Jun 1st 2010 @ 11:20AM
The final episode of HGTV's "Battle on the Block" with host Genevieve Gorder (left) takes place in Jersey City, a gritty North Jersey municipality that was once the seat of power for notorious political boss Frank Hague. With a population of more than 240,000, it's the state's second-largest city; given its proximity to ... Continue Reading »
May 25th 2010 @ 12:00PM
Jersey boy Jon Stewart, host of "The Daily Show" on Comedy Central, went back to his roots, sort of, when he bought a house on the Navesink River in Red Bank, N.J. With a sale price of $3.8 million, was the deal a steal or a ripoff? ... Continue Reading »
May 25th 2010 @ 8:00AM
For Episode 6, HGTV's "Battle on the Block" went to the Central New Jersey borough of Eatontown, a quiet 'burb that's home to the Army's soon-to-close Fort Monmouth, the Monmouth Mall and not much else. Three families have three days to redo their family rooms. So who will we root for in this battle? Read on. ... Continue Reading »
May 17th 2010 @ 12:45PM
What does it take to turn a bedroom into a romantic getaway? Episode 5 of HGTV's "Battle of the Block" takes us to Ybor City, also known as Tampa Florida's Latin Quarter, to find out. Established by Vicente Martinez-Ybor as a cigar-manufacturing center, Ybor City is one of only two National Historic Landmark Districts in ... Continue Reading »
May 10th 2010 @ 2:45PM
Episode 4 of HGTV's Battle on the Block moved to Biscayne Plaza, a high-rise apartment building in Miami Beach. As usual, three couples with a budget of cash, merchandise and contractor-time are given three days to remodel some part of their homes. This time it was living rooms. Who will be the most annoying person on ... Continue Reading »
