May 2008

For a smaller carbon footprint, bike the Tour de Montclair, Sunday, May 4! Why we should all ride bikes more often: 60% of the pollution resulting from auto emissions is […]

Calling all young performers: “The Theater Project,” Union County College‚Äôs professional theater company, is seeking kids 10-18 for their summer show, the slapstick musical comedy “Bugsy Malone, Jr.” Auditions (May […]

It’s official: today, Governor Corzine signed the Paid Family Leave Act, the third state in the nation to legalize mandate this type of employee benefit. Payroll deductions will begin Jan. […]

This weekend’s ticket for Jersey-style red-carpet glamour and glitz will be the inaugural induction ceremonies of the New Jersey Hall of Fame. Baristaville’s own Yogi Berra and Buzz Aldrin represent […]

If you have to go to Newark these days, avoid the Garden State Parkway to I-280 Route. The already awful intersection, the automotive equivalent of a Rube Goldberg cartoon, is […]

A new restaurant marquis for FAWA French Asian Fusion & Sushi Bar appeared practically overnight, replacing the now defunct Montclair Video at 605 Valley Road. Old timers know the location […]

Unity Montclair gets our vote…for the best campaign party invitation we’ve seen. Unity Montclair has slated ANOTHER open house get-together this Saturday night at campaign headquarters, 341 Bloomfield Ave (just […]

If you don’t yet know the radio phenomenon that is Ira Glass, you haven’t quite tapped the treasures of radio. The 49-year-old bespectacled storyteller has elevated the radio interview into […]

Teen fashion transgressions seem to plague every generation of parents. We’ve all heard or said “You’re Going Out Wearing THAT?” Extreme cleavage, skimpy skirts and shirts, sagging pants with fashion […]

If you’ve been going on the Glen Ridge House Tour for years, you may have encountered homes that were grand, traditional and, well, stodgy. We can’t vouch for all six […]

Attention super hero fans: Brand new Comic Book Martket is open in Bloomfield, at 28 Washington St. The grand opening party is TODAY 5 to 7 pm. Have your cake […]

Stephen Wells, Baristanet’s esteemed theater critic-at-large, reviews David Wiltse’s “Sedition,” playing through Sunday, at Madison’s Playwrights Theatre, temporary residence of 12 Miles West Theatre Co. Because I once served on […]

This Saturday, May 3 is the tenth annual Jersey Cares Day. Contribute your talent and time with more than 1,000 volunteers working throughout Newark to revitalize schools, parks, and community […]

Is Montclair’s Watchung Deli destined for the Sandwich Hall of Fame? Loved for years by locals, non-stop publicity from press and TV from as far away as Germany, has brought […]