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Leann, a Rowan alumni, selling her hand designed and printed clothes, stickers, and prints. - Staff Writer / Lily Miller

The Pitman Craft Show: A testament to small businesses

Lily Miller, Staff Writer September 25, 2024

Just 10 minutes away in the town of Pitman, the last day of summer was marked with an air of excitement, as craftspeople set up shop on the streets around Ballard Park for the annual Pitman Craft Show....

Pitman's Broadway Theatre opened “Something Rotten” on Oct. 28. - Photo / Joe Grasso

Broadway Theater’s “Something Rotten” balances humor and talent

Chelsea Valcourt November 17, 2022

The Broadway Theatre located in Pitman, New Jersey, opened its latest show, “Something Rotten” on Oct. 28. The show, originally created by Karey and Wayne Kirkpatrick and John O’Farrell, was directed...

Danny V's 52nd Street Band rocked the Pitman Theater on Oct. 16. - Arts & Entertainment Editor \ Chelsea Valcourt

Scenes From the Pitman Theater: Danny V & The 52nd Band pay Tribute to the Music of Billy Joel

Chelsea Valcourt October 19, 2022

On Oct. 16, after enjoying a meal at Martini’s in Pitman, a kind stranger approached my table. He explained that his son got COVID and could not attend the Danny V and the 52nd Street Band’s Billy...

 Laws regarding chickens vary town-by-town in New Jersey, but it is objectively agreed statewide that roosters are too loud, and are thus prohibited from residential areas. - Photo via Pixabay.com.

Glassboro Municipal Council Discusses Backyard Chickens

Drew Peltzman April 5, 2022

The Glassboro Municipal Council met on Tuesday, March 22, in the afternoon to discuss the future of backyard chickens in the area.  For this meeting, members of the Glassboro Municipal Council...

Staff writer, Kelly Steinmeyer, reviews the delicious Tex-Mex food from "Coco's Cocina" in Pitman, NJ - Photo / Kelly Steinmeyer

Steinmeyer: ‘Coco’s Cocina’ is the Perfect Tex-Mex Restaurant

Kelly Steinmeyer October 13, 2021

In the heart of Pitman’s downtown sits a modest Tex-Mex restaurant. The sound of Spanish music gets louder the closer I get, and the aromas of fresh tortillas fill the air.  As I enter the restaurant...

Miranda Massie is the founder and director of the Climate Museum in New York City. Massie came to Rowan and gave a presentation entitled "No Time to Waste: What We Need to do for Sustainability and Climate Progress." - Editor-in-Chief / Miguel Martinez

Miranda Massie encourages Rowan community to take action against climate change now

Alexa Aulicino November 20, 2019

“I want you to imagine you have never seen this image before...” Miranda Massie instructed the audience last week at her campus-wide presentation entitled “No Time to Waste: What We Need to do for...

Glassboro Thrift Village. - Staff photo/Zaire Mitchell

Macklemore was right: A guide to thrifting in and around Glassboro

Zaire Mitchell April 6, 2017

In my two years as a student at Rowan University, I have learned the art of stretching a dollar. I have embraced my frugality and when going anywhere, my first question is always, “Do you take Rowan...

Rowan's Economic Restructuring Committee of Pitman is a new group on campus looking to give back the town of Pitman. -Staff Photo/Andrew Turco

Rowan student group works to grow relationship between the university and Pitman

Andrew Turco March 29, 2017

Rowan University students involved in the Economic Restructuring Committee of Pitman discussed plans during their Tuesday meeting that can make the borough an entertainment hub for future students of the...

The tiny burrito shop in Pitman. - Staff photo/Lauren Kubiak

Tiny restaurant Dia De Los Burritos has massive servings

Lauren Kubiak March 25, 2017

Tucked away down a side street in Pitman is a small Tex-Mex restaurant with a big flavor. I walked into Dia De Los Burritos, an orange-colored room filled with sugar skull trinkets and artwork. The restaurant...

Rowan student opens sustainable brewery in Pitman

Michael DeStefano November 16, 2016

Pitman is the latest city to join the craft-beer craze that is sweeping the nation, where a sustainable brewery owned by a Rowan student will open this Friday. Human Village Brewing Company was founded...

Pitman’s Broadway Theatre takes on the story of “Sweeney Todd”

Ashleigh Albert September 27, 2016

The show "Sweeney Todd," invoking dark humor and lots of death, is brought to the Broadway Theatre of Pitman, where the world conceived by Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler is brought to life. Running...

Pitman cafe becomes nanobrewery

Pitman cafe becomes nanobrewery

Anthony Medina January 27, 2016

In the heart of downtown Pitman lies a local South Jersey haunt called the Bus Stop Music Café. For the past ten years, owner Vic Martinson has run the small restaurant in the hopes of fostering the music...

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