A Food Fight in Newark
Not for nothing, but it’s really refreshing to blog stories about lunch truck rivalry and Starbucks closings. Great glimpse from Katie Wang of the lunch trucks in Newark and the men who operate them.
It is a rivalry that has stewed for years on this two-block stretch in downtown Newark.
Lunch trucks [...]
19-year-old shot and killed in Newark
Occurred Wednesday at 1:30 PM on Muhammad Ali Ave in the Central Ward.
Newark police are looking for suspects in the shooting death of a 19-year-old at the Felix Fuld housing complex this afternoon.
He was transferred to University Hospital where he was pronounced dead a short time later. The name of [...]
To Starbucks, a Closing; To Newark, a Trauma
The Times article points out that there are two additional Starbucks franchises in the city that aren’t in the airport. Sure: one store is nestled in the series of interconnected tubes that conjoin the Gateway Center buildings—like a giant hamster cage.
The other is on the Rutgers campus, which [...]
For People Who Think Price Matters
This in from a Daily Newarker tipster, a Times piece about low-and-medium income housing units going up in Newark and Jersey City.
Similarly, in Newark — another revitalization site that has relatively little midpriced housing — there is a shortage that at least one developer is setting out to remedy.
“We think [...]
Sponsor a Newark Kid for Summer Camp
Sponsorship for a whole summer for one child is possible through a tax-deductible $250 donation. Please consider sponsoring a kid at Safe Haven—the program there is amazing, and I know that Danny and Kim Iverson are some of the most hardworking people in Newark. Donations can be [...]
Unknown substance sickens dozens in Newark
Creepy hazmat situation in the West Ward.
Emergency responders were called around 11:25 a.m. to the six-family, three-floor apartment building at 521 S. 17th St. after residents complained of light headedness, sore throats and itchy eyes. The building was evacuated.
The city’s Hazmat team is investigating. A crew from PSE&G was [...]
A year later, triple slayings still echo in Newark
Mounds of dirt dot the playground where three college-bound friends were gunned down and a fourth gravely wounded a year ago, symbol of a transformation that will wipe away most of the physical remnants of the horrific events of Aug. 4, 2007.
As the one-year anniversary approaches, the [...]
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 [...]
