Heard over at egullet.com: the Chelsea Grille, which closed after its chef-owner Joseph Palmieri died suddenly this summer, is going to become a Turkish restaurant. A glance across the street […]
August 2004
Pascrell Coming to Montclair
Ok, you blowhards on Montclair Unmoderated! Want to talk politics in person? And with someone who has some political clout? Here’s your chance. Rep. Bill Pascrell is holding a town […]
What if They Threw a (Grand Old) Party, and Everyone Left Town?
How boring is it? Soooooo boring that they can’t even find anything to grouse about over at NJ.com’s Transit Blog. … for all the hype and drama in the media, […]
And Just When We Thought Absolutely Nothing Was Happening
We find this on Craigslist: Beginning Sunday September 12th, The Ride the Planet Tai Chi Studio will host an hour of silent sitting to help balance the planet every Sunday […]
Ledger Flunks Glen Ridge
Glen Ridge’s plan to charge high school students $200 apiece to participate in after-school activities gets a great big “F” from the Star-Ledger, which ran an editorial about it today. […]
NJ: You Have to Be Rich to Live Here
News out last week that New Jersey is the richest state in the union. In the Star-Ledger story, the state’s master demographer, James Hughes, was quoted as saying, “If New […]
Time for a Sit Down
And the winner of Soprano Sue Traveling Mug Contest #1 is: the Proprietor! As the Prop correctly stated, the actor pictured last week holding Sue’s Barista latte mug was Joseph […]
Local Author Makes Bestseller List
“Shem Creek,” a new hardcover by Montclair novelist Dottie Frank, makes the New York Times Bestseller List for the third week straight. “Shem Creek,” which is about a Star-Ledger distribution […]
A New Place to Kvetch in Bloomfield
Montclair has the Montclair Watercooler and Montclair Unmoderated. Now Bloomfield has a second message board too. Alison Meyer, a regular at NJ.com’s Bloomfield Forum, where she posts notes on Board […]
They’re Here!!!
When a certain 15-year-old we know suggested a shopping trip to New York City this week, we winced. “You know, it’s a big terrorist target with the Republican convention.” To […]
North by Northwest, We Think
This little sign with a blue circle and a white arrow caught our eye this afternoon. It says “evacuation route” and it popped up suddenly at the intersection of Ridgewood […]
Worth the Carbs
Garrison Keillor once said, “Sex is good. But not as good as fresh, sweet corn.” It’s not always true, but the ears we’ve nibbled the last few weeks have been […]
Hot
For those of you (Raymmmondo) who noticed that Barista posting was light the last 24 hours, that’s because we were in Pennsylvania picking up a camper. The local news from […]
And something to go with your tomatoes …
You may not believe this but Matarazzo Farms still has the most beautiful basil at the farmer’s market and it’s nearly the end of August! Nothing says summer like the […]