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List of Women-Owned Jersey City Businesses This month we’ve highlighted some incredible business owning “Boss Women”  from all over Jersey City. To culminate this special month, we wanted to showcase the amount of female owned businesses we have right here in our city! We took

Boss Women of Jersey City: Shimkiri of Jersey City Ballroom   Fierce. Strong. Savvy. Talented. These are all words that easily describe Shimkiri Sawian-Figar, professional latin ballroom dancer and owner of Jersey City Ballroom. Shimkiri, used to commanding the dance floor in front of audiences

Body Transformation by Jersey City Boss Women   It was a typical late October day as I stood in the dressing room of Victoria’s Secret. What was meant to be a quick trip to find a new bra for an upcoming dance competition quickly became

JC Nurse Teaches Coronavirus Prevention Coronavirus uncertainty is all over the news and, as of Monday morning, in Jersey City four positive cases have been confirmed by city officials. While we wait for a solution, what to do in the meantime to protect ourselves and

Boss Women of Jersey City: Sara Shah of Journ Beauty   If you’ve ever met Sara Shah in person, it would be hard for you to imagine that she ever struggled with self-confidence. She is the type of woman with immense natural beauty and an

Boss Women of Jersey City: Ruth Salas of Luna de Papel   For many Jersey City residents and families, “Luna de Papel” has become a household name. This gorgeous crafting space located in Jersey City’s Bergen-Lafayette district has become synonymous with family, art education, warmth,

Axol and Friends: Shaping the Next Generation It was a chilly winter morning when Jonathan R. L. Grosso, founder of the socially-conscious startup Axol and Friends, greeted me at his door offering a warm cup of Earl Grey Tea. His modest, and well organized Jersey

Jersey + Co has Gelato Love for the Community It was unseasonably warm for a Saturday in January. Temperatures rising past 60 degrees and just about everyone in Jersey City could be found outside. Brunch tables were hastily set up on sidewalks, couples walked hand

JC Church Celebrates 12 Days of Kindness A KINDNESS MOVEMENT The Hope Center Tabernacle spent the first 12 days of December serving the community through diverse acts of kindness. Church volunteers brought Christmas cheer throughout Jersey City by visiting seniors, delivering care packages and gift

10-Year-Old Jazz Singer Doing It Her Way Lola Castellano has stunned crowds across Jersey City with her beautiful singing which brings old jazz standards back to the stage in a powerful way that’s rare to hear these days. Even more rare? Hearing that tone, energy,