After you tour the exhibits at Thomas Edison's Labs in West Orange, walk up Main St. to see the Edison-based murals & enjoy a snack. Hungry for pizza? Star Tavern, cited as one of the top pizza places in New Jersey, is a few minutes’ drive or a 14-minute walk from Edison Labs.

Today, you can see Edison’s Lab and his house in Llewellyn Park at the Thomas Edison National Historical Park , 211 Main Street. This is a great place to learn about industry, innovation, and suburbanization in the mid-19th century.

Entrepreneur Llewellyn Haskell and architect Alexander Jackson Davis created the first planned suburb in West Orange. Llewellyn Park. Edison was one of its first residents.

🎆This month, head to West Orange for the third part in the North Jersey National Heritage Area’s industry and innovation tour! He may have been the “Wizard of Menlo Park,” but Thomas Edison actually spent most of his life in West Orange.

📣 Panelist Spotlight! Hear an incredible panel at the NJ Creative Communities Conference: The Art of Community Well-Being's Plenary Session. Tai Cooper, Chief Community Development Officer at @NewJerseyEDA, will speak! 🔗 Register here: https://t.co/Ru6lq8dgoZ @NJArtsCouncil

🏫NNJCF supports local communities with grants to organizations for scholarships to support education. 🎓NNJCF's David Vincent Rasa MD RPH Healthcare Scholarship Fund awarded a #grant of $1,500 to Wayne Hills High School for a #scholarship. 👉Learn more: https://t.co/mAqtmqtl4A

🎨Attend 'Making Life Better Through Creative Placemaking'! Sept. 10| 2-3 pm Online, Free, ($20 suggested donation) Discover how the arts and #creativeplacemaking support human needs and build stronger communities. 🔗 Register here: https://t.co/loZRO8pTeT @NJArtsCouncil

🎨From policy to placemaking, turn ideas into community action at the NJ Creative Communities Conference! Discover how #art can solve a community’s challenges. 📅November 6, 2025 ⏰ 8:30 am – 5:15 pm 📍 @HudsonCCC, Jersey City Register: https://t.co/Ru6lq8cIzr @NJArtsCouncil

🌟Civic Health Through Arts & Wellness! 🌈 From creating vibrant public #art to addressing critical #environmental challenges, NNJCF brings people together to build stronger, resilient communities. 🎨Check our newsletter: https://t.co/8c6T7FHmbM #health

🏛️ Visit downtown #Madison, NJ in #MorrisCounty, for the third leg of the North Jersey National Heritage Area's industry and innovation tour! 🕰️ See the Museum of Early Trades & Crafts. It's a cool, unusual collection focusing on the stories of 18th- & 19th-century craftsmen.

4) 👩‍🎨#Artist, Ann LePore, was commissioned by the #Hackensack Main Street Alliance @MainStreet07601 in partnership with NNJCF's #ArtsBergen and Monocle Group. @NJArtsCouncil #JerseyArts

3) 🎉Learn more about the #publicart Luminous Passage: https://t.co/n7vVNbwIFa @NJArtsCouncil @NewJerseyStage

2)💡 If you missed the installation of Luminous Passage, there's still time to visit this original, locally-inspired projection artwork at 210 Main Street, #Hackensack. It's best seen at full darkness. 🎆 @NewJerseyStage #JerseyArts

#WednesdayFunday What a perfect night 🌃 for the launch of Luminous Passage: Night Migration, a site-specific light installation inspired by the migratory bird 🐦‍⬛species that travels through the Hackensack River watershed. @NJArtsCouncil #NJArts #art

Look at the Beyond the Wall website: https://t.co/o7MRrbijcs, a rich resource on the history of the fight for women’s right to vote, #Black #suffragists' role & stories of modern-day, local women in Englewood.

⭐In observance of #WomensEqualityDay, NNJCF reflects on the messages of the Black Women’s Mural at the Women's Rights Information Center in Englewood, New Jersey. Today commemorates the passage of the #19thAmendment, spotlighting women’s continued efforts toward full equality.

🌟The NNJCF supports education in the region with grants to high schools & postsecondary institutions. 💼Congrats to Tia Gadson, a #Teaneck HS 2025 grad, on receiving the NNJCF-Jannie Smith Legacy Fund’s $1,000 #scholarship! https://t.co/zZegLzkP2A

2) The site-specific light installation is based in data visualization inspired by the migratory bird 🐦 species that travel through the Hackensack River 🌊 watershed. Join us in lighting up 210 Main Street alleyway with projection art on August 26, 7 pm. #Free. @NJArtsCouncil

1) ✨You’re Invited to a Public Art Opening in #Hackensack! NNJCF-ArtsBergen announces the launch of Luminous Passage: Night Migration by artist Ann LePore. This new public art is commissioned by Hackensack Main St. Alliance in partnership with ArtsBergen. @NJArtsCouncil

How do #art🎨 & artful environments benefit mental/physical #health? Find out at the NJ Creative Communities Conference – The Art of Community Well-Being!✨ 📅 November 6, 2025 ⏰ 8:30 am-5:15 pm 📍 @HudsonCCC , Jersey City Register: https://t.co/Ru6lq8dgoZ @NJArtsCouncil