Jeff Bender, Author at HARDTIMES

August 28, 2024

ASBURY PARK, N.J. — Troy Floor, lead singer of the band Surfside, was apparently really showing off that he knew…

March 29, 2024

SAN FRANCISCO — Local 39-year-old punk Martin Brown finally succumbed to a pair of plush slip-on Skechers walking shoes after…

February 27, 2024

Good evening, my name is Sam, and I will be your server tonight. Before we get started, I have a…

November 26, 2023

WASHINGTON — A recent study from the National Endowment for the Arts confirmed U.S. fathers zip through the nation’s art…

November 18, 2023

GLENOLDEN, Pa. — Engineers and chemists alike curbed their amazement Wednesday when La Salle University research scientist Steve di Bastino…

October 11, 2023

It almost happened two years ago, when your daughter asked about a fire-dancer sticker on a Prius, but you diverted…

October 2, 2023

PHILADELPHIA — The reportedly “chill” establishment known as the 9th Street Tavern in the Bella Vista neighborhood of Center City…

September 15, 2023

True, by the time you finish this article many of these drummers will be dead or replaced. But as of…

September 8, 2023

The other day I overheard one of my colleagues say they love teaching because, in the end, they learn as…

August 27, 2023

Wanna make it in L.A., dude? It’s gonna cost ya—and we don’t mean money, honey. You have to strike out…