**City officials will vote this evening on whether or not to turn a 2-acre space behind the Loew’s Theater — currently a parking lot and garage — into residential high-rises and arts facilities. The city would allow the developers to exceed the 37-story height max on each building in exchange for cultural arts facilities in the high-rises. A fifth low-rise building would house restaurants and other retail. The city is also planning on an amphitheater, dog run, and playground near Van Reipen Avenue. —NJ.com
**A French cafe is opening in the former Tommy Two Scoops storefront at 177 York Street. Per Jersey City Eats, Vogue Cafe will be a full-scale coffee spot with casual dine-in and take-out service. The cafe has an active Yelp page, but not much else online. —Jersey City Eats
**Brazilian artist Eduardo Kobra has started working on his first Jersey City mural — a portrait of the late David Bowie. The mural, which appears to be halfway done, is located at 837 Jersey Avenue (Jersey & 17th Street). —City of Jersey City
**From the stage-like bar to the majestic Victoire balloon chairs situated upfront, Jersey Digs talks interior design with the team behind The Kitchen Step. —Jersey Digs
**Mack-Cali Realty is expanding its waterfront empire with new plans to build Harborside 4 — a 1.2 million-square-foot office tower that will take the place of an existing parking lot currently owned by Mack-Cali. —NJBiz
(Photo: City of Jersey City)
