David Cabrales in his “corner office” in a warehouse in Linden, NJ. ( Rusty Tagliareni) Planned obsolescence meets its match Wires dangle from industrial shelving, monitors glow across the cold cement block walls, and bins overflow with scavenged... Born Again 22 Jun 2023 | 01:59
Megan Morgan of Vernon, N.J. making her rounds. ( Rusty Tagliareni) In dumpsters, a glimpse of capitalism’s dark side When people use the term “dumpster diving,” it’s usually heavy on the sarcasm, perhaps accompanied by a slight snicker at... Home 27 Feb 2023 | 10:39
The 1868 Wilkes-Barre Station, which had fallen into disrepair, is now the headquarters of Visit Luzerne County, open 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. ( Rusty Tagliareni) The new arrival on Old Train Station Road The 1868 Wilkes-Barre station of the New Jersey Central Railroad has a storied history that was just getting started during... Born Again 09 Nov 2022 | 01:41
Visitors practice tai chi on the newly accessible bluff ( Photo by Rusty Tagliareni) Moving mountains (a little) Every year tens of millions of people travel from across the globe to walk the streets of Rome, visit the great pyramids... Born Again 14 Sep 2022 | 11:35
Ann Gifford and Charlie Pierce, of the Millbrook Community Partnership, wander the old school grounds. ( Rusty Tagliareni) Consecrated stones Abandoned structures are taken down every day. There’s nothing remarkable about it. That may be true, so what made me drive... Home 28 Jun 2022 | 12:20
Wayne Card, a retired utility lineman, at home in Wantage, NJ. ( Rusty Tagliareni) Wayne’s World: an emporium of oddities “Outsider artist” is a term thrown around a lot, and if anyone fits the bill it would be Wayne Card. Walking onto his property... Born Again 19 Jan 2022 | 11:13
Melanie Haga, president and CEO of Back Thru the Future. ( Rusty Tagliareni) Breaking it all the way down It’s the 1980s and on the curved glass screen of an analog TV, a paused image jitters behind some static. It’s the title... Born Again 01 Nov 2021 | 09:25
Watching over a sleeping inn A weathered and neglected thing dating from the late 1700s, the abandoned farmhouse in New Hanover Township in central Pennsylvania... Born Again 02 Aug 2021 | 03:22
The old resort sign was pulled from the brush pile where it awaited burning. ( Rusty Tagliareni) The dive that got hitched to history I sat on a barstool, conversing across the antique but heavily lacquered wood of the bartop with Larry Edwards, owner and... Born Again 28 Jan 2021 | 10:25
Erika Domanico makes clothes, handbags and jewelry from repurposed fabric and hardware. ( Rusty Tagliareni) Her heart’s on her sleeves Erika Domanico stands at the center of her second floor showroom in Boonton, NJ. Around her hang garments of all sorts, a... Born Again 12 Oct 2020 | 12:07
Tagliareni wanted to keep these doors as close as possible to the condition in which he inherited them. ( Rusty Tagliareni) If these doors could talk This quarantine began as a time of great caution, a safeguard against an unknown disease. But for many, including myself,... Born Again 09 Jul 2020 | 01:44
