Newark Starbucks among 5 N.J. stores slated to close
Say it ain’t so! The Starbucks at 744 Broad is slated to close as part of the pre-announced 600 store closure intended to cut costs for the flagging coffee chain.
I’m heartbroken and surprised: the downtown Starbucks is absolutely one of the stores with the [...]
Heads Up: Mayor Booker on WBGO’s Newark Today
On the next Newark Today, we’ll assess the first two years of the administration of Cory Booker.
We’ll be taking your calls and e-mails on crime, economic development, affordable housing and all the major issues affecting the quality of life in the city of Newark.
That’s Newark Today, Thursday, July [...]
Also Tonight: Sounds of the City
Decisions, decisions: go to the North ward for the Jazzmobile, or NJPAC for crossover jaz, blues, and an African ensemble? NJPAC will continue with its Sounds of the City series in it’s outdoor Theater Square. Performances start (along with free food and a marketplace) at 5:45 PM.
Chase Sounds [...]
Man suffers multiple gunshots in botched Newark robbery
A 25-year-old man was shot several times as three men tried to rob him in Newark Wednesday night, police said.
The man was in the area of Lincoln and West Kinney streets about 8:30 p.m. when the trio tried to rob him and he resisted, Detective Hubert Henderson said. [...]
The Jazzmobile comes to Newark
What better way to spend a hot summer evening than packing a picnic basket, grabbing a lawn chair and heading to the park for some free, public music? The Jazzmobile continues its summer series in the city tonight at Monteith Avenue, between 6th and 7th Streets in the North Ward.
Jazzmobile [...]
New Jersey’s largest city sees drop in homicides
The Associated Press picks up the meme about Newark’s 40% YTD drop in homicides, and provides a national venue for Booker to respond to the Esquire piece.
While Booker and McCarthy are quick to point out that this isn’t a victory, I’m considering sending flowers to our [...]
Breaking racial barriers on radio (Oct 15, 1998)
Newark native sportscaster, Sherman “Jocko” Maxwell, passed away this morning. He leaves the legacy of his coverage as the first black sportscaster, reporting on the Negro League Newark Eagles. His radio career lasted thirty-eight years.
But Maxwell did more than announce. Perhaps his greatest contribution to sports [...]
Luxury condos coming to Newark
One might be forgiven for waiting on getting excited about this project after the developer’s former project, the Mulberry Street Redevelopment Project, was summarily halted in court over improper use of eminent domain.
That aside, we’re really psyched to see new construction in the city. While meeting a fellow Newarker over breakfast, [...]
Rat-tainted chicken was sold in Newark store
This is just horrifying.
A Newark man pleaded guilty in federal court today to wholesaling poultry from a store in the city’s Ironbound section that had been gnawed on by rats and tainted with rodent feces, urine and hair, authorities said.
Ben A. Abit, the owner of Triple A Foods and [...]
Killings in Newark Drop, but a Sense of Fear Persists
The drop in homicides may be the biggest success story for Newark in 2008. I’m starting to get excited about what 2009 will look like for Newark, should the trend continue into next year.
Mr. McCarthy said he did not ask Mr. Booker to substantially increase [...]
