Montclair has become one of the one of the primo culture centers of New Jersey, partly by attracting many of New York’s most creative refugees. But higher house prices, rents […]
August 2008
Confederate Flag Stirs Anger in Nutley
This flag was spotted on Highland Avenue Highfield Lane in Nutley yesterday on a lawn that also had a McCain sign and, though the flag is small, this tipster is […]
Keep An Eye Out For Dakota
She responds to “step up, wanna peanut, pretty girl and I love you.” And if you hear laughing, whistling (cat calls) or microwave sounds — it may be her. Dakota […]
Looking For Lost I.D.
If you’re walking around Glen Ridge and stumble upon some I.D. cards, don’t toss them. A reader writes… I wanted to see if you’d help out with a petty theft […]
Autos Out, What’s Next?
Now that Montclair Ford is just a memory and a new kiddie nirvana, Club Kiddoo, is set to open in its place in early 2009, we’ve got another Montclair auto […]
Strahan Singing Show Me The Money
Michael Strahan is vacationing in Greece (sigh!), but for eight million and some sincerity, he’ll come back and play football. Will it happen? From the New York Daily News… According […]
Live From Denver, It’s New Jersey’s Dems…
Sure, right now it’s just a bunch of guys walking in front of a podium, but it’s bound to get more exciting. From NJDems.org… For the first time, we will […]
Dunk The Mayor
Montclair Mayor Jerry Fried is going to get soaked — for a good cause. Fried goes into the dunk tank on Sunday, September 14 to help out at a fundraiser […]
Anti-Privatization Peeps Passionate About Clary Anderson
Clary Anderson Arena has been losing money — a whole lot of it. Last year, it operated at a loss of almost $200,000. A tipster writes in with his own […]
All This, and Bees Too
We know we sound like a broken record, but we can’t get enough of the riches offered at Montclair’s Walnut Street Farmers’ Market every Saturday morning. Yesterday, this poster garnered […]
Local Idiot to Post Comment on Internet
Oh sorry. We didn’t mean you. It’s just this three-week old story on The Onion that we just found. “Later this evening, I intend to watch the video in question, […]
Last Day To Enjoy Festival
Today is the last day of the St. Sebastian Feast, at the corner of Walnut and Grove street in Montclair. Yesterday afternoon the grounds were buzzing with happy fairgoers enjoying […]
What is That Noise?
A little “ding” noise woke me up in the middle of the night, and for a moment or two I was totally perplexed. I thought maybe it was some strange […]
Democratic Delegates’ Makeover
Baristaville will have its own delegate at next week’s Democratic Convention in Denver: makeup maven Bobbi Brown. Brown usually shows her support for the dems by throwing pricey fundraisers at […]