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Free Dinner 🍝 + Valentine’s Fun 💘 All Around East Brunswick
What reality star got married at the EB Chateau? (Answer at the end of this email)
LOCAL NEWS
Legacy Place Grows:The second building at Two Legacy Place, 110 Tices Lane, is officially open. Welcome, new neighbors! When fully complete, Legacy Place will include 520 studio, one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments.
Show Me the Money! 💸... Middlesex County awarded $36,000 in arts grants to EB groups including Playhouse 22, the EB Symphony Orchestra, and the Arts Commission. Congrats to all!
⚠️ In Case You Missed It - A Lot Can Happen in a Week
💔 Heartbreaker: Ulta on Route 18 will close its doors this Valentine's Day, Feb 14.
🗓️ LOCAL EVENTS & STUFF TO DO
Friday, February 13 Sssh… Don’t Tell Comedy 🤫🎤 - A secret pop-up comedy club experience. 21+ | North Brunswick-area Location revealed after ticket purchase
Tuesday, February 14 Great Backyard Bird Count 🦅🔭Davidson’s Mill Pond Park | 9:00–11:00 AM Join the Great Backyard Bird Count with guided walks and light breakfast bites.
Sunday, February 15 EB Seed Swap Day - 🌱🌻 East Brunswick Public Library, 2 Jean Walling Civic Center Swap seeds, bulbs, and gardening tips with fellow locals.
Thursday, February 19 Music Bingo Night - 🎵🎱 The General Saloon, Old Bridge Hosted by Top Shelf Trivia with tunes, prizes, and laughs.
Saturday, February 21 EB Birding Day - 🦆 EB Community Park (Dallenbach Lake) | 8:00 AM Guided birding adventure. Free to join.
Sunday, February 22 Repair Café - 🛠️🔌 East Brunswick Public Library | 1:00–4:00 PM Fix household items for free with community volunteers.
Sunday, March 15 41st Annual Daisy 🌼 Breakfast - Hilton East Brunswick | 8:00 AM–12:00 PM $20 adults | $5 kids under 10
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MORE EVENTS - A FEW MILES AWAY
🍫 March 7–8 — The Chocolate Expo 📍 NJ Convention & Expo Center, Edison 🕙 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM (VIP entry at 9:00 AM) 80+ vendors, chocolate tastings, celebrity guests from The Wonder Years and Willy Wonka, and kid-friendly fun.
📚 Osher Lifelong Learning (Spring 2026) Explore in-person and online classes through Rutgers OLLI. Our top pick? Maureen Berzok’s “Five Short Stories: Edgar Allan Poe Creates Detective Fiction.” (Page 28 of the course catalog.)
Planning a special dinner for the ones you love this Valentine’s Day? Looking for some dinner inspo? We’ve rounded up Valentine’s menus from some of the chicest restaurants around—plus a few delightfully not-so-fancy options for those who'd prefer to eat their bouquets.
Fast Food Romance: Chick-fil-A heart trays are back - and if you'd rather eat chicken then fill vases, these Dave’s Hot Chicken-inspired bouquets might do the trick (just an idea, just an idea — not actually available, as far as we know 😄).
*Our thanks to Ethan Reiss and The Schuchardt Holiday House page for sharing this photo of that time when Bob Eubanks came to the Brunswick Square Mall to host a live version of The Newlywed Game! (Circa 1982) 💍📺
Have a pic of olden-times EB you'd like to share? Send it to: info@TheBrunswickBird.com
And the answer to our Trivia Question (Drum roll, please...)
Real Housewives of NJ's Teresa Giudice was married August 6, 2022 at the Park Chateau in East Brunswick. It's worth noting that Jersey Shore star Sammi “Sweetheart” Giancola & Justin May also gotmarried here last December, with several cast members in attendance.
NEXT WEEK IN THE BIRD… Issue two is officially in the books—and we’re so glad you’re here with us.
Thank you for reading, for cheering us on, and for supporting the local businesses that make East Brunswick feel like home. If you happen to visit any of the spots we mentioned, be sure to tell them a little bird sent you 🐦
Stay Warm, Flock! Marla Camins Publisher, The Brunswick Bird
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