February 2005

Being beaten across the buttocks with a belt while being held in Newark family court: Awful. Being forced to perform a sexual act on another teen: Disgusting. Cost to Essex […]

Even as disgruntled Montclairians still grumble over the poor job Montclair did plowing the roads after the Sunday night snow, another storm approaches. We hear that six of the town’s […]

It’s Presidents’ Week and we have a bad case of cabin fever. Luckily, we’d purchased gift certificates for the kids for Valentine’s Day at Montclair Beadworks, so they disappeared for […]

In case you missed it, here’s video of Montclair resident and Daily Show stalwart Stephen Colbert weighing in on the Gannon/Guckert scandal in his inimitable fashion.

Abuse of power in public office? Say it ain’t so. But apparently it is. Yesterday, the day after Presidents’ Day and on George Washington’s actual birthday, a bunch of mayors […]

And now news about some Baristaville progeny. Isabel de Koninck, daughter of former Montclair councilwoman Jessica de Koninck, has just started a new blog, "My Maccabiah," about her road to […]

Early reports indicate that shopkeepers in Bloomfield, upset about government plans to take their property through eminent domain, may not get the help they were hoping for from the U.S. […]

Phil Read scoops us again with a big story on a possible change to the sign ordinance in "the wealthy Essex County enclave" known as Glen Ridge. But before you […]

And if the avian flu doesn’t get you, a cell phone virus has just hit the United States. The Cabir virus, which can infect nearby phones through Bluetooth technology, drains […]

Baristaville must really exist — after all, we’re making the "reality" shows often enough. First it was Elaine and Moose, then Paris and Nicole. Now, we’ve made it to a […]

Now they’re saying that the world is on the verge of a huge avian flu epidemic that will spread from poultry in Asia to humans everywhere. UPDATE: The Barista is […]

To the more than a few posters who were less than enamored of Christo and "The Gates," we offer this alternative installation. Or, if you like counting carbs, there’s this, […]

Actually, nobody did. Seen here: an "artist’s" rendition of the looming flagpole controversy on the Clifton/Montclair border. The white squiggly lines represent the cellular signals that would have been emitted […]

Sure, we got cool pictures of The Gates this weekend like everyone else, but who got a pic of the most fabulous restaurant bathroom in New York? The Barista did. […]