Have an Event You Want to Share? We’re All Ears!

Have an event you’d like to share in your town? We’re all ears! Email us a photo, brief details and link to the event and we’ll include it on our site! Email info@tipsfromtown.com   5 Essentials for a Fun, Stress-Free Beach Day Costa Rica Adventure with Kids Our Pick: A Mess-Free, Fruit-Infusing Water Bottle   […]

Win 4 Tickets for a Day of Family Fun!

This summer, bring the kids to the Wild, Wild West–on us! Win for tickets to the Wild West of NJ just by “liking” or “following” or FB page (see more info below). Experience authentic western heritage inspired by Dodge City, Kansas in the 1880’s at NJ’s Wild West City Park. Wild West City is a western heritage theme park […]

How I Got Tix for an Amazing Broadway Show…for $49.

I’d heard about Broadway Roulette before and decided to give it a shot. You go online, pay $49/ticket and choose a date when you’d like to see the show. The day of, they “spin the wheel” and choose the show for you. Around 9am, I got a text message: We won 4 great seats together in the […]

Win a Trip to the Wild West

This summer, bring the kids to the Wild, Wild West–on us! Win for tickets to the Wild West of NJ just by “liking” or “following” or FB page (see more info below). Experience authentic western heritage inspired by Dodge City, Kansas in the 1880’s at NJ’s Wild West City Park. Wild West City is a western heritage […]

Should Kids Have Homework? One Superintendent Says “No.”

Read a Tips’ teen contributor’s view on being overworked: “Even God Rested on Sunday.” Starting this September, Long Beach elementary school students can say “good-bye” to “traditional” homework. I can hear the cheering from here. Instead, the district is asking children to “WRaP” every night: WONDER, READ, and PLAY. It’s a bold move because as parents, we have come to believe that homework is good practice for the […]

Ridgewood’s Golden Girls

Numerous Ridgewood girls will be receiving their Gold Girl Scout Awards this month. This is the highest award you can receive as a Girl Scout and takes a lot of hard work and dedication. To receive this award, the young women must find an issue they feel passionately about and create and fulfill a project to […]

Where to Get a Free Donut Today.

Grab a free donut today for National Donut Day. Click the link to find out where you can find a free donut today when you purchase a beverage–you needed a little caffeine anyway, didn’t you? Dunkin” Donuts is offering a free donut and in celebration of our favorite day of the year, their classic donuts are all dressed up for […]