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New Newark Forum Discusses Opportunity, Challenges

Thursday, 30 October 2008 – 2:56 am

I got to the New Newark forum about a half-hour late, but with enough time to catch the later half of Deputy Mayor of Economic Development Stefan Pryor’s breathless Powerpoint presentation about the opportunities for companies to build and come to the city.

By Ken | Also posted in Biz & Development | Comments (0)

Violent Crime Scares Off Suburban Schools

Tuesday, 28 October 2008 – 4:02 pm

2 suburban schools refuse trips to Newark for football
The city’s recent rash of violence has begun to have an impact on school sports as neighboring communities decline to send their children to city football fields.
Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School and Cranford High School balked at playing games rescheduled from last Friday and Saturday. Newark school Superintendent [...]

By Ken | Also posted in Crime & Safety | Comments (0)

Newark Arts Council Open Doors ‘08 THIS WEEK

Tuesday, 21 October 2008 – 12:51 am

It’s time! The Newark Arts Calendar is kicking off the 2008 Open Doors Gallery and Artist Space tour. Check out the calendar of events here — there’s something to check out every night this week from juried artist shows to movie screenings to the gallery crawl.

By Ken | Also posted in Arts, Culture & Media | Comments (0)

Community Forum: Imagining a New Newark

Tuesday, 7 October 2008 – 5:34 pm

The Center for New York City Affairs at the New School and Rutgers School of Public Affairs and Administration will be hosting an open forum to consider: can we maintain Newark’s revival in the face of the economic downturn? This timely discussion promises to be both informative and thought-provoking as participants will be invited to consider difficult issues with some of the leaders tackling these very questions.

By Ken | Also posted in Arts, Culture & Media, Biz & Development, Featured, Politics & City Hall | Comments (1)

Coming Up: Artist Studio & Gallery Tour

Sunday, 5 October 2008 – 5:36 pm

The annual Open Doors gallery tour in Newark will take place this month, starting October 23. If you’re interested in the arts scene in Newark, this four-day event is the single best way to get familiar with the galleries in the city, meet the artists who are working here, and get acquainted with what the city has to offer.

By Ken | Also posted in Arts, Culture & Media | Comments (1)

Interview: Robert Snyder, Associate Professor of Journalism at Rutgers-Newark

Friday, 26 September 2008 – 2:04 pm

The Star Ledger, established in 1832, is the 15th largest paper in the country by circulation, delivering a half-a-million papers on any given Sunday. The paper received a Pulitzer in 2005 for its coverage of Governor McGreevy’s resignation.
Despite its success, the Ledger has been losing as much as $30 to $40 million a year due to [...]