelt speaker series at occs grunin center for the arts. (Toms river, nj) — the ocean county college foundations blauvelt speaker series kicks off its 2026-27 season with a conversation with laurie hernandez on tuesday, september 22, 2026 at the jay and linda grunin center for the arts on the ocean county college campus in toms river. The event begins at 6:00pm.
sopacs herb + milly iris gallery presents unveiled26, celebrating the artists of the 23rd annual studio tour soma. (South orange, nj) -- south orange performing arts center (sopac) presents unveiled26, an exhibition featuring works by artists from south orange and maplewood, opening thursday, september 17, at the herb + milly iris gallery. The exhibition will remain on view through november 8, 2026.
the montclair art museum presents the first major solo exhibition in the usa for canadian indigeneous artist nadia myre. (Montclair, nj) -- the montclair art museum presents nadia myre: analog/ues, the first major exhibition in the u.S. Celebrating the multidisciplinary work of canadian indigenous artist nadia myre (algonquin, kitigan zibi anishinabeg first nation, b. 1974). Featuring more than 40 of myres experimental works—including ceramic beadwork, digital prints, videos, mixed media, and textiles—the exhibition invites cross-cultural dialogues about native and settler histories of north america. The presentation emphasizes her recent work and debuts new, large-scale pieces. On view from september 19, 2026, through january 17, 2027, the exhibition is organized by the montclair art museum, curated by laura j. Allen, curator of native american art and repatriation coordinator, and is accompanied by an exhibition catalogue.
grounds for sculpture presents site-specific work exploring the nature of time in shantell martin: past, present, future. (Hamilton, nj) -- explore the fleeting nature of time through murals, daily meditative practices and newly commissioned sculptures in shantell martin: past, present, future, on view from september 20, 2026-july 23, 2028 at grounds for sculpture (gfs). The immersive, site-specific installation will feature new work indoors and sculptures in the parks gardens.
thursday, september 17 - loverules at rutgers shines the spotlight on a jersey-born artist and activist. (New brunswick, nj) -- from the collections of jordan d. Schnitzer and his family foundation, the largest exhibition of art by hank willis thomas in new jersey to date, runs from september 17 to december 20, 2026 in the voorhees gallery of zimmerli art museum.
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wednesday, september 16 @ 7:30pm - lou antonucci - you, me, & harry celebrating the music of harry chapin at lizzie rose music room, 217 e. Main street, tuckerton
thursday, september 17 @ 7:00pm - teenage mutant ninja turtles in 35mm at union county performing arts center (ucpac) - main stage, 1601 irving street, rahway
thursday, september 17 @ 7:30pm - will hoge at lizzie rose music room, 217 e. Main street, tuckerton
thursday, september 17 @ 7:30pm - the rascals 60th anniversary tour at mayo performing arts center (mpac), 100 south street, morristown
thursday, september 17 @ 7:30pm - flawless at premiere stages - bauer boucher theatre center, 1000 morris avenue, union
friday, september 18 @ 2:00pm - ching-yi lin, piano at grunin center - bösendorfer recital room, 1 college drive, toms river
friday, september 18 @ 7:00pm - moana sing-along popcorn & pajamas film series at hamilton stage at union county performing arts center (ucpac), 360 hamilton avenue, rahway
friday, september 18 @ 7:00pm - shorts program #2 – online for 24 hours and in-person at 7pm! At nj film festival, 71 hamilton street, new brunswick
friday, september 18 @ 7:30pm - gary gulman: grandiloquent at mccarter theatre center (berlind theatre), 91 university place, princeton
friday, september 18 @ 7:30pm - flawless at premiere stages - bauer boucher theatre center, 1000 morris avenue, union
friday, september 18 @ 7:30pm - alexis p suter at lizzie rose music room, 217 e. Main street, tuckerton
friday, september 18 @ 8:00pm - trace adkins at carteret performing arts & events center, 46 washington ave, carteret
friday, september 18 @ 8:00pm - shoshana bean at union county performing arts center (ucpac) - main stage, 1601 irving street, rahway
friday, september 18 @ 8:00pm - jessica vosk: opening night celebration at mayo performing arts center (mpac), 100 south street, morristown
saturday, september 19 @ 12:00am - the bond that broke - online for 24 hours! At nj film festival, 71 hamilton street, new brunswick
saturday, september 19 @ 3:00pm - flawless at premiere stages - bauer boucher theatre center, 1000 morris avenue, union
saturday, september 19 @ 7:00pm - 80s kids at grunin center - main stage, 1 college drive, toms river
saturday, september 19 @ 7:00pm - va new jersey healthcare system presents 1 degree of separation: a funny look at depression and suicide at new brunswick performing arts center (nbpac), 11 livingston avenue, new brunswick
saturday, september 19 @ 7:30pm - deb callahan band at lizzie rose music room, 217 e. Main street, tuckerton
saturday, september 19 @ 7:30pm - flawless at premiere stages - bauer boucher theatre center, 1000 morris avenue, union
saturday, september 19 @ 8:00pm - comedy night live featuring nico carney, yvette sagan, josh mandl, and host vinnie brand at state theatre new jersey, 15 livingston avenue, new brunswick
saturday, september 19 @ 8:00pm - cheap trick: all washed up tour at mayo performing arts center (mpac), 100 south street, morristown
sunday, september 20 @ 2:00pm - skullduggery - a magical pirate adventure a sensory friendly theater performance at ucpacs main stage at union county performing arts center (ucpac) - main stage, 1601 irving street, rahway
sunday, september 20 @ 3:00pm - story songs of the 70s featuring tom dimenna at algonquin arts theatre, 60 abe voorhees drive, manasquan
sunday, september 20 @ 3:00pm - laurie berkner – solo show at carteret performing arts & events center, 46 washington ave, carteret
sunday, september 20 @ 3:00pm - flawless at premiere stages - bauer boucher theatre center, 1000 morris avenue, union
sunday, september 20 @ 4:00pm - mac music cafe at middletown arts center, 36 church street, middletown
sunday, september 20 @ 7:30pm - air supply at mayo performing arts center (mpac), 100 south street, morristown
tuesday, september 22 @ 6:00pm - a conversation with laurie hernandez at grunin center - main stage, 1 college drive, toms river
tuesday, september 22 @ 7:00pm - an evening with gurudev: on power, presence, and peace at state theatre new jersey, 15 livingston avenue, new brunswick
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you, me & harry offers a unique opportunity to celebrate the music of harry chapin, transcending the typical tribute show. By integrating lesser-known anecdotes and backstories with a captivating solo musical performance, this show delves into harry chapins multifaceted career - not only as a singer-songwriter but also as a storyteller, filmmaker, and, most importantly, as a humanitarian. His music resonates deeply, embodying truth, emotion, and purpose.
will hoge has a career whose milestones include number one hits, grammy nods, major-label record deals, and hard-won independence. Years before americana music received its own category at the grammy awards, hoge was on the frontlines, helping to pilot and popularize the genres blend of american roots music. In the current digital era dominated by influencers seeking shortcuts to stardom, will hoge proudly treads the scenic route, immersing himself in the journey rather than fixating on the destination.
raised in the sewers of new york, bathed in radioactive ooze, and trained in the art of ninjutsu by their rat sensei splinter, the teenage mutant ninja turtles – leonardo, michelangelo, donatello, and raphael – are heroes in a half shell!
celebrate 60 years of the rascals featuring original frontman felix cavaliere. Rock & roll hall of fame inductees, grammy hall of fame, vocal group hall of fame and songwriter hall of fame members, the rascals are widely considered the best “blue-eyed soul” group to come out of the 1960s and their music is the soundtrack of a generation. The rascals have 17 top 20 hits, seven top 10 hits, and three no.1 hits that include “groovin’,” “people got to be free” and “good lovin’.” |
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Davenport, iowa (september 16, 2026) — big brothers big sisters of the mississippi valley (bbbsmv) is inviting quad cities businesses, homes, and community members to “light the town green” on saturday, september 26, and sunday, september 27, in celebration of big brothers big sisters month.
businesses and homeowners throughout the quad cities are asked to switch on green lights or display green decor on september 26 and 27 as a visible show of community support. The centerpiece of the celebration will be the i-74 bridge itself, which will be lit green for the occasion.
on sunday, september 27, bbbsmv staff, board members, volunteers, bigs and littles matches, families, and community supporters will gather at 6:45pm on the bettendorf side of the river at 15th street landing for a community walk across the green-lit i-74 bridge. The event will conclude with a group photo of all in attendance and is expected to last about an hour. Participants are encouraged to wear green in a show of solidarity for bbbs month.
the need for mentoring in the quad cities
nationally, one in three young people grow up without a positive, sustained adult mentor in their life, according to big brothers big sisters of america. Research on bbbs mentoring shows the impact of closing that gap: mentored youth are 55% more likely to enroll in college, 54% less likely to have been arrested, and 41% less likely to engage in substance use than their peers without a mentor.
the need is close to home. Bbbsmv currently has more than 150 children on its waiting list for a mentor across its seventeen-county service area in eastern iowa and western illinois, with boys waiting significantly longer than girls. Roughly 70% of the children bbbsmv serves are growing up in poverty, and about 69% are raised by a single parent or non-parent relative.
our region has hundreds of kids waiting right now for a caring adult to walk alongside them, and the research is clear that a mentor can change the entire trajectory of a young persons life,” said daniel gleason, president/ceo of bbbsmv.
“walk on 74 for mentoring is our way of asking the whole quad cities community, businesses, and neighbors alike, to help us close that gap. When this community lights up green and walks with us, were showing every little on our waiting list that they matter to this community, and that a mentor is worth the wait.
about big brothers big sisters of the mississippi valley
founded in 1987, big brothers big sisters of the mississippi valley provides one-to-one youth mentoring across thirteen illinois counties and four iowa counties. Bbbsmv’s mission is to enrich the lives of children by providing positive role models in a one-to-one mentoring relationship to promote self-confidence and performance for the betterment of children, their families, and the community. Learn more at bbbsmv.Org. |
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| The Top 25 Things Montanans Say Theyd Do With $25 Grand |
| Posted on Thursday, September 17 @ 00:02:03 PDT (0 reads) | |
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The top 25 things montanans say they’d do with $25 grand
okay, so townsquare media is giving away a $25,000 cash grand prize this fall, which got us wondering: if you suddenly had an extra $25,000 sitting in your bank account, what would you actually do with it?
so we asked you on facebook.
read more: heres how you could win $25,000 this fall
after reading through the responses, one thing became very clear: $25,000 isnt im buying a private island money. Of course not.
but it is a substantial amount. Its enough dough to really make a difference in your life.
here are 25 of the answers and themes that came up repeatedly:
- pay off the bills. This was easily one of the most common answers.
- pay off the car. Not having a car payment is one of the best feelings in the world.
- put a down payment on a house.
- pay down the mortgage.
- buy a reliable vehicle.
- pay off credit cards. Dave ramsey would agree.
- pay medical bills. $25k would hopefully get those darn medical collection agencies off your back.
- fix up the house. Roofs, siding, bathrooms, windows, and more.
- put some in savings.
- invest it. Some commenters were already thinking about making the $25k grow.
- buy some land.
- help mom and dad. This came up over and over.
- help the kids.
- start a college fund.
- pay off student loans.
- buy groceries. Because apparently even $25,000 cant escape the grocery store.
- take the family on vacation. Go to hawaii. Take the kids or grandkids to disney world. Spend a month in spain. You could do it with $25k.
- finally take that honeymoon. More than one person mentioned never having had one.
- start a business. Food trucks, shops, and other entrepreneurial dreams made the list.
- fix the vehicle, then take a trip. With $25k, you can finally afford to stay at a good hotel, instead of the cheapest one on expedia.
- donate some of it. Churches, charities, childrens organizations and people in need were frequently mentioned.
- help a family member with medical expenses.
- buy a horse. Better get a trailer of hay too.
- buy a boat. One commenter specifically called it the one want they werent willing to finance.
- do something completely ridiculous. Ideas included a lightsaber, pokémon cards, bitcoin, hookers and blow, and other wacky dreams.
the winning begins on thursday, september 17
after reading all those comments, it seems $25,000 would go a surprisingly long way toward making life a little easier for a lot of montana families.
your chance to win begins thursday morning in the eight oclock hour when well give out the first code. There are 10 codes per day, m-f between 8 am and 6 pm. You dont have to catch them all, but each code is another entry to win $25,000.
good luck!
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| We Narrowed Down 10 Of The Best Sushi Restaurants In Kansas And Heres Who Made T |
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A sushi ranking gets complicated fast when every restaurant seems to have one dish that refuses to leave your head.
across kansas, the strongest spots make the decision harder in different ways.
one place nails the classics, another surprises with creative rolls, and another wins you over with the kind of consistency that keeps dinner from becoming a gamble.
narrowing the field means looking past flashy presentation and paying attention to what actually makes you want to return.
my own test is embarrassingly simple. If i catch myself comparing everything else to one meal, that restaurant has already made a serious case for the top tier.
i once left a sushi dinner convinced i had found my favorite, then spent the drive home arguing with myself about two other places that were just as good.
by the time i got home, i had changed the order twice. Ranking sushi in kansas is less like making a list and more like trying to settle an argument with your own appetite.
1. Sushi uni in lenexa © sushi uni few suburban storefronts hide a kitchen this precise behind such an unassuming front door.
sushi uni sits in lenexa, a kansas city metro suburb better known for soccer tournaments than serious sushi, which makes walking inside feel a little like finding a secret.
the dining room keeps things quiet and clean, with pale wood, soft lighting, and a counter where the knife work happens in full view.
nigiri arrives brushed and seasoned rather than dumped on a plate, and the specialty rolls lean toward bright citrus and torched edges instead of heavy sauce overload.
uni, naturally, gets top billing here, and the name is basically a dare to try it. If sea urchin feels intimidating, the hand rolls and the fatty tuna make a gentler introduction.
here is the fun part. Lenexa’s name comes from a shawnee woman named na-nex-se, so a japanese sushi bar thriving on that soil is a very kansas kind of layered history.
find sushi uni at 12841 w 87th st pkwy, lenexa, ks 66215, in rosehill pointe, where this neighborhood favorite has operated since 2014.
2. Wasabi hinkaku in wichita © wasabi hinkaku wichita’s downtown has quietly turned into a dining destination, and this is its polished star.
wasabi hinkaku carries the word hinkaku, which translates roughly to dignity or class, and the room lives up to it with dark wood, dramatic lighting, and plating that looks styled for a magazine.
signature platters arrive stacked and sculptural, with rolls layered in thin-sliced fish, roe, and delicate garnishes.
sashimi comes cut thick enough to taste the texture, and the menu ranges from familiar salmon to yellowtail, red snapper, albacore, and other chef selections.
i have a soft spot for restaurants that respect a good rice bowl, and the chirashi here is a masterclass in not hiding behind sauce.
the location matters too. Wichita grew up around aircraft factories and the arkansas river, and wasabi hinkaku sits close enough to the riverwalk that a post-dinner stroll past keeper of the plains is an easy add-on.
fun detail: the restaurant is part of a small local family of wasabi spots, each with its own personality, and hinkaku is the dressed-up sibling.
visit at 912 e douglas ave, wichita, ks 67202.
3. Kyoto sushi & steak in overland park © kyoto sushi & steak sizzling grills, flying shrimp tails, and a sushi bar doing steady work in the corner.
kyoto sushi & steak in overland park runs two shows at once, and both of them earn their applause.
the teppanyaki tables handle the theater, with chefs stacking onion volcanoes and clattering spatulas while fried rice takes shape.
meanwhile the sushi side stays focused, turning out crunchy tempura rolls, seared tuna, and generous sashimi plates for anyone who came for fish rather than fireworks.
families pack the place on weekends, and it works because nobody feels left out. Kids get the spectacle, and the adults get properly cut nigiri.
overland park itself deserves credit for making spots like kyoto possible.
the city has one of the most internationally diverse food scenes in kansas, with korean, vietnamese, indian, and japanese kitchens clustered within a few miles of each other.
quick trivia worth knowing: teppanyaki-style tableside cooking was invented for foreign visitors in postwar japan, not for locals, which explains why it travels so well to places like suburban kansas.
you’ll find kyoto sushi & steak at 6792 w 135th st, overland park, ks 66223.
4. Sapporo japanese sushi restaurant in wichita © sapporo japanese sushi restaurant longevity in the restaurant business is rare, and this wichita mainstay has plenty of it.
sapporo japanese sushi restaurant has built its reputation the slow way, one consistent plate at a time, without ever chasing trends or neon-lit gimmicks.
inside, the vibe is comfortable and a little old-school, with warm lighting and a counter where regulars clearly have their usual seats.
rolls come out generously sized, the tempura stays crisp, and the miso soup tastes like someone actually tended it.
my rule for judging any sushi spot is simple. Order the cucumber roll and the salmon nigiri, because nothing hides bad rice or dull fish, and sapporo passes that test without breaking a sweat.
wichita is the largest city in kansas, and its east side has become a stretch of dependable, family-run kitchens rather than chain clones. Sapporo fits that pattern perfectly.
here is a geography bonus. The restaurant shares a name with the northern japanese city famous for its enormous annual snow festival, which is a cheerful contrast to kansas summers that can flirt with triple digits.
the address is 8065 e peachtree ln, wichita, ks 67207.
5. Umami revolving sushi in overland park © umami revolving sushi plates glide past on a conveyor belt and suddenly dinner becomes a low-stakes game of grab-what-you-love.
umami revolving sushi brought kaiten-style dining to overland park, and the concept clicks instantly with curious eaters and picky ones alike.
color-coded plates circle the room while touchscreen orders handle anything the belt does not carry.
nigiri, gunkan, hand rolls, karaage, and dessert bites all take a spin, and part of the joy is spotting something unfamiliar and deciding to be brave.
i love this format for anyone still nervous about raw fish, since you can sample a single piece instead of committing to a whole roll. The pacing is yours, and nothing feels formal.
overland park sits just across the state line from kansas city, missouri, so umami pulls crowds from both sides.
weekends bring a wait, and weekday afternoons are the insider move.
belt sushi history is genuinely charming. A chef in osaka invented the system in the late 1950s after watching bottles roll along a brewery conveyor, and the idea circled the globe from there.
head to 8180 w 135th st, overland park, ks 66223.
6. Concept 23 sushi & seafood boil in lawrence © concept 23 sushi & seafood boil two cuisines walk into a college town and somehow leave as best friends.
concept 23 sushi & seafood boil in lawrence pairs tidy maki rolls with steaming bags of shellfish, corn, and potatoes dusted in garlic-butter seasoning, and the combination makes total sense once you see it in action.
the room has a modern, slightly loud energy that suits lawrence, a city built around the university of kansas and a downtown strip full of record shops and vintage stores.
students, families, and road-trippers all end up here.
roll options run bold, with crunchy toppings and spicy drizzles, while the boil side lets you pick your seafood and your heat level. Bibs are provided, and you will want one.
my honest advice is to bring a group and order across both menus. Half the table cracks crab legs, the other half works through sashimi, and everyone trades.
lawrence has a surprising food reputation for a city of its size, and concept 23 leans into that adventurous streak rather than playing safe.
stop by 1606 w 23rd st, lawrence, ks 66046.
7. Umi japanese steakhouse and sushi bar in manhattan © blue ribbon sushi & steak manhattan, kansas earned the nickname little apple, and its sushi scene punches above its size.
umi japanese steakhouse and sushi bar anchors the dining options in this flint hills college town, drawing kansas state students, visiting families, and fort riley crowds through the door year round.
the space splits its attention between hibachi grills and a sushi counter, so the soundtrack shifts from clanging spatulas to the quiet rhythm of a chef shaping rice.
specialty rolls come dressed up with eel glaze, tempura crunch, and torched tops, while the sashimi plates keep things simple and clean.
i always think the mark of a good small-town japanese restaurant is whether the miso and the gyoza feel handled with care rather than rushed, and umi clears that bar.
the surrounding geography is a genuine draw. Manhattan sits at the edge of the flint hills, one of the last large stretches of tallgrass prairie left in north america, so dinner pairs neatly with a scenic drive.
you’ll find umi at 900 hayes dr e, manhattan, ks 66502.
8. Yuki restaurant of japan in topeka © yuki restaurant of japan kansas has a state capital that most travelers speed past, which is their loss entirely.
yuki restaurant of japan gives topeka a genuinely traditional japanese table, with a calm interior and a menu that reaches past the usual roll lineup into donburi, noodle bowls, and grilled classics.
sushi arrives without unnecessary fuss. Nigiri is cut cleanly, sashimi plates stay cool and glossy, and the rolls balance seasoning instead of drowning it.
tempura comes out light, and the udon is the kind of thing you crave on a gray plains afternoon.
topeka itself rewards a slow visit. The kansas state capitol has a dome you can actually climb, and the brown v.
board of education national historical park sits only minutes away, so yuki makes a natural lunch or dinner anchor.
a small linguistic treat: yuki means snow in japanese, which is a lovely name for a restaurant in a state where winter arrives with dramatic flair and occasionally sideways.
word travels among locals who want sushi alongside a hibachi show, and yuki has served that combination locally for years.
look for it at 5632 sw 29th st, topeka, ks 66614.
9. Niji sushi & steak in olathe © niji sushi & steak rainbow is the translation, and the plating here takes that name as a personal challenge.
niji sushi & steak brings color and polish to olathe, one of the fastest growing cities in kansas, where new restaurants seem to appear faster than the road signs can keep up.
interiors feel sleek and contemporary, with sharp lines and enough space that conversation stays comfortable. Rolls come out stacked with avocado fans, thin-sliced fish, and bright sauces drawn in careful lines, while the steak side handles anyone at the table who would rather have something from the grill.
my favorite ordering strategy at any sushi-and-steak hybrid is to start with sashimi while it is cold and finish with something hot, and niji makes that easy.
olathe has deep roots as a stop on the santa fe, oregon, and california trails, and the mahaffie stagecoach stop still runs historic wagon rides nearby.
a modern sushi counter down the street from stagecoach history is a delightfully odd pairing. Weekend evenings get busy, so earlier seatings are the smoother choice.
visit niji sushi at 1811 s ridgeview rd, olathe, ks 66062.
10. Gaia sushi in lawrence © gaia sushi lawrence gets a second spot on this list, and it absolutely earns the repeat appearance.
gaia sushi leans creative and casual, with a menu that plays freely and a room that feels more like an artsy neighborhood hangout than a formal dining destination.
rolls here are where the imagination shows up. Expect unexpected combinations, layered textures, and toppings that go beyond the standard playbook, alongside straightforward nigiri for anyone who wants the classics done right.
what i appreciate about gaia is the willingness to experiment without losing the fundamentals. Rice quality holds up, fish tastes clean, and the kitchen clearly has fun.
the setting helps. Lawrence has one of the most walkable downtowns in kansas, with massachusetts street lined by local bookstores, music venues, and murals, so a sushi dinner slots easily into an evening of wandering.
a bit of local history for context: lawrence was founded by antislavery settlers in 1854 and burned during the civil war era, then rebuilt into the independent-minded college town it is now.
that stubborn creative streak shows up in its restaurants too. Gaia sushi is located at 918 massachusetts st, lawrence, ks 66044, right in the city’s downtown core. |
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| Meet Elifnaz Azadi-Okan |
| Posted on Thursday, September 17 @ 00:02:03 PDT (0 reads) | |
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We caught up with the brilliant and insightful elifnaz azadi-okan a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.
elifnaz, thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. How did you come up with the idea for your business?
i came up with fourever almost as a joke, which feels very on brand considering how seriously it has taken over my life since.
before fourever existed, i had been making and tinkering with jewelry for years while we were living in philadelphia. The problem was that i loved making it significantly more than i loved actually wearing it, so my finished pieces just kept accumulating. Eventually i had tens of thousands of them lying around the house in giant piles and started referring to the whole thing as my little dragon hoard of shiny things.
then my family decided to move across the country to seattle, and my husband very reasonably asked why we were paying to pack and transport this absurd amount of jewelry that was mostly just looking pretty and taking up space. So i jokingly told him, “because i’m gonna make a business out of it.” Somehow that worked, the jewelry made the trip, but then he had the audacity to actually hold me to it.
at that point, i had jewelry and apparently a business, but not much else. Even the name came from something i already had lying around. “Fourever” was the username of a junk instagram account i made in middle school when instagram first became a thing, because middle school me thought combining my favorite number, 4, with my favorite word, “forever,” was incredibly clever. I hadn’t touched the account in well over a decade plus, but when i suddenly needed a name, fourever was already there waiting for me. In hindsight, it feels pretty fitting that a business built around giving old things another life ended up with a recycled name too.
not long after that, a family connection gave me the opportunity to try vending at the magnolia flea. So in february 2025, armed with my dragon hoard, a resurrected middle-school instagram name, and absolutely no grand business plan beyond seeing what would happen, i set up for my first market. And honestly, it went much better than i expected. People were genuinely excited about the pieces, i had a ridiculous amount of fun doing it, and i immediately wanted to do another one.
that was really how i figured out it was worth pursuing. I didn’t start fourever because i thought i had invented vintage jewelry or discovered a problem nobody else knew existed. I honestly didn’t know if it would work until i put it in front of people. What i noticed very quickly, though, was how much people loved the experience of the abundance, the digging through everything, the finding something unexpected, and the ability to take home something special without it feeling precious or inaccessible.
one market became another, then another, and somewhere along the way the joke about turning my dragon hoard into a business stopped being a joke.
my dragon hoard still exists. It just has a storefront now.
as always, we appreciate you sharing your insights and we’ve got a few more questions for you, but before we get to all of that can you take a minute to introduce yourself and give our readers some of your background and context?
fourever today is basically what happens when you take my tendency to hoard shiny things, give it shelves, price tags, and a public address, and then invite everyone else to come dig through it with me.
i’m elifnaz “naz” azadi-okan, and i’m the owner and founder of fourever, a woman-owned, family-run seattle jewelry business specializing in vintage, reworked, and handpicked pieces. Our storefront is in pioneer square, and if you walk in, it probably feels a lot less like a traditional jewelry shop and a lot more like someone opened the doors to an extremely organized treasure hoard. There are tens of thousands of pieces floating through the collection, and when the shop is really full, more than 3,000 of those are necklaces alone. I don’t really expect anyone to see everything in one visit, and honestly i like it better that way. You can come back a week later, look at the same wall, and somehow find something you swear wasn’t there before.
i’m also very much the exact opposite of a “look, don’t touch” kind of person. We give people little wicker baskets, tell them to start digging, and pretty much let them disappear for a while. Try things on. Stack necklaces together. Put something in your basket, take it back out, find it again twenty minutes later and decide it was fate. Jewelry is supposed to be worn and played with, not stared at through glass while you’re afraid to breathe too close to it.
i also really wanted fourever to be a place where liking something could be enough of a reason to take it home. Our pieces range from $4 to $35, with most somewhere between $10 and $20, and we’ve offered buy 3, get your fourth free since day one. Seattle is already expensive enough just to exist in. You shouldn’t need a luxury budget or a special occasion to buy yourself something pretty. Sometimes you just want the slightly ridiculous necklace you suddenly cannot imagine leaving without, and i think that should be allowed.
a lot of my days are still spent doing the same thing that started all of this in the first place, sitting around making things. I usually make or rework somewhere around 20 to 50 pieces a day right in the storefront while people shop. Sometimes i’m working with broken jewelry or a mismatched earring, and sometimes it’s an old rosary, a vintage belt, a boot buckle, a button cover, or some tiny object that probably had absolutely no intention of becoming jewelry until it ended up on my table.
but i also don’t think old automatically means something needs to be “improved.” If a vintage piece is intact, wearable, and already great exactly the way it is, i leave it alone. I’m much more interested in the things that are broken, incomplete, dated, or overlooked and figuring out whether there’s still another life hiding in there somewhere.
and a lot of the best ideas don’t even come from me sitting there by myself. People will stop while they’re shopping to see what i’m working on, start throwing out ideas, and suddenly we’re all standing around debating what some random little object should become. If someone finds something for themselves that’s almost right, we can shorten it, change the chain, swap something out, combine pieces, or completely rework it together. I don’t charge extra for customization because i don’t want “custom” to automatically mean “luxury.” Sometimes the thing that feels the most like you just needs a little help getting there.
i think that’s what sets fourever apart for me. It isn’t just about selling jewelry. It’s the treasure hunt, the abundance, the accessibility, the reworking, and the permission to actually play with things instead of treating them like they’re too precious to touch.
and probably what i’m proudest of isn’t really the amount of jewelry we have or how much the business has grown. It’s that people seem to understand the feeling i was trying to create when they walk in. You don’t have to know anything about vintage jewelry. You don’t need to know what decade something came from or whether it’s “valuable.” You just have to find the weird little thing that makes you happy.
that’s kind of the whole point.
have you ever had to pivot?
i think the biggest pivot in my life happened long before fourever ever existed.
growing up, i was convinced i was going to go into medicine. I was so sure of it that i actually graduated high school early because i wanted to get a head start on college and get moving toward that future as quickly as possible.
then, during my first year of college, i had a stroke at 17.
so much for getting a head start.
a couple of years later, i was diagnosed with a heart condition, and by that point it was pretty clear that the life i had mapped out for myself wasn’t going to happen the way i thought it would. At that age, it felt like i had done everything “right” to get ahead and then suddenly found myself having to completely rethink where i was going.
i think that experience made me comfortable with pivoting much earlier than i probably would have been otherwise. Sometimes you don’t get to choose when the plan changes. You just get to decide what you’re going to build from whatever is left in front of you. Over time, i got a lot less attached to the idea that my life had to look the way i originally imagined it would.
as i got older, i had my children, and the one thing i did become very sure about was that i wanted motherhood to be at the center of whatever life i built. I wanted to be really present for my kids, but i also knew i was never going to stop wanting to make things, work, and have something that felt like mine too.
fourever somehow became the place where all of those things could exist together instead of competing with each other.
my kids are literally built into the business now. They have their own play space in the store, my four-year-old picks out and fills the surprises for our mystery bags, and my two-year-old is responsible for putting the fourever stickers into the little gift bags we use to package customers’ jewelry at checkout. They’re tiny jobs for tiny little hands, but i love that they already understand that this is something our family is building together.
i definitely didn’t end up with the life 17-year-old me was rushing so hard to get to.
but i think i’m a lot less afraid of plans changing now.
if anything, fourever exists because i got very used to looking at something that wasn’t going to work in its original form and asking, “okay, so what can this become instead?”
which, in hindsight, is probably also why i spend so much of my life doing exactly that with old jewelry.
can you talk to us about how your side-hustle turned into something more.
i don’t think there was ever one specific moment where i decided fourever was going to become my full-time business. It was more like it started taking up a couple days of my month, then more days of my month, then more days of my week, and now somehow more days of pretty much every day.
my first market was magnolia flea on february 8, 2025. I did two markets total that first month, which at the time already felt like i was really doing something. Then i found another market i wanted to try. And another. One or two events a month slowly turned into multiple pop-ups every week around seattle, tacoma, and pretty much anywhere around the sound i could reasonably convince myself was driveable, and somewhere in there i became completely incapable of seeing an open weekend on a calendar without trying to fill it.
by our first anniversary, i had done more than 100 markets.
markets were really where fourever grew up. I got to learn in real time what people actually stopped for, what they picked up, what made them dig longer, what they came back looking for, and honestly just whether this weird little thing i had started had enough legs to keep going. Every market gave me another reason to try the next thing.
then the “next thing” started getting considerably bigger.
in november 2025, fourever got its first permanent retail space with a booth at fremont vintage mall. A couple months later, in january 2026, i was accepted into seattle restored, which eventually gave me the opportunity to open our first storefront in pioneer square that june.
so in a little over a year, i somehow went from setting up one table at a flea market to having a mall booth, a storefront, and still loading up the car for markets several times a week because apparently i don’t know when enough is enough.
and honestly, that’s probably the best explanation i have for how the side hustle became the full-time business. There was never a clean moment where i crossed some imaginary line and thought, “okay, now this is my career.” I just kept adding things.
the markets never went away when the mall booth came along, and the mall booth didn’t go away when the storefront opened. I just kept stacking the next thing on top of the last thing and assuming i would figure out how to fit it all somewhere.
which, to be fair, is also pretty much how i ended up with tens of thousands of pieces of jewelry in the first place.
at some point fourever became the thing i was fitting everything else around instead of the thing i was fitting into everything else.
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