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MACKENZIE-CHILDS COURTLY CHECK BARN PENDANT LAMP Neiman Marcus, Paramus, 201.291.1920

MILO BAUGHMAN CHECKERBOARD COFFEE TABLE 1stdibs.com

CRATE & BARREL TAVARES INDOOR/ OUTDOOR CHECKERED RUG Crate & Barrel, Paramus, 201.986.2999

Fashion’s favorite print gets a “check” for home too with these hip-to-be-square pieces.

WARPED PERSPECTIVE COLORED CHECKERBOARD THROW PILLOW society6.com

CHRISTOPHER KNIGHT HOME DESDEMONA MODERN FARMHOUSE SETTEE Target, Hackensack, 201.678.0599 CHECKERED ORANGE AND BLACK TABLE LAMP zazzle.com

103 PRIME AT VALENTINO’S

Our elegant dining rooms, private rooms and outdoor dining area are perfect for every event. Available for events as few as 10 and as large as 90; allow our catering and events manager to see to every detail for your event.

We specialize in board meetings, luncheons, holiday dinners, client entertainment, seminars/corporate events, birthday/anniversary celebrations, rehearsal dinners, bridal/ baby showers, christenings, and bar/bat mitzvahs. Restaurant buyouts, customized menus, AV equipment, and floral arrangements also available.

THE HEIGHTS BAR AND GRILL

Come escape the everyday. The Heights Bar and Grill is a modern pub-style restaurant specializing in American fare, quality libations, and exceptional service. The menu features 14 signature hamburgers, a variety of thin-crust pizzas and seven signature grilled cheeses, plus a variety of salads, steaks, sandwiches and appetizers. Visit the bar for 30+ draft and bottled beers, martinis, and an epic seasonal cocktail menu.

103 Spring Valley Rd., Park Ridge, NJ 201.391.2220 | www.103prime.com 163 Blvd., Hasbrouck Heights, NJ 201.288.9338 | www.heightsbarandgrill.com

PIER 115

With world-class views from the west bank of the Hudson River, Pier 115 in Edgewater, NJ is the waterfront restaurant / lounge redefined. Our remarkable location extends well into the scenic Hudson, and provides an airy sense of disconnect, while keeping the lights of nearby Manhattan practically within reach.

Follow us on Instagram! @pier115barandgrill

THE PLANK PIZZA CO. BEER PARLOR.

It’s no fun being conventional. When it comes to dining off the beaten path, we like to think we’ve mastered it. A menu full of avant-garde apps like beer-braised chili in a sourdough bread bowl, beer-braised wings with Louisiana spices or creamy avocado eggrolls. Flex your taste buds in a whole new way with specialty personal-sized sourdough flatbread pizzas. Think cilantro lime chicken, beer-braised pork and tons of bacon. 41 rotating beers on tap and 300+ bottles.

NUTS ABOUT VEGGIES

Stumped about how to get kids to eat more vegetables? Serve them with peanut butter. A study found that pairing veggies with a food like peanut butter that kids really like significantly increased consumption of the greens.

—Journal of the American Dietetics Association

1 IN 5

The number of adults in the U.S., or 50 million people, who suffer from arthritis. The disease strikes all ages, races and genders and is the No. 1 cause of disability in this country.

—Arthritis Foundation

DREAD THE RED…

Meat, that is. A study of 20,000 people showed that red and processed meat eaters had poorer heart function and stiffer arteries. Experts theorize that the trimethylamine NOxide (TMAO) produced when we digest red meats causes tissue and blood vessel damage.

—Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

TESTING: 1, 2, 3

The top two reasons doctors ordered tests? Fear of missing something that would help them diagnose their patients and protection against malpractice.

—Academic Emergency Medicine

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The percentage increase in the number of cosmetic procedures, such as face lifts, performed during the pandemic.

—Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

DROP IN LIFE EXPECTANCY

Americans can expect to live a year less than they could in 2019, in large part because of deaths linked to COVID-19. Average life expectancy, based on data from January to June 2020, is 77.8 years, down from 78.8 in 2019.

—National Centers for Health Statistics

PREDIABETES A RISK?

In adults 65 years or older, having an elevated blood sugar level, or prediabetes, once believed to be a good indication of developing type 2 diabetes, might not be a worry after all. A recent study found that about 8 percent of older adults with prediabetes went on to develop the disease.

SHORT & EFFECTIVE

A recent study reports that people who did short— around 15 minutes—exercise regimens (think push-ups, sit-ups and the like) three times weekly for six weeks increased their strength and endurance.

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