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 [...]
Etiquette class for students of any age
We’ve blogged about the etiquette classes here before, but it’s fun to see the ABC video of the lessons being conducted at Theater Square Grill.
The lessons are open to kids, adults, seniors—anyone who would like to learn the art of dining.
That means perfect napkin placement to the art of [...]
Newark is the fastest growing city in the Northeast, leading the nationwide trend of people migrating into cities. The Wall Street Journal ran a piece describing the demographic aspect of this move—boomers and millennials, mostly—and identifying higher energy prices as one of the main reasons for this trend.
The Journal (and a similar CNN piece [...]
The New Urbanism and the Communitarian Trap (PDF)
Great piece from the Harvard Design Magazine, Winter/Spring 1997, Number 1. New Urbanism is the model that many US cities are attempting to adopt to make sense of their post-industrial communities.
While dipping a toe into the ocean of material about urban design, I was surprised at [...]
Protesters in Newark rally against high gas prices
Protesting the global socio-economic pressures that give rise to higher gasoline prices? By shouting from the rooftops of Newark, New Jersey? Yeah, good luck with that.
Motorists leaned on their car horns as they drove past the Exxon station in Newark this afternoon, voicing their support for a [...]
Mayor Booker Reminds Portuguese Festival Revelers that the City of Newark Will Enforce Laws on Public Drinking
Nice! City Hall has issued a warning to Portugal Day Festival revelers that irresponsible drinking and the display of large flags—a culturally sensitive issue—will not be tolerated at the festival. So, in other words, have a good [...]
Robert Bell – Staying Clean
Robert Bell – Staying Clean
Bill Cosby brings ‘blunt’ message to community leaders
Comedian Bill Cosby told several hundred people at a conference of community associations Thursday to stand up and confront the ills facing black Americans and ignore those he called “intellectual panhandlers.”
Characterizing his own words as “blunt, but not harsh,” Cosby criticized a culture in which “babies are wearing [...]
Seeking the Key to Employment for Ex-Cons
With Newark’s unemployment rate stubbornly stuck at twice the state average of 4.9 percent — and criminal history and lack of education leaving many chronically unemployable — Mayor Cory A. Booker has tried to make prisoner re-entry a signature issue, aware that his twin promises of safety and economic [...]
NJ.com: Newark court to play cupid with Valentine’s Day weddings
The Newark Municipal Court is working to spread Valentine’s Day joy today by scheduling as many weddings and civil unions as possible.
As in years past, the Municipal Court is mobilizing its judges and staff to hold up to 125 wedding and civil union ceremonies today. The [...]
