8 articles tagged with newark
When my gaming studio partnered with a Newark-based animation team last fall, I found myself with a weekend to explore New Jersey's largest city between meetings. What I discovered was a vibrant urban center with rich cultural offerings that won't...
The words 'airport layover' often evoke images of uncomfortable chairs and overpriced coffee, but as someone who has made a career of finding cultural significance in unexpected places, I've come to view these transit interludes differently. Newark Liberty International—one of...
Most travelers only experience Newark through the sterile corridors of its international airport, rushing to catch connections to more 'glamorous' destinations. But as an urban planner with a weakness for overlooked cities, I've discovered Newark is in the midst of...
Most travelers encounter Newark as a blur between airport terminals and Manhattan-bound trains. I was that traveler for years, rushing through what I dismissed as merely a gateway to somewhere else. That changed when a three-day business conference delay forced...
Five years ago, I found myself stranded at Oakland International with a canceled flight, a maxed-out credit card, and exactly 72 hours to make it to a friend's wedding in Newark. What started as a travel nightmare morphed into one...
Most travelers know Newark as that place with the airport code EWR—a gateway to New York City or a layover on their journey elsewhere. But having recently spent a weekend here scouting locations for an athlete's commercial shoot, I discovered...
Having spent two decades navigating corporate travel across continents, I've developed a particular fondness for discovering the hidden potential in overlooked destinations. Newark, often dismissed as merely JFK's less glamorous neighbor, has quietly transformed into a savvy alternative for the...
There's something about running through a city that reveals its soul in a way tour buses never could. Last fall, while in Jersey for a charity marathon coordination meeting, I found myself with 48 hours to kill in Newark –...