When I first went to Next Door, the food was a wonderful distraction from the new space’s aesthetics or lack thereof. The dining room was about as spare and bleak […]
March 2008
Cocaine, Marijuana, Ecstasy, Viagra Bust in Bloomfield
A Newark man was arrested after detectives from the Essex County Prosecutor’s Narcotics Task Force (ECPNTF) and members of the Bloomfield Police Department had developed information that the suspect was […]
Got Parking?
Parking woes have this very polite reader down… Barista, I apologize to be a bother. I moved here from England 10 years ago, and have lived in the apartment building […]
Two Lattes or a Trip to Manhattan?
They’ve got you coming, if not going. Starting yesterday, it now now costs $8 to cross the Hudson River into New York City by car. What do you think? Do […]
Montclair’s Mewsies Party Down!
The many editors, writers, essayists, poets and significant others of the aforementioned gathered together at the Diva Lounge on Bloomfield Avenue last night for an evening of fellowship and fun. […]
City Girl Living In The Jersey ‘Burbs
How would you compare life in LA to Glen Ridge? Cadie, 16 years old, moved from Los Angeles to Baristaville 49 days ago, and she’s blogging about it… I just […]
Red Neck Jew
Dana Jennings proudly calls himself a redneck Jew. The Montclair writer and New York Times editor writes in today’s Week in Review about his decision to convert to Judaism. At […]
Montclair Police-Community Relations Forum
Mark your calendars to attend Montclair Township and the Montclair Civil Rights Commission’s panel discussion on next Thursday evening. From the township website: Mayor Ed Remsen, Police Chief David Sabagh, […]
Happy Birthday HOMECorp!
Twenty years of doing good for the community, providing affordable housing in Montclair…that’s definitely worth celebrating. Join Joy Kay, volunteers, and supporters of HomeCorp at a gala dinner on March […]
Reval Rebuttal In Glen Ridge
It just wouldn’t seem right if Glen Ridge homeowners weren’t contesting their recently assessed property values – it’s deja vu for Montclair residents…From The Star Ledger: Frank Maiocco came toting […]