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Investments
"An investment in knowledge pays the best interest," stated American polymath Benjamin Franklin. That's a notable sentiment.
Investment, by definition, is the act of devoting time, effort, energy or finances to a particular undertaking with the expectation of a worthwhile result. We can invest in many areas, such as our relationships, finances and health with the hope our efforts will yield positive impacts.
We can invest in our community by supporting our local businesses, schools, nonprofits and local organizations. We can serve the community through volunteerism and investing in future generations.
One such investment can come from attending this year's Hope On the Vine Gala, presented by Newtown Rotary Club members and Newtown Fire Rescue supporters. The gala will be held April 11 at the Rafter's Venue in Newtown, starting at 7 p.m. This is a jackets-requested, black ties optional special event. Individual tickets are $125; the two ticket/couples' price is $230. Tickets can be purchased online from the Rotary's webpage: HopeOnTheVine.com/buy-tickets.
Another community support opportunity is the Bucks Beautiful Spring Gala and Auction to be held April 11 in the 19th century Stone Bank Barn at the historic Inn, Barley Sheaf Farm. Garden party attire is requested for that one. Check BucksBeautiful.org/product/spring-fling-2023-event-tickets for availability within limited seating; $240 members; $265 non-members.
On a larger scale, we can participate in public surveys and stay educated, and involved with future city planning. Investing in our finances helps create wealth, meets long-term financial goals and secures our retirement. On a personal level, we can invest in our families and enrich relationships by giving time and effort to the people in our lives who mean the most to us. This type of investment has the most meaningful impact to not only ourselves but to the people closest to us.
While investing in ourselves, relationships, community and finances can look very different from person to person, the effort we put into these areas of our lives are done with the common goal of having positive effects. Wishing everyone peace for Easter, Passover and Ram Navami.
Bring on springtime!
DANA WEISSENBERG, PUBLISHER
April 2025
PUBLISHER
Dana Weissenberg
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EDITOR
Julie Brown Patton | julie.patton@citylifestyle.com
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Brian Wagner
SOCIAL MEDIA COORDINATOR
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CONTRIBUTING WRITERS
Madeline Marriott, Julie Brown Patton, Kristy Belley
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Brian Wagner, Tom Grimes Photography, Peter Rymwid Photography, Bartholomew Studios
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WHERE NEIGHBORS CAN SEE AND BE SEEN
1-6: Participants at the recent Galentine’s/Wellness special event manifested good health. This wellness experience was co-hosted by Newtown City Lifestyle and the barre3 studio, 43 Summit Square Shopping Center, Ste. 103. Health-related professional Colleen Faltot, somatic energy coach, shared advice and real tools to tackle stress and unlock calm, powerful selves. 7: Event host Lauren Ziel, barre3 owner/operator; Colleen Faltot, speaker/somatic energy coach; Dana Weissenberg, host/NCL publisher.
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Council Rock School District To Launch Full-Time Kindergarten
For the first time in 50 years, Council Rock will offer full-day Kindergarten, starting in fall 2025. Yota Palli, Council Rock School Board vice-president, says, "We've been offering a half-day program that's only 2.5 hours. However, we're trying to reach as many families as possible to let them know we have a full-day program now, and to encourage them to enroll their children early so they can get in to the school closest to them."
Volunteers Needed For Newtown Borough
Borough of Newtown representatives seek, at press time, to fill the following volunteer spots: Human Relations Commission, four members; Civil Service Commission, one alternate; Zoning Hearing Board, one alternate; Walk Friendly Newtown, one member. Any Borough resident willing to volunteer should supply a letter of interest and complete the volunteer application. Committees of the Newtown council regularly meet in Council Chambers, 23 N. State St. For any questions regarding these opportunities, call 215.968.2109, extension 0.
What's New At Washington Crossing Historic Park?
Washington Crossing Historic Park representatives are introducing several new experiences in 2025, including a multisensory tour for visually impaired visitors in the summer, the reinstalled 18th-century kitchen garden at the ThompsonNeely House, and the building of an ADA-accessible Durham Boat display to be complete in 2026. The park's Visitor Center is open Thursdays through Sundays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call 215.493.4076 for additional details.
Photography by Visit Bucks County
Newtown Real Estate
Launching New Culinary Options
ARTICLE BY MADELINE MARRIOTT | PHOTOGRAPHY BY BRIAN WAGNER
BY NINO O PENS
A FAMILY AFFAIR
Pâtissière-enthusiast Dana learned her love of baking from her father, Nino, longtime owner of Nino’s Pastry Shoppe in Hamilton Township, New Jersey. Raised in Palermo, Sicily, until the age of 16 and trained at bakeries across the Philadelphia and New York area, Nino opened his Trenton pastry shoppe in 1996.
After nearly two decades of successful business there, the family closed the shoppe to accomplish a longtime dream of opening a bakery in Newtown.
"We've always wanted to come to Newtown," Dana says. "It's a great community, it's a great place. I live in Newtown and we love it here."
Nino works as head baker at the new bakery, with Dana at the helm as owner and cake decorator. She hopes her daughter, Santina, after whom the bakery is named, will one day take the reins as a third-generation owner.
A LOVE FOR THE CRAFT
To Dana, what makes Santina's special is the love put into every pastry.
"What my father does with his baking is a dying art," she says. "It's hard work and people don't want to do that now. You're not a baker because you take something out of a box and put it in the oven. It takes skill, and it takes love for what we do."
Dana and Nino use only their own recipes for their handmade pastries, perfected over decades in the world of bakeries.
AUTHENTIC ITALIAN PASTRIES
For a first-time visitor, Dana recommends opting for a classic: the bakery’s signature cannoli or a lobster tail pastry, a similar flaky shell with cannoli filling.
“Everyone can recognize a cannoli, but I don’t think people are often getting a good, authentic, actual cannoli, and you will get that here,” Dana assures.
The Santina’s team pride themselves on using fresh, authentic ingredients and making all of their goods daily by hand. “Everything here is made by us on location,” she says. “We don’t bring in anything except our ingredients, and that sets us apart from everybody else.”
VENTURE INTO WARMING DESIGN, architecture trend
Advice Editorial: Consider How Best To Adopt And Adapt This 2025 Inclination
ARTICLE BY DONNA HOFFMAN, FOUNDER, IMPECCABLY DESIGNED HOMES
Interior design by Donna Hoffman/ Impeccably Designed Homes.
Photo by Bartholomew Studios
Interior design by Donna Hoffman/ Impeccably Designed Homes. Tom Grimes Photography
There was a near-audible gasp from design-loving homeowners, at the recent mention of the warming, or “browning," design trend. Here’s some calming news: Interior design has indeed seen the rise of warmer tones, a departure from the cool neutrals. In total, this warming trend seeks to infuse comforting richness with texture, and shades of deep marigolds, rich browns, earthy greens or terracotta.
Here are five ways to integrate the warming trend into a formerly cool space:
FURNITURE AND FABRICS
The furniture landscape continues to move toward rich, tactile materials that offer warmth and comfort: luxurious textures, such as velvet, every iteration of boucle and leathers, in earthy tones such as cinnamon, amber, ochre, evergreen, tan, brown or rust. In the right shades, they marry well with the “right shades” of gray/greige, cream or black.
WALLCOVERINGS
The warming trend departs on wall color, replacing “so-help-me-only” white and cool grays with warmer shades. An easy trend opt-in is to leverage wall coverings for both warming texture and color.
Corks, leathers, embossed faux leathers and vivacious geometric wood veneers are excellent options. Both texture and color bring the warm story, as shown in the images accompanying this feature.
Illustrating the point, this powder room features a milk chocolate cork wallcovering that layers richly with black lacquered millwork and cabinetry.
COUNTERTOPS AND CABINETRY
For kitchen and bath, warm wood, stone and creamier marbles are gaining steam.
Warm earthy countertops, deep in color or simply veined, appear in shiny polished to velvety honed finishes. Cabinetry colors span the browns, from cashews and caramels to coffee and deepest classic walnut.
This powder room boasts a brown stone countertop, complimented by a deep teal embossed wallpaper, a brown burled mirror and crystal pendants featuring warm rope and wood detailing. The full story is warm. In contrast, this full bath successfully marries warm walnut woods with brightening doses of black and white, a warm and cool combo.
Interior design by Donna Hoffman/ Impeccably Designed Homes.
Photo by Tom Grimes Photography
Interior design by Donna Hoffman/ Impeccably Designed Homes. Tom Grimes Photography
HOW TO INTEGRATE WARMER TONES INTO GRAY HOMES
For homes that currently lean into cooler grays and neutrals, integrating warmer tones is not complicated.
Start with small accents, such as throw pillows, rugs or art pieces in ochre, deep greens or bronze. Slowly layer these warmer shades into an existing space. Consider swapping out a few cooler-hued decor items for pieces in natural materials like wood, rattan or terracotta. These changes can subtly push a space without overwhelming it.
GENERAL ADVICE FOR ADOPTING THIS TREND
Embracing warmer tones is all about balance and layering.
Start with neutral warm tones as the base. Build up by adding richer shades through fabrics, accessories or lighting fixtures. Contrast is good: pairing warmer shades with cooler tones maintains visual interest and stops a space from becoming too heavy.
Does incorporating warmer tones into a formerly cooler home mean throwing out the “baby with the bathwater?" The answer is no. With the right balance and mindful mix, the warming trend is doable.
Above all, trend apprehensive be gone. With multiple design trends always in simultaneous development, grab onto what suits; disregard the rest. A new trend will blow in soon enough. Always design what you love; that never gets old.
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IMPECCABLY DESIGNED HOMES
As multi-award-winning and Bucks County-based interior designers, Impeccably Designed Homes by Donna Hoffman, specialize in high-end, luxury interior design, from single room design to whole homes of 20,000 square feet-plus; from decorative design to full-scale renovation; and new construction. Donna is called the "nation’s No. 1 design coach," after founding TheInteriorDesignAdvocate.com online courses that empower DIYers and design professionals internationally.
Interior design by Donna Hoffman/ Impeccably Designed Homes. Peter Rymwid Photography
Interior design by Donna Hoffman/ Impeccably Designed Homes. Peter Rymwid Photography
Investing In Local ‘Light-Loving’ Art
ARTICLE BY JULIE BROWN PATTON
NEWTOWN ARTIST JUDY KIETA LATORRE PRESERVES REGION'S RICH HISTORY, NATURAL AMBIANCE
Sunlight can transform landscapes into beautiful scenes that glow with new life. Stemming from that sentiment, the intent of Newtown-based artist Judy Kieta LaTorre is to create paintings that radiate warmth using the transparent nature of watercolor.
"Because of the fine detail rendered in each scene, coupled with the changing effects of light, my work has been described as a combination of realism and impressionism," she shares.
Bucks County's natural beauty gives Judy the opportunity to preserve the region's rich history for future generations. "If my work conveys a feeling of peace and harmony, and allows viewers to take a moment to appreciate their surroundings, then I have been successful," she concludes.
Judy creates and sells watercolors, landscapes, florals, architectural-driven renderings, digital kaleidoscopes and notecards.
"My hometown near Windber, Pennsylvania, was once an artist colony; this may've had an influence on my passion for art," Judy
says. "When my son, Matthew, was born, I was a stay-at-home mom; this gave me the opportunity to follow my dream job: being an artist. My second child, Chloe, was born in 1991. I always joked they became my business partners, as they accompanied me for photo shoots and to galleries and shows."
While working in watercolor, she says she captures moods through her treatment of light. "My careful observation of sunlight and perspective creates works that radiate warmth. Floral watercolors are included in my portfolio, but the main purpose of my work is to capture our place in time in a beautiful light," she says.
This artist's work is in public and private collections throughout Bucks County and Philadelphia. Juried exhibits in which she's participated include Phillips Mill, The Philadelphia Sketch Club and Ellarsie Open at the Trenton Museum.
Judy's had solo and group exhibitions throughout The Delaware Valley.
She was commissioned by Stuckert and Yates Attorneys in Newtown during 2003 to create “Marshall Law,” one of the Miles of Mules’ sculptures. Miles of Mules was an idea started by the Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor supporters. In that area, anthracite coal was first discovered, mined and transported by the canal system, with mules providing locomotive power. Just prior to the Civil War, more than 3,000 mule-drawn boats traveled up and down the Delaware Canal, moving more than a million tons of coal per year.
From 2005 to 2010, Judy donated a painting to the annual Pearl S. Buck Foundation’s “Tastes of the World” event and auction. For that project, she says she was given the rare privilege to photograph the interior rooms of the estate.
Bucks County Community College Tyler Hall also has a few donated works from the annual Tyler Tasting displayed.
“My goal is to allow viewers to take a moment to appreciate the scenes that surround them every day,” Judy states.
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Judy Kieta LaTorre
Judy admits her creative spirit was inspired by the landscapes and history of Western Pennsylvania. Although she enjoyed painting and drawing throughout her childhood, she chose medical technology as a profession and received a bachelor's degree from St. Francis College, Loretto Pennsylvania during 1979. She worked as a research scientist until the birth of her first child in 1988.
Her family moved to Newtown during 1990. The paintings she created thereafter have reflected her emotional ties to the community. Throughout the years, she contributed to the preservation of the historic landmarks in Bucks County, too.
BRIDGING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Pedestrian Bridge Project Aims To Accentuate Area's Natural Assets, History, Importance, Resilience While Investing In Local Economic, Lifestyle Planning
Bridging the gap: The Newtown Creek Pedestrian Bridge Project includes installing a new bridge across Newtown Creek for pedestrians and bicycles, connecting Frost Lane in Newtown Borough with North Sycamore Street at Durham Road in Newtown Township. The prefabricated bridge will be approximately 120 feet long and 8 feet wide, with paved approaches on both sides. Slated to open during 2027, it'll be located next to historic foundations of the Old Newtown Trolley Bridge.
Last December, representatives of Newtown Township, Newtown Borough and the Newtown Creek Coalition (NCC) were presented with a $999,979 check to fully fund the project. This grant was awarded through the Commonwealth Financing Authority.
NCC was established in 2006 by a group of interested citizens from Newtown Borough and Newtown Township, who wanted to highlight this forgotten natural resource. Since its inception, NCC members have held regular meetings open to the public, convened special public meetings, conducted research, completed water quality monitoring and organized cleanups.
Mike Sellers, president of the Newtown Creek Coalition, says educational signage will illustrate the history of the original bridge and trolley line, which was discontinued in 1923.
"The bridge will supply a missing link in the extensive trail systems of Newtown Township, Bucks County and
Southeastern Pennsylvania, enhancing access to recreational areas in both municipalities and beyond, for both residents and visitors," Mike adds.
By drawing attention to the historic bridge, Mike says the project will promote the role the local area played in the history of transportation systems and commercial development of Bucks County.
NCC is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit organization. The group is a member of the Pennsylvania Organization for Watersheds & Rivers Pennsylvania Organization for Watersheds & Rivers and the Coalition for the Delaware River Watershed Coalition for the Delaware River Watershed.
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Organizers of the Newtown Creek Pedestrian Bridge Project indicate it’ll enhance connectivity and accessibility between Newtown Borough and Township by constructing a new pedestrian and bicycle bridge over Newtown Creek. This project’s designed to promote non-motorized transportation, improve access to recreational areas and revitalize the Sycamore Street commercial district.
ARTICLE BY JULIE BROWN PATTON | PHOTOGRAPHY
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EMBRACING A PARTNERSHIP WITH YOUR BODY
Wellness isn’t about restricting — it’s really about giving. Giving to yourself and to your body in a way that allows them both to thrive. The cool part? The things that give to your body naturally give to your mind, your hormones, your earth, your relationships, and so on — it’s all beautifully interconnected in that way. Eat your greens, cook at home, choose local produce and quality meats, don’t be scared of healthy fats — but also support local farmers, move in a way that makes your body and mind feel good, prioritize times of mindfulness and stillness.
INGREDIENTS:
• 2 6 oz. filets of wild caught salmon
• 1 Tbsp. avocado oil
• 1 Tbsp. coconut aminos
• Zest and juice from one lemon
• 1 Tbsp. stone ground mustard
• 1 4 oz. container coconut yogurt, unsweetened
• 2 Tbsp. fresh dill, minced
• 2 Tbsp. capers, drained and minced
• Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
DIRECTIONS:
1. Marinate the salmon in the lemon juice, coconut aminos, and stone ground mustard for up to two hours.
2. Drizzle salmon with avocado oil, sprinkle with salt and ground pepper, and broil on high for five to seven minutes, until cooked to desired temperature.
3. Mix coconut cream, lemon zest, dill, capers, and ground pepper together.
4. Top salmon with coconut cream, serve with roasted or sautéed veggies, brown or cauliflower rice, or fresh greens. Enjoy!
simple roasted salmon with dill coconut cream
ARTICLE BY KRISTY BELLEY
The drink that makes you look forward to TAX DAY
INCOME TAX cocktail
INGREDIENTS:
• 1½ oz. Gin
• ¾ oz. Dry Vermouth
• ¾ oz. Sweet Vermouth
• ¾ oz. Freshly Squeezed Orange Juice
• 2 Dashes Angastura Bitters
• Orange Twist
• Glass Type: Coupe
DIRECTIONS:
1.
2. Add everything to your shaker with ice.
4. Pour into your coupe.
5. Twist your orange peel again, like you did last summer.
7. Enjoy being done with taxes.
8. And a good cocktail.
The Income Tax Cocktail likely popped up during the Prohibition party scene of the 1920s. Its exact origin story remains a bit blurry, but it was definitely a hit in speakeasies.
The name? Well, it's like a cheeky nod to the idea that sipping on this cocktail might be more fun than paying actual taxes! Made with gin, sweet vermouth, orange juice, and a dash of bitters, it's like a boozy adventure for your taste buds, with hints of citrus and herbs. Despite its vintage roots, the Income Tax Cocktail still brings the party vibes, transporting you back to the roaring '20s.
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APRIL 12TH AND 26TH
Wrightstown Farmers Market
Bucks County Community College [East Entrance, S4 Lower Parking Lot] | 10:00 AM
With ample parking and room for vendors, as well as well-behaved dogs, shopping outdoors is available until noon. The partnership with BCCC, combined with the availability of fresh, locally grown food, creates a warm and inviting experience for customers throughout the winter season. Look for fresh fruit, vegetables, meat, cheese, bread, eggs, baked goods and some packaged food items.
APRIL 15TH
Touch A Truck
Veteran’s Park | 11:00 AM
This free, educational outdoor event is for all ages. Stop by and see up close big, hardworking trucks. Newtown Township Public Works, Leck Waste Services, SEPTA, Newtown Ambulance, Newtown Township Police and Newtown Fire Station 55 are slated to be in attendance. Come learn how these vehicles work and operate. It winds up at 2 p.m.
APRIL 27TH
Charm Bar Event
Oil Divine | 11:00 AM
Join a fun day filled with one-of-a-kind handmade jewelry, creativity, socializing and relaxation. Whether looking for a new piece of jewelry, a special gift for a loved one, or simply want to treat yourself, shoppers can find something special at this free gathering that runs until 2 p.m. The shop is located near Harvest Restaurant.
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all EGG HEADS! (Big Green Egg Enthusiasts)
The Buxton Complex will be hosting the 3nd Annual NJ EGG FEST
April 26th, 2025 11am - 3pm in Ewing, NJ.
Whether you’ve had an EGG for years, are just getting started or are thinking about purchasing your first EGG, EGG FEST is the perfect place to get all your questions answered.
Special Offers | Demo EGGs for Purchase | EGGsperts On-site
Anything & Everything Big Green Egg
