Ava Caridad

Years ago, I lived in Perth, on the west coast of Australia. Those cheeky Australians love to shorten words—for instance, afternoon is referred to as arvo, a cup of tea is a cuppa and football (or soccer) is called the footy. Perth’s Central Business District was nicknamed the CBD. Many cities, of course, have a CBD, but Perth’s is special to me because it was there that I first heard the term, so therefore, in my particular world view, the phrase must have been invented there.

By Ava Caridad, Editorial Director In November, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie signed bill S1909, which will remove approximately two dozen antiquated and anachronistic statutes from the state’s books.