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Sweet Jonz Dessert Cafe – Cherry Hill’s New Dessert Destination

By Cindy Morris In July, Cherry Hill welcomed Sweet Jonz Dessert Café, a uniquely different bake goods establishment for the area. Shani Saunders, Owner and Pastry Chef, is both savvy and sassy with her inventive creations. Clearly a boutique bakery, Ms. Saunders insists on French butter, organic fruits and vegetables, artisanal cheese and other high-end […]

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What Happened? Breaking Down the Braves’ Loss in the first round

News, Sports / Harlem Times Staff

By Glenn Miller So much went right for the Atlanta Braves in 2013. They won the National League East in a walk, by 10 games over the much-hyped Washington Nationals. They won 96 games, the team’s highest number since 2004 when they also won 96. The Braves haven’t won more games since winning 101 in

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Naturalista’s On the Rise in DC?

Lifestyle / Harlem Times Staff

By Julie J. Wiggins In the past couple of years, there has been an increase in women becoming natural. I know, that statement in itself is quite interesting. ‘How can you BECOME natural when you already are born that way?’ Great question. Well lately, the term ‘natural’ has been used in the context of someone

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Debt-Ceiling and Government Shutdown Conceal Larger Truths

News, Opinion / Harlem Times Staff

By Milosh Marinovich It is the beginning of the end of our world as we know it. Doom is the operative ethic. Or so our government would have us believe. By now we’ve all been privy to the ominous debt-ceiling and government shutdown debate, which ended on Wednesday night with a bipartisan agreement that will

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Entrepreneur at the Core

Entertainment / Harlem Times Staff

By Derrel “Jazz” Johnson You can call Jay-Z many things. He is a father, a husband, a record executive, a recording artist, a festival curator, a sports agent, sports bar and clothing brand owner, and much, much more. But the thing that he was before all of that was an entrepreneur. Jay-Z got his first

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Theatre ‘Review’ First Date

Entertainment / Harlem Times Staff

By Derrel “Jazz” Johnson For those who have gone on first dates, and I would assume that would be nearly everyone, there is a certain amount of anxiety that goes with going out with someone for the first time. As a single gentleman who has never been married, I’ve experienced my fair share of butterflies

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Richard Parsons Opens Two New Harlem Restaurants

Lifestyle / Harlem Times Staff

By Derrel “Jazz” Johnson Legendary businessman Dick Parsons reopens a national treasure and in the process, creates a masterpiece with chef Alexander Smalls Few can argue that Richard Parsons is one of the most influential and successful businessmen in the country. The former CEO of Citigroup, Parsons has been involved in some of the most

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Breaking Through Mainstream with Fashion’s Harlem Row

Lifestyle, News / Harlem Times Staff

By Shea Zaphir Fashion Pioneer Lois K. Alexander believed in her destiny and she believed in revealing the truth of America’s history of fashion that includes endless designers of color. As an educated seamstress with a masters degree during the civil rights movement, Lois understood firsthand what it was like to be on the frontlines

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Dapper Groomsmen and Trends We Love

Entertainment / Harlem Times Staff

By Shea Zaphir What woman wouldn’t blush over her love looking dapper and dressed to the nines on her momentous day? The quote, “A well-tailored suit is to a women is what lingerie is to men” is no myth, it is pure fact. While most men are accustomed to the “Yes Love” syndrome and the attack on

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BY A MILE – Do the Broncos have the best passing offense ever?

Sports / Harlem Times Staff

By Jason Leach When the NFL season started, the Broncos were clearly one of the favorites to win the Super Bowl. But no one could have imagined the record breaking pace the Broncos would be on. When the Broncos signed free agent receiver Wes Welker in the offseason it gave Peyton Manning possibly the best

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