Friday, 2 January 2009 – 2:34 pm
There are times when a short trip to exciting New York City streets is not enough to ease the frustration from Newark’s troubles. On Christmas Day, 1994, we woke up only to find our car was among seven within two blocks, stripped by smashed windows. On the next day, we booked a bed-and-breakfast [...]
Tuesday, 9 December 2008 – 8:56 pm
The City of Newark will be hosting two open forums on Wednesday, Dec 10 and Tuesday, Dec 16 to present the current Master Plan:
Master Plan Presentation. If you’ve got some thoughts on the city’s direction for its urban design, this is definitely a event you’ll want to check out!
In cooperation with the Newark Community [...]
Sunday, 5 October 2008 – 3:40 pm
Ferry Street, the dining and shopping destination for the Ironbound, will be getting a facelift over the next several months. Fascade improvements include planters, lamps and brick crosswalk, similar to the work just completed at Broad and Market.
I have to admit: after living in the Ironbound for four years, the neighborhood definitely has a [...]
Thursday, 25 September 2008 – 5:41 pm
Hello, this is just a reminder that I’m leading a walking tour of Newark’s beautiful, historic Mt. Pleasant Cemetery on Sunday, October 5th, at 12:15. Along with Fairmount Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant was the place for affluent 19th century Newarkers to be buried, so if you want to connect with Frelinghuysens, Ballantines, Kinneys, Drydens, and [...]
Friday, 12 September 2008 – 10:43 pm
If you didn’t pick up this month’s issue of New Jersey Monthly, be sure to grab a copy before they leave newsstands. Two Newark high schools — Science Park and University — made the list of the state’s top 75 public high schools. Science (#50) has appeared on the listing before, and moved up three [...]
Tuesday, 9 September 2008 – 7:45 pm
Newsday carried a little item about Mayor Cory Booker’s plans to head to D.C., should Sen. Barack Obama win the presidential election. Specifically he says that he’s not leaving Newark. Of course, that won’t satisfy any the skeptics who insist that he’s using Newark as a stepping stone to further his political career, and that [...]
Wednesday, 3 September 2008 – 1:00 pm
Gallery Aferro Studio Residency
Now Accepting applications for 2009 artists in residence
Due December 15, 2008 (not postmark)
For more details:
www.aferro.org
About the Residency:
Several of the 06-07 Aferro Studio residents have commented that the chance for informal networking with peers afforded by residency in the building was one of the best aspects of their experience. [...]
Tuesday, 2 September 2008 – 10:04 pm
Here’s an uplifting story about new affordable housing coming to the city. With so much recent attention placed on the development of luxury apartments and condos from big-time developers and celebrities, a lot of people were downright scared that ordinary people, including ones that need a boost to get out of whatever scary situation they [...]
Thursday, 7 August 2008 – 10:25 pm
So, you might have heard about the little kerfuffle over at City Hall over a certain councilperson who attempted to wield some power that, turns out, she didn’t actually have.
In December 2007, councilwoman Dana Rone, the Booker-backed council person for the Central Ward, was convicted of interfering with a traffic stop involving her nephew and [...]
Friday, 18 July 2008 – 2:10 am
“Brick City Urban Farms”:http://brickcityurbanfarms.org/ is a startup nonprofit looking to bring good produce to Newarkers at reasonable prices. They’ve started a “prototype” farm on a small plot of land in downtown Newark.
Yes, you read that right: farming. In downtown Newark.
When John Taylor of the BCUF emailed me about his project, I had to [...]
Thursday, 10 July 2008 – 6:16 pm
We are a little more than halfway through the first mayoral term of Cory A. Booker, and inevitably, talk has turned to predictions for the outcome of the mayoral race in 2010. One of our favorite political blogs, PolitickerNJ.com, has weighed in on the matter, and says Mayor Booker will win in 2010 by a [...]
Tuesday, 1 July 2008 – 6:03 am
Monday night’s meet-and-greet with Dr. Clifford B. Janey, the newly appointed superintendent of Newark Public Schools was a great way to kick off the week. Those who attended got to hear a part of of Dr. Janey’s vision and his responses during the question-and-answer session were very illuminating. The session was chocked full of information, [...]
