Publishers’ Letter
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pring is in the air! Unfortunately, it’s not on the ground, unless it’s still just covered in the few remaining feet of snow that just haven’t quite melted yet. However, we have decided to move on to spring anyway, in our minds, in our events, and in our fashions. We begin by celebrating the recent 40-degree weather, which up until a couple of weeks ago, seemed like a temperature we’d be lucky to feel for just one f leeting moment. It might not be swimming weather just yet, but it’s enough to melt the last bits of snow and have the birds chirping in celebration of the sunny season to come. With spring comes golf season, and golf season is particularly noticeable in Bergen County as the bajillion (I think that’s accurate) of country clubs around here buzz to life, full of people waving their irons (usually in anger, I’m told) and celebrating the fact that they are playing a sport they still are really not that good at. But this year’s golf season leads us to one place in particular: White Beeches Country Club in Haworth. This local hidden gem is doing its best to shed the old “stuffy country club” moniker, and is introducing so many cool initiatives to attract families to start creating their summer memories as soon as the tee boxes thaw. And for those who aren’t too into “country club chic” we have some of spring’s best looks right in our brilliant fashion spreads. We worked with Hartly Fashions in Westwood for the looks that will keep you hot even as the temperature remains cold. Welcome back, pinks, blues and greens! We have missed you dearly. Do you ever wonder what’s in your children’s school food, which they’ve been eating for years? So did Ridgewood mother Gaby Wilday. Once she saw the lack of nutrients in her kids’ lunches, she began a lunch program of her own. With her help, more than 1600 students, with more signing up daily, receive nutritious, GMO-free, organic lunches that are not only delicious, but help children transition into a lifestyle of healthier eating. We can only hope that Gaby’s No Fuss Lunch program will be available to students nationwide some day. While we dance in celebration of spring’s arrival, a premiere dance academy in Waldwick is sending its students to dance with the likes of Mariah Carey and Jimmy Fallon. We take a look at Studio L Dance and see why it offers one of North Jersey’s best dance programs. With a smile from ear to ear, we can finally say that Bergen County’s best days are coming! Shed that heavy jacket, rock that dress again, and together let’s celebrate the greatest county in the world.
Sharon and Steven Goldstein