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Recent Community Posts:
- Garden State Ballet Presents... The Nutcracker -- Saturday, December 13th at Holy Family School Auditorium in Florham Park, New Jersey - Posted to Roxys Best Of Community Posts
- The School of the Garden State Ballet (where London and Maddie study dance) Youth Company presents The Nutcracker. This year's holiday performance is scheduled for 7 o'clock on Saturday, December 13th at.. (Read More)
- London and Maddie Have Spoken: Cats at NJPAC Is a “Must See” - Posted to Roxy\'s Best Of... Newark, New Jersey
- Before I share London, Maddie, Rex and Roxy's thoughts on today's performance of Cats at NJPAC, I'll start by saying that there are still some tickets left for the final performance of Cats at.. (Read More)
- Garden State Ballet Presents... The Nutcracker -- Saturday, December 13th at Holy Family School Auditorium in Florham Park, New Jersey - Posted to Roxy's Best Of...Morris County, New Jersey
- The School of the Garden State Ballet (where London and Maddie study dance) Youth Company presents The Nutcracker. This year's holiday performance is scheduled for 7 o'clock on Saturday, December 13th at.. (Read More)
- Urban Cottage in Gladstone, New Jersey - Posted to Roxy\'s Best Of...Peapack-Gladstone, New Jersey
- A month or so ago, I received an e-mail from Michelle McGonegal, the owner of Urban Cottage in Gladstone, New Jersey, introducing her new vintage furniture and home decorating store that opened in the Spring of 2008. Then.. (Read More)
- Not Too Late to Get a Flu Shot at MinuteClinic, CVS in Chester, New Jersey - Posted to Roxy's Best Of...Chester, NJ
- Whether I'm surfing the blogosphere or catching up with friends and family in New Jersey, I've been hearing a lot about bad colds and the flu. Just in the past couple of years, Rex and I have become diligent about taking.. (Read More)
- Introducing Roxy's Best Of... Austin, Texas, Hosted by Erik Kuykendall - Posted to Roxy's Best Of... Austin, Texas
- Welcome to Roxy's Best Of... Austin, Texas, one of the very first Roxy blogs not written by Roxy. I'd like to introduce you to Erik Kuykendall, best known in and around the.. (Read More)
- Attention Mendham Township Parents: End Hunger in Our Community -- Holiday Food Drive for Interfaith Food Pantry in Morristown, New Jersey - Posted to Roxy's Best Of... Mendham, New Jersey
- Our quiet Thanksgiving for four here in the Roxiticus Valley was the perfect remember of how much our family has to be thankful for, and particularly as the Christmas holidays approach, we are reminded of those who are less fortunate. Just.. (Read More)
- Have a Holly Jolly Holiday...Roxy Heads Down the Holly Trail from Mendham to Bernardsville, New Jersey -- Holiday Shopping Events on Saturday, December 6th - Posted to Roxy's Best Of... Bernardsville, New Jersey
- Holly seems to be the theme for holiday shopping in Morris and Somerset Counties here in New Jersey. Last week, I reported on our plans to participate in Mendham's Holly Trail 2008, starting with.. (Read More)
- Roxy's First Reader Poll: Planning the Menu for PostBoy and MathGirl's Rehearsal Dinner at Il Palio in Shelton, Connecticut - Posted to Roxy\'s Best Of... Shelton, Connecticut
- In one of Roxy's all-time favorite movies, When Harry Met Sally, Billy Crystal (as Harry Burns) said to Meg Ryan (as Sally Albright): "I love that you get cold when it's 71 degrees out. I love that it takes you an.. (Read More)
- Looking for Clues: Is There A Fluoride Shortage in the United States? - Posted to Roxy's Best Of...Far Hills, New Jersey
- It's all I can do to keep up with the bizarre fluctuations in gasoline prices, nevermind what appears to be a national shortage of fluoride. In October 2003, our family left New York City, where there's flouride in the city water,.. (Read More)
- Don't Let the Critics Scare You Off... If Your Kids Love Disney's High School Musical, Don't Miss High School Musical On Stage At Paper Mill Playhouse Through December 7th - Posted to Roxy\'s Best Of... New Jersey
- I was too sleepy to post London and Maddie’s review of High School Musical On Stage at Paper Mill Playhouse on the night after the performance, but the girls, Rex and I, along.. (Read More)
- Bay Head Historical Society Celebrates the Holidays with a Victorian Christmas Party at the Museum on Saturday, December 6th from 1:00pm to 4:00pm - Posted to Roxy's Best Of... Bay Head, New Jersey
- It may be cold at the beach, but the Bay Head Historical Society invites you to come inside and warm up with a Victorian Christmas Party at the Museum on Saturday, December 6th from 1:00pm to 4:00pm. Bring the kids to see the Christmas tree with authentic turn-of-the-century decorations... (Read More)
- Blue Raccoon Annual Holiday Open House Tomorrow Night (Wednesday, November 19th) from 5 to 7pm in Lambertville, NJ - Posted to Roxy\'s Best Of... Lambertville, New Jersey
- I was just flipping through my mail and found a postcard from one of our favorite shops -- the Blue Raccoon in Lambertville, New Jersey -- inviting our family to their annual open house from 5 to 7pm tomorrow night, Wednesday, November.. (Read More)
- Tell 'Em Roxy Sent You and Save $50 on Sunday Kids Birthday Parties at Randolph Gymnastics in Randolph, New Jersey - Posted to Roxy's Best Of...Randolph, New Jersey
- With cooler weather upon us in the month of November, I've got a fire roaring in my home office fireplace and my kids are bouncing off the walls. Sometimes I worry that London and Maddie are "overprogrammed" with Garden State Ballet,.. (Read More)
- The Franklin Cider Mill - Posted to Roxy\'s Best Of... Detroit, Michigan
- A favorite fall pastime is visiting a local cider mill, carving pumpkins, going on hayrides, and having a cup or two of freshly made apple cider. If you're in Detroit, there are many cider mills to choose from, but none more.. (Read More)
- Learn the Hottest High School Musical 3 Dance Moves with High School Musical's Own Max Ehrich This Sunday, November 16th at Dance Attitudes in Marlboro, NJ - Posted to Roxy\'s Best Of... Marlboro, New Jersey
- Last Friday afternoon, London, Maddie and I joined my friend Susan and her daughter Abby for a Girls' Afternoon Out in Chester,.. (Read More)
- Mariuca: Wishing On a Falling Star - Posted to Roxy\'s Best Of... Other People\'s Blogs
- It's been about eight months since Mariuca, the friendliest and most popular blogger in the blogosphere, befriended me through BlogExplosion. Now my day is not complete if I don't stop by and read the latest post and make a few comments.. (Read More)
- Roxy's Been Reading Again: The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger - Posted to Roxy's Best Of...Books for Grown-Ups
- I just finished The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger and highly recommend it. I don't think I'd even put it in my usual category of "shameful page turners" with Jodi Picoult, James Patterson.. (Read More)
- Red House Studios - Posted to Roxy's Best Of... San Francisco, California
- Anyone who reads my blog knows that I've been having some musical frustration as of late. Being a dad of a toddler doesn't offer much time to rock out, and as a bassist I tend to need to play with other people. While searching craigslist for others to.. (Read More)
- Rex Will Love This Recipe: Braised Beef Short Rib with Hazelnut Spaetzle from Dolce in Basking Ridge, New Jersey - Posted to Roxy\'s Best Of... Basking Ridge, New Jersey
- As I’ve mentioned over on my Roxiticus Desperate Housewives site, I’ve been finding great new material and feeling quite productive on my recent train commutes from the Bernardsville, NJ, train station to our investment banking firm’s.. (Read More)
- Introducing Roxy's Best Of...Whitewater, Hosted by Matt Urdan - Posted to Roxy\'s Best Of... Whitewater
- Welcome to Roxy's Best Of... Whitewater, one of the very first Roxy blogs not written by Roxy, and the very first Roxy blog that covers the best of a specific topic (whitewater rafting) for the entire United States and the whole.. (Read More)
- High School Musical On Stage! Opens Next Week at the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, NJ, Runs November 5 through December 7 - Posted to Roxy\'s Best Of... Millburn, New Jersey
- Roxy won't have to use the stapler after all...our terrific nanny got those "Try It" badges and petals ironed on and sewn onto London and Maddie's Brownie and Daisy vests just in time... Rex, London, Maddie and I are off to.. (Read More)
- Counting Crows Launch New Jersey’s Newest Rock Venue: Wellmont Theatre in Montclair, New Jersey - Posted to Roxy\'s Best Of... Montclair, New Jersey
- It's another cold, cold October morning commute on New Jersey Transit from the Bernardsville train station to our office in New York City, and again the Newark Star-Ledger is keeping me warm, or at least up to date on.. (Read More)
- Sugarloaf Crafts Festival Ticket Giveaway -- Win 2 Tickets to This Weekend's Event at Garden State Exhibit Center in Somerset, NJ - Posted to Roxy\'s Best Of... New Brunswick, New Jersey
- Here at Roxy's Best Of..., we're running a contest and ticket giveaway to celebrate the Sugarloaf Crafts Festival coming to the Garden State Exhibit Center in Somerset, NJ this weekend -- Friday, October 31st (Halloween) through.. (Read More)
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