A team of Montclair State University photojournalism students fanned out across Montclair over a month and produced a classwide photo essay on life in the township.
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Posted inMontclair Area
Keep Kids Busy and Safe: Book Stash for Preschool and Elementary Readers
Family units are spending a lot more quality time together as we practice social distancing. Since in-person book store browsing is (or will soon be) off-limits and now that the […]
Posted inArts, Literature, Top Stories
How to shop for your writer
Hanukkah is here, and Christmas is coming. Socks, coffeee, citronella candles, glitter notebooks: author Steph Auteri knows the gifts that will make any writer smile. Coffee too!
Posted inFamily, Parenting
Listen Up! Gifts for Children: Audio Books
Perfect reads for long and short rides.
Posted inFeatured Posts, Holiday 2012
Vinyl Record Gems Galore at Montclair Book Center’s Downstairs
Thumbing through the bins can unearth that favorite album from long ago.
Posted inFeatured Posts, General Posts, Hurricane Sandy
Local Indy Bookstores: Different Storm Stories, Same Community Story
Book shops stay open during storm, one without power.
Posted inFamily
Beyond the Tie: Father’s Day Gift Ideas
If you want to give something to unwrap or hand over to a Dad you know, here are a few Father’s Day gift ideas to help you prepare for June 17.
Posted inFamily
Giveaway: Snow that Needs No Shoveling
We’re giving away a few of our favorite snuggle-up-and-read books.
Posted inFamily
Giveaway: M.O.M. (Mom Operating Manual)
Disguised as a children’s book, M.O.M.* (Mom Operating Manual) is actually light-hearted entertainment for all parents with a sense of humor about themselves and their loved ones.
Posted inFeatured Posts, Montclair, Montclair Area
Vinyl Comes (Back) to Montclair
Calling all audiophiles. You don’t have to go to yard sales at 8 a.m. to look for vinyl anymore.
Posted inBloomfield, Caldwells, Cedar Grove, Clifton, Featured Posts, General Posts, Glen Ridge, Little Falls, Maplewood, Millburn, Montclair, Montclair Area, Nutley, Outer Baristaville, SOMA, South Orange, Verona, West Orange
Poetry for the Holidays
We want to be transported. We want to be drawn closer to ourselves. We want to be invited to feel. What better way than to re-discover poetry?
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Happy 25th Birthday, Montclair Book Center
Here at Baristanet, we always like to tell you about things that are new. But sometimes it’s worth noting things that are old, things that it’s easy to take for […]
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Baristanight.com?
Eric J. Paparatto is a self-described ‘semi-pro’ photographer who resides in Baristaville and graces the Baristanet Flickr site with his work. The photo here is a lovely example of same. […]