Suburban satire? First Amendment chest-beating? Or simply an eyesore? This oil tank, or whatever it is, on Chapman Place in Glen Ridge has become the canvas for of a running […]
September 2007
Attack of the Smarty Pants
Today’s New York Times features an article on a subject we know all too well: people who seek fame in the blogosphere by commenting on popular blogs. One media expert […]
Get Your Kicks
There’s a deadline you soccer fans might not want to miss this weekend: Thanks to some last-minute field juggling, Montclair United Soccer Club will have a 9th/10th grade league this […]
Urinetown And Other Weekend Diversions
You can always check Baristanet’s calendar to find out what’s going on, but Montclair Arts Council also keeps us au courant about a ton of cool music, art, film, literary […]
Ahmadinejad’s Visit: Tell Us How You Really Feel
From NJ.com: Following the controversial appearance of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at Columbia University this Monday, questions have been raised about the University’s decision to host such an appearance. NJ […]
Whizbees, Music and More: Crane Park Celebrates
It’s going to be jumpin’ tomorrow because Montclair’s Crane Park (you know, the little triangular park behind Lackawanna Plaza) is having a party, 11-4 pm. It’s all free, family-friendly fun. […]
Montclair Teen Arrested
From Lt. James Carlucci, MPD: Montclair Resident Bryan Foster, age 19, has been arrested and charged with burglary and criminal trespass. On September 25, at approximately 1:30 am, a resident […]
Birthday Suit Casting Call
Baristaville hot women: are you busy Sunday night? Soprano Sue sends us this Craigs List casting call for a woman with a great figure, who’s not shy about showing it […]
Bears Win, Deer Lose
Essex County Freeholders met Wednesday night in Montclair and voted in favor of a 10-day deer shoot to control the deer population in South Mountain Reservation. Now, reports The Star […]
What About Those Mets?
Ok, I’ll admit it, I’m clueless about baseball. Thanks to Iceman, and a Baseball-for-Dummies primer from Barista Deb, I get that the Mets have really blown it the last two […]
Foxtons Bites the Dust
Realtors have been predicting for some time that the first casualty of a Real Estate downturn would be that not so big “Green Monster.” Foxtons, a Long Branch-based real estate […]
Angry Threats Get Man Arrested
A man who threatened to “shoot all the white people on campus…and rape all the black women” at the MSU campus has been arrested and criminally charged for making terroristic […]
Montclair Says Free Jena 6
Stores along Pine Street and Glenridge Ave, including Ma Dear’s and The Upscale Thrift Shop, show their support for the Jena 6. Photos: Gerard Bizzaro
Library Dislocation
The Glen Ridge Free Public Library will be moving to the basement of the Women’s Club starting in November, while its building gets a $1.2 million facelift. Some of the […]