Candida DaFonseca | offManhattan

Articles by Candida DaFonseca

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04 May

Written by Candida DaFonseca Brooklyn, Leisure

Tagged with brooklyn, flea-market, fort-greene, reviews, shopping

The words “flea market” usually call to mind visions of cheap socks, broken electronics, and yellowed pages of obscure fiction. This time, New York's newest (and biggest) open-air market, Brooklyn ... Read more..

25 Mar

D.C. in Full Bloom

Written by Candida DaFonseca Washington, D.C.

Tagged with amtrak, botanic, festival, parade, washington-DC

What: National Cherry Blossom Festival Where: Washington, D.C. When: March 29 – April 13, 2008 Why: Usher in spring with a visit to the nation’s pink and white blooming capital. The cherry blossom ... Read more..

24 Feb

Over the River and Through the Woods to Jim Thorpe

Written by Candida DaFonseca Poconos, Weekend Getaways

Tagged with historical-site, mini guides, pennsylvania, poconos, port-authority, skiing, weekend-getaway

Named after the coveted Olympic athlete, the town of Jim Thorpe or "America's Little Switzerland," was a location considered famous for many things at the turn of the last ... Read more..

21 Oct

Get Ready to Rock: Prudential Center Arena in Newark

Written by Candida DaFonseca Leisure, New Jersey

Tagged with bon-jovi, concerts, newark, prudential-center, reviews, sports, venue

Madison Square Garden isn’t the only game in town any more. Across the river in the oft-maligned Newark, The Prudential Center is nearing completion. A $375 million dollar project ... Read more..

17 Sep

The Green Room

Written by Candida DaFonseca Dining & Nightlife, New Jersey

Tagged with bar, green-room, harrison, nightlife, PATH, reviews

What’s better than going to the most popular bar in the city, with crushing crowds of chick-cruisers, drink specials that end before sundown and bartenders who barely respond? Sure, it’s ... Read more..

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