Ben Friedman, Author at HARDTIMES

October 13, 2023

MINNEAPOLIS — An abandoned building that used to house a popular microbrewery in the heart of downtown will be repurposed…

October 6, 2023

My grandpa was one of the coolest, wisest people I’ve even known. He didn’t suffer fools lightly and always taught…

October 4, 2023

HACKENSACK, N.J. — Local North Jersey hardcore scene member Brian Dobbs decided that after years of being a fervent fan…

October 3, 2023

RICHMOND, Va. — Self-proclaimed alpha male Tom Harrington was left fighting for his life in the ICU after accidentally touching…

September 18, 2023

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders claimed another victory after signing a bill allowing parents to leave their…

September 11, 2023

New York City’s Greenwich Village is one of the most storied counterculture landmarks in modern history and also the site…

August 27, 2023

I want the best for my kids, but being the workaholic that I am it’s nearly impossible to find the…

August 22, 2023

Nothing makes a neighborhood cooler than a Little Free Library. Its DIY aesthetic serves as a beacon of hope that,…

August 17, 2023

With a name like Pissed Jeans, the uninitiated might assume they'd be more akin to GG Allin than say, METZ.…

August 16, 2023

OAKLAND, Calif. — Tenants of a local punk house are locked in a bitter discourse of what actually constitutes garbage,…

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