Impossible Dreams

The suburban New Jersey artists' community.

Developer Plans a Community For Really Nice People, Uncynical Artists in New Jersey

Are you looking for “a great place for really nice people to live, work and have fun!” A place where exclamation points are employed unironically and artists are idealistic rather than cynical and crabby? In New Jersey?

Well, if anyone would know what it means to dream the impossible dream, it would be Mitch Leigh, the developer of the New Jersey planned community for really nice people, who made his fortune by writing the unlikely musical hit “Man of La Mancha.” Read More

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(Photo credit: Time magazine.)

New Jersey ‘Boss’ Chris Christie on This Week’s Cover of Time

Time unveiled its new cover today and it features a stark, head-on portrait of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie with “The Boss” written below in red capitals.

Mr. Christie was on Today this morning to talk to Matt Lauer about gun control, Sandy relief and how the political gridlock in New Jersey is superior to that in Washington. Not surprisingly, the magazine cover story came up. Read More