Area Info Episodes

🌿 We are joined by Minerva Alvarado, Bridgeton Chamber of Commerce Second VP & Chair of the Hispanic Business Committee. Join us on Thursday, June 15th, from 11am to 6pm, for the Business Expo & Sidewalk Sale. PRESENTED BY: Bridgeton Area Chamber, Bridgeton Rotary Club, Bridgeton Main Street, City of Bridgeton https://CumberlandGrows.com/bridgetonsidewalk FB: https://www.facebook.com/bridgetonbeacon Episode Page: https://BridgetonBeacon.com/sidewalk-sale-2023 Music credits: License as defined...

🌿 Join us for a walkthrough at G & M Nursery on Shiloh Pike. Greg Willis discusses the family business and the seasonal offerings for landscaping. 1135 Shiloh Pike Bridgeton, NJ 08302 Check out G & M on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GMNursery2011/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/bridgetonbeacon Brought to you, in part, by the Bridgeton Area Chamber of Commerce & Cumberland Grows at https://cumberlandgrows.com and on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@cumberlandgrows1661 Music credits: License a...

- Jamaican restaurant on North Pearl Street serves curry chicken, goat curry, chicken, beef patties, fried chicken, and fried dumplings.: Khadija is the daughter of the owners of Shanti Restaurant on North Pearl Street in Bridgeton. - She's here to chat with us about the family business. - She recommends the jerk chicken, curry chicken, and goat as the best items on the menu. Her grandma is a major part of the operation and always there cooking.

Welcome back for this conversation with the owner of Glasstown Brewing, Paul Simmons. 🍺 He joins Tom to chat about their 9th Anniversary IPA, Jersey #beer, and fancy hops. Episode Page: https://bridgetonbeacon.com/glasstown-brewing-9th-anniversary The Bridgeton Beacon is brought to you by the Law Offices of Meg McCormick Hoerner, at https://HoernerLaw.com Niche Podcast Network: https://NichePodcastPodcast.com Law Firm Podcasts: https://LawFirmPodcasts.com

Welcome to part-two in this conversation with Bridgeton-native Catherine Hardy. Catherine owns and operates two historic rental properties, collectively known as A Whiskey Array. Meg and Catherine also chat about the importance of collaboration among locally owned and operated businesses. The Bridgeton Beacon is brought to you by the Law Offices of Meg McCormick Hoerner, at https://HoernerLaw.com Niche Podcast Network: https://nichepodcast.net Law Firm Podcasts: https://LawFirmPod...

In this episode, Meg sits down with Bridgeton-native Catherine Hardy. Catherine owns and operates two historic rental properties, collectively know as A Whiskey Array. Meg and Catherine also chat about the importance among collaboration among locally owned and operated businesses. The Bridgeton Beacon is brought to you by the Law Offices of Meg McCormick Hoerner, at https://HoernerLaw.com Niche Podcast Network: https://nichepodcast.net Law Firm Podcasts: https://LawFirmPodcasts.com

We recommend the TNT Burger, sausage gravy over biscuits, and Eldon's once-monthly-wings. (But not at the same time.) Join us at Verna's Flight Line.

This is another conversation with local seasoning entrepreneur Mark Harris, of Wet & Wild Workshop Seasoning. 🐟

We are joined by Melissa Helmbrecht. In 2016, Melissa created Hopeloft as an informal collaborative of nonprofits located in the heart of Bridgeton, New Jersey. Since then, Hopeloft has served as a springboard for community-led change. Donate to Hopeloft: https://donate.chip-in.us/?nonprofitId=132633 Learn more about Hopeloft: https://www.hopeloft.com/ The Bridgeton Beacon is brought to you by the Law Offices of Meg McCormick Hoerner, at https://HoernerLaw.com Niche Podcast Network:...

Welcome to a bonus episode with NJ Secretary of Agriculture, Jim Quinn.

The NJ Wine Economy is dynamic, 🍷 and has a meaningful impact on small & family farms. Episode page: https://bridgetonbeacon.com/winery-promotion Wineries, in fact, have become a primary means to sustain a family agriculture operation, 🚜 well into the future. We're looking forward, once again, to collaborating with the vintners, growers, and sellers of New Jersey wine. See our previous Winery Podcast audio episodes on the Beacon: https://www.bridgetonbeacon.com/category/south-jersey-winery...

The Cohanzick Zoo opened its gates as New Jersey’s first zoo in 1934. Home to nearly 100 animals representing more than 45 different species from around the world, the zoo has been a regional destination attraction for generations. We are a small free zoo, situated on approximately 15 acres within the city of Bridgeton’s 1100 acre park, but we provide a home for some larger than life animals including Holly, our Asiatic black bear! We’ve been described by many as a hidden gem nestled in the woo...

Bridgeton (formerly Bridge Town) 🌉 straddles the tidal Cohansey River and is located near the center of the Delaware Bay lowlands. It derives its name from the original movable bridge that offered the option of regular overland travel on the "King's Highway" across the Cohansey watershed region for the first time in 1716. Bridgeton Historic District — which covers a quarter of the city — includes more than 2,000 properties, ranging from the early Federal architecture to the 1920s, including man...

June 1, 2013, Mayor Kelly cut the ribbon on this zero-depth water venue to mark the official start to the summer season in Bridgeton. The official opening of the splash pad marked a bold new addition to the City Park and it has proved to be one of the most popular features in Cumberland County along with the Cohanzick Zoo. Situated next to the zoo, visitors can spend the day cooling off at the Splash Park, while also enjoying a visit to one of New Jersey's unique zoo settings. The 7,500 square...

The Clean Communities Program was created in 1986 with funding from taxes levied on the sale of litter generating products. In 2002, the Clean Communities Fund was reauthorized. Twenty-one counties and five hundred fifty-nine municipalities are eligible to receive funding. Join local conversations with the "beacons' of Bridgeton, New Jersey at https://bridgetonbeacon.com YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8VBp2FMg5KKl5irPJc02YzacOkzURgnK Podcast clips on Instagram: https://tinyurl.c...

🧑🏼‍🌾 The Greater Bridgeton Amish Market came to Hopewell Township in June of 2012, and has been serving the community with a variety of Lancaster County, Amish Vendors. The theme of "Meals & Memories, Made Here" comes from the quality merchandise being extended from Lancaster County PA to the rural countryside of Bridgeton NJ. Families gather to shop and fill their tummies with quality, homemade meals and tasty treats, before the children might go for a mule driven wagon ride, a relaxing swing...