October 2008

Along with pirates, princesses, ladybugs, vampires and Chicago Cubs. We’re hearing there’s a great haunted house at 77 Midland in Montclair. Send us a great picture and we’ll post it. […]

Holy Kruggerrands! You heard how gold is the new tupperware -suburban gold parties are pre-empting the modern home food, lingerie, and gift sale get-togethers. It’s all about turning your old […]

Happy Halloween, Baristaville! It’s easy to see that the upcoming election, the turbulent economy, and the onset of winter have done nothing to dampen the spirit of Halloween. Created with […]

The recent ebb and flow of commerce in downtown Montclair we’ve noticed: On Church Street, Sepia Home, interior design store is on its way out. Signs on the door tell […]

Just because Halloween will be over in a few hours, don’t suppress any desires to continue the masquerade. People and pets will have two more reasons to get in diguise: […]

Burger lovers, take note: soon you’ll be able to get your burgers green. Elevation Burger is one of the first confirmed tenants for the renovated Phoenix Building on Bloomfield Avenue. […]

Each of my kids, who attend three different schools in Montclair, came home yesterday afternoon with tales of supposed gang initiation shootings planned for Halloween night. High schoolers heard an […]

Gov. Corzine is showing support in Newark this afternoon. From Newsday… Gov. Jon S. Corzine plans to be in the stands for a high school game in Newark Thursday after […]

There’s room for new students at Montclair Community Pre-K (MCPK). The school has expanded its enrollment during the current school year to include out-of-town students. There are limited spots available […]

Who knew that you could get your block closed for Halloween? I didn’t, until I found a note in my mailbox earlier this week stating that my street, Hamilton Road, […]

A tipster photographs a mixed message for pedestrians at the always exciting Watchung Plaza crossing in Montclair.

Here’s an early entry for your holiday shopping list: “African Air,” due out Nov. 1, is a gorgeous coffee table book by Glen Ridge photographer/author George Steinmetz. The images — […]

An East Orange grandfather who was driving the SUV involved in the multi-car crash that took place in Glen Ridge over the weekend has been arrested. From the Star Ledger… […]