February 2006

Who knows why Suzanne O’Connor, unanimously chosen by the Glen Ridge Board of Ed to fill a vacancy last summer, was snubbed by the CCC? For reasons that seem as […]

French students in Madame Quatorze√¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s French class at Hillside School have quite the sense of humor.   Third, fourth and fifth graders were asked to design Mardi Gras Floats using […]

Montclair High School’s Project Graduation is holding a ’70’s themed fundraiser "Studio 54 Night" at Diva Lounge this Friday, March 3 at 7:30 p.m. It’s your chance to dig out […]

The call came at 8:30 a.m: √¢‚Ǩ≈ìMrs. Baristanet, it√¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s Ho Yung at Aozora. We just received a 350 pound bluefin tuna today from South Africa, and you might want to […]

An accused burglar wanted for a string of crimes in Baristaville was busted after he went to the Bloomfield Police station to retrieve a car he√¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢d left at the scene […]

Finally, after months of speculation, a sign that it’s really coming: the new West Orange Whole Foods, taking the place of a Pathmark that closed last year. That’s an impressive […]

Queer guys are on the lookout for straight guys at the Montclair YMCA. But not in the locker room. Seen on the glass case in the Y’s lobby, orange flyers […]

Ok, it’s here! The Google Soprano Map is up on the HBO website. After you’re finished playing, come back and enter our contest, below, and tell us how David Chase […]

What’s worse? Having a big boarding house down the street full of "recovering addicts, veterans and indigents" or 11 brand new three-bedroom townhouses? Residents of the Colonial Village neighborhood in […]

Soprano Sue reminds us in her blog that the Sopranos’ highly-touted Google Maps promotion is supposed to go live today. We predict this could be an even bigger time-waster temporarily […]

Anyone else oversleep? Yes, we know: Bloomfield went back to school last Tuesday, and Montclair last Thursday. But today’s the beginning of reality in Glen Ridge. The alarm clock in […]

Phil Read has a story in today’s Ledger about the Bloomfield Ave. businesses that, let us just say, don’t draw crowds from Ridgewood. Businesses like McDonough Tire and Jinx Proof […]

Reader JML shoots us a picture of Willie’s Diner, rising again in Bloomfield Center. It was torn down last fall for structural issues and is being rebuilt. Looks like we’ll […]

In case you haven’t heard, the owner of Cuban Pete’s was arrested last week for serving alcohol in his sangrias. An old Baristanet friend, who moved out of town last […]