May 2005

Word on the street in Montclair Center is that Urban Outfitters is moving to S. Park Street in the space that has been inhabited by D. Marie and, previously, Hit […]

Bloomfield kids looking for summer jobs should go to the job fair tomorrow night (Thursday) from 6 to 8:30 pm in the Bloomfield High School cafeteria. Local employers have about […]

You know, we don’t try to be the "go to" place for Girl Scout cookie controversy. It’s just that the cookies, like some other subjects — federal court appointments and […]

Baristanet lost a long-distance reader, the Barista lost a friend and the world lost a brilliant writer when Robin Dougherty, writer for the Boston Globe and Salon.com, died last week […]

It’s Fetal Pig Dissection Day — actually day two of fetal pig dissection — at Glen Ridge High School. We hear that yesterday, the disgusting smell of formaldehyde was eventually […]

Jackals home opener ticket giveaway #2: Create a haiku explaining the infield fly rule. Leave your answers in the comments with your real name (we need to leave it at […]

We would have taken a picture but then we would have had to double park — just like the ice cream truck double parked in front of Ridgewood Ave. School […]

Essex County just got slapped with a $10,000 fine from OSHA for a repeat health violation at the controversy-ridden county jail. According to our source, the violations basically have to […]

Well, we know what you bozos our esteemed readers think about Montclair’s one-week old town logo. But we recently stumbled on a internet board of marketing experts, who took time […]

Yowza! It’s contest time. We’re giving away a ton of tickets to the Jersey Jackals official season opener next Thursday, June 2, which will feature the barnstorming antics of the […]

Our faithful correspondent JMo attended the World Economic Forum in Jordan and filed this report: Debbie, Spent two days at the World Economic Forum Dead Sea and all I got […]

Ok, maybe it’s not Carrie v. Bo. But a little New Jersey nun v. the entire Catholic church ain’t a bad showdown either. We’re talking "Sister Rose’s Passion," a documentary […]

Friends don’t call friends during the season finale of "24." Which starts right now. Ok, it’s over. Phones may ring again in Baristaville. Spoilers and post-show analysis allowed in the […]

Scot Surbeck caught up with this furry character crossing Park Street.