More than 40 vendors will offer a sampling of cuisine from Japan, Latin America, Ethiopia, Ireland and Mexico on 11/8.
Bernadette Baum
Reuters editor, food blogger, photographer, diva of the domestic arts
Hair-Raising Fundraiser, at Parlor, to Feature Local Musicians
BP’s oil spill in the Gulf Coast, which has been checked for a few weeks but is still wreaking havoc on some communities in the area, has galvanized a local […]
AMC Essex Green Closes Monday to Transform Into Dining Cinema
AMC Essex Green in West Orange begins a $5-million makeover on Monday that will transform it into New Jersey’s first dine-while-you-watch movie experience, a project that’s aimed at propping up […]
Fundraiser for Sisters on the Runway
Sisters of the Runway, a non-profit that began at Montclair High School in 2005, will be holding a fundraiser on October 22 to raise awareness and money to help victims […]
How to Raise an Adventurous Kid
My husband and I have always enjoyed traveling and new adventures, from the days before we even became an item. Once the kids arrived, determined as we were to keep […]
Bloomfield Drug Suspect Arrested
A Bloomfield drug suspect was arraigned today following his arrest on Friday by Essex County sheriff’s narcotics detectives. Based on a tip, narcotics officers intercepted a large delivery of cocaine […]
Cat Missing at Hawthorne Place in Montclair
UPDATE: Mo was found by a Baristanet reader named Bob! A long haired male cat named Mo has gone missing on Hawthorne Place in Montclair.
Date With a Judge, in Maplewood
The day started pleasantly. I decided to join a Millburn friend for lunch in Maplewood, and would be driving to the town for the first time ever. Little did I […]
NJ Passes 2% Limit on Property Tax Hikes (Updated)
(Updates to say legislation got the OK) New Jersey’s State Assembly today passed legislation on a 2% cap on increases in local property taxes, according to Bloomberg News. The move […]
Name the Penguins Contest at Turtle Back Zoo!
Every kid loves a penguin! Look how Club Penguin – the kids’ website with walking and talking penguins – has gained in popularity over the past few years. The evocative […]
MOMentum Giveaway
All wound up? Moms, here’s your chance to be part of an all-day MOMentum retreat. Details over on Barista Kids.
Roadwork on Bloomfield Ave (Updated)
(Adds details in second paragraph) Anyone driving out there, be warned, there’s major roadwork at Bloomfield Ave, as you enter Glen Ridge from Montclair. GR Borough’s town administrator Mike Rohal […]
Montclair’s Window Into Art
If you’ve walked past or driven by 544 Bloomfield Ave, you may have wondered who had a hand in placing those colossal photographs – of hands – on those windows. […]
Bloomfield Redevelopment Loses Lawsuit By Landlord (Updated)
(Updates to add that mayor, town administrator decline comment.) Bloomfield township lost yet another lawsuit last week, as the NJ Superior court stopped the township’s effort to use eminent domain […]