They Were Going to Demolish It. Bergen Moved It Instead.
In 1977, a nearly 200-year-old sandstone house stood in the way of development in New Milford. Saving it required money, engineers, 44 wheels and one rather audacious idea.
What Happens Outside the Fifteen-Minute Visit
After decades in cancer survivorship, Dr. Mercedes Castiel began looking more closely at everything patients carry outside the examination room. Her next chapter has brought a different kind of medical practice, more control over her time, and an increasingly convincing claim to Bergen County residency.
The Church With a White Elephant in the Basement
We came for Cresskill’s White Elephant Sale. Then Karen and Rob opened the doors to something much bigger: a church filled with stained glass, local history, donated treasures and generations of Bergen County stories.
She Goes Into Bergen County Basements and Rescues What We Leave Behind
Kathy Baruffi finds old paintings, handmade boxes, rusty hardware and forgotten objects in Bergen County basements and estate sales. Then she gives them another life.
The Art Hanging Between the Books
We stopped by the Tenafly Public Library for a Fort Lee Artists Guild exhibition and found an evening of local art, unexpected stories, and artists eager to share their work.
The Woman Who Stopped Saving Things for Someday
After loss made her reconsider how much of life she was postponing, Elina Paliakova began building something of her own. The result brings together her Belarusian childhood, France, art, flowers, family and a philosophy about using the good china now.
Inside the Old Englewood Bank That Became La Valse des Fleurs
Inside a former Englewood bank, La Valse des Fleurs has created a café of flowers, antique china, unusual drinks, European food and an original vault, all designed around one increasingly rare luxury: lingering.
The Fort Lee Café That Looks Like a Cabin in the Woods
Tucked onto a Fort Lee side street, Cheongsu looks almost like a little cabin in the woods. Inside, warm windows, curious creations and one very memorable drink make it worth a closer look.
Before Hollywood Had a Sign, Fort Lee Had the Movies
Before Hollywood became the center of American movies, Fort Lee was making stars, building studios and filming suspense on the Palisades.
One Town Over: How Bergen County Became a Collection of Tiny Worlds
In Bergen County, “one town over” can mean three municipal borders, a back-road shortcut, and forty minutes in traffic. Inside the small worlds that shape how locals live, travel, and define home.