Cherry blossoms have been sprouting from Baristaville to Brooklyn, but in January? It seems that mother nature is giving winter a miss this year. The evening news last night even […]
2007
Sharpen Your #2 Pencils
John and Sarah live in the city, have a three-month-old baby named Paxton and are looking for a house in Baristaville. John graduated fifth in his class at Wharton and […]
Bloomfield’s Animal House
Nearly two months, 481 comments and they keep coming back…Our man Tom Biro re-opened the original thread last night, and there’s still a lot of hissing going on. The discussions […]
Scent Of A Burglar
The Essex County Sheriff K-9 unit brought Molly, a seven-year-old bloodhound, to Montclair yesterday to sniff out the scene of an attempted burglary. MPD’s Lt. James Carlucci says a woman […]
Coming Soon: A Clairidge Reno
Art house movie fans, here’s a heads up. Montclair’s Clairidge movie theater, the only local venue for eclectic movies left after the demise of the Screening Zone and the Wellmont, […]
Baristaville, Sizzling Hot
We have to wonder about the State Division of Travel and Tourism slogan, “New Jersey and You: Perfect Together.” Not that we don’t think New Jersey is a mecca for […]
Farewell To Historical Montclair Church
Lack of funds, dwindling membership, the need to consolidate services — it all sounds too familiar…And after nearly one hundred years of ministry in Montclair, the historic Trinity Episcopal Church […]
NJ Death Penalty Facing The Gallows?
A New Jersey Death Penalty Commission presented the Corzine administration with a report yesterday recommending abolishment of the death penalty. New Jersey last held an execution in 1963, and now […]
A Real Estate Record
Go see what this house (born in 1897, in the South End of Montclair) just sold for… on Real Estate.
Saving Bloomfield’s Collins House
In Bloomfield, Mimi Michalski and friends have a noble New Year’s resolution — to save an historic 18th century homestead, the Collins House, from vandalism and ruin. Mimi writes that […]
First Night In Hindsight
We hear Dr. John’s show was a sellout at Montclair’s party of the year. Did you go, did you like the vibe, and what did you see? Tell us about […]
New Homes Slashing Prices
There’s loads of new construction around Montclair, but even before folks have moved in, asking prices are already going down, as new urbanism takes a hit. Maybe folks aren’t willing […]
Maplewood Library to Kids: Drop Dead
Sure, denizens of Baristaville might covet their pool, but Maplewood can keep its library. From the New York Times… Every afternoon at Maplewood Middle School√¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s final bell, dozens of students […]