The cafe, that is. Seems Montclair’s next big thing is flipping restaurants. Surprised to find this listing, we called owner Greg Spinelli to see what gives. Although the business is […]
January 2005
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Table For Two and A Place to Park
Seems the bad news about parking during the Crescent deck construction goes down easier with a malted milk shake. From Jean Kidd, via the Montclair Watercooler: Here’s your chance to […]
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Someone’s In The Kitchen With Bobbi
From this month’s issue of Food and Wine, an illuminating article on the eating/cooking habits of Bobbi Brown. Seems Brown has something in common with another Montclair wife, swapper Elaine […]
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Still A Winner
Maybe it’s damning with faint praise, but we kind of like the concept of a "Wisest Fool" contest, and even more so when our own Yogi Berra takes the prize. […]
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Brrrrrr
Solve: 5√Ǭ∞F + Wind from N at 13 mph = Feels like -11√Ǭ∞F Feels like -11√Ǭ∞F + old house with 1890’s windows and insulation = Feels like __________________________________________
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Fake News Tonight
Christie Todd Whitman is Jon Stewart’s guest on The Daily Show tonight.
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Tie a
Tie a YellowBlue Ribbon…
Elizabeth and Peter Jacobs, perhaps the power couple of the Montclair art scene, have a new project. They’ve created blue "Support Peace" ribbons to put on cars — an answer […]
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Speaking of Backpacks…
It seems that Glen Ridge school district’s experiment with a paper-free announcement system is bust. Or at least a partial bust. The Glen Ridge Paper reports today that the public […]
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A for Effort, B for Spelling and Grammar
The ongoing fume problem at Bloomfield High School is finally getting a public airing. A meeting is scheduled for next Monday night, Jan. 31, at 7 pm, in the high […]
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Mapping our Discontent
The Proprietor, who runs north Jersey’s other coffee-themed blog site, Coffeegrounds, has created a political map of the Essex County secession movement. (Click for larger image.) Go read his cogent […]
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Idolize This!
What if you had a secret jones for watching "American Idol" but all your friends are too hoity-toity for that kind of thing? Well, then you’d be in the predicament […]
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Self Improvement 101
Montclair’s Adult School catalogue is in the mail. But if you can’t wait a day or two to sign up for flamenco dancing or dog massage, you can always check […]
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Local Tsunami Relief
Montclair Responds, a tsunami relief effort spearheaded by Luna Stage and SpiralBridge, has two big charitable events planned for Friday. First, they’ve organized "Shop for Relief Day" and convinced a […]