Tuesday, 23 December 2008 – 5:32 pm
City Hall has issued a press release about the city’s efforts to take Newark back, one piece at a time.
Taking advantage of state legislation that gives cities expanded authority to reclaim properties that have been “vacant for more than six months and have unpaid taxes, or have been deemed blighted and hazardous to public safety.”
Think [...]
Wednesday, 17 December 2008 – 3:41 pm
Got plans for Wednesday night? Theater Square Grill will be hosting a Holiday Wine Party with a prix fixe $65 menu with a special menu (all inclusive: tax, gratuity & parking). Mention Zing Marketing and get more than 20% off.
Click through for the full menu.
Theater Square Grill Holiday Wine Party Menu
December 17, 2008, 6:00pm-8:30pm
Hors [...]
Wednesday, 17 December 2008 – 3:11 pm
Crawford Street Partners breaks ground on a planned 28,000 sqft facility to open in September, 2009 for education, performance and retail venues. The development will add green space including grass areas and landscaping visible from both Crawford and Washington Streets to the neighborhood.
Crawford Street Partners’ history includes a strong track record of rehabilitating distressed properties, [...]
Wednesday, 17 December 2008 – 1:37 pm
UMDNJ, a key healthcare provider in the city, fends off rumors of closing its hospital: UMDNJ board assures community Newark hospital won’t close.
Despite the assurances from UMDNJ and Gov. Corzine, it’s scary how close we are to seeing yet another hospital closure — Newark saw two other hospitals close just this past year. The [...]
Tuesday, 9 December 2008 – 8:23 pm
Hi, I just wanted to post a reminder that I’ll be leading a walking tour of Weequahic this coming Sunday at 12:15. Weequahic is one of Newark’s most attractive neighborhoods with a hidden historical richness that I hope I can bring out for you all. Though the tour will have a great deal [...]
Tuesday, 9 December 2008 – 11:23 am
If you had a nagging feeling about the $126 million unclaimed lottery ticket from Seabra’s supermarket in the Ironbound, you can put those feelings to rest. The winners of the multi-million dollar jackpot have been found and presented their reward in Trenton: Union County couple collects Mega Millions jackpot.
The Ledger piece is a but [...]
Saturday, 15 November 2008 – 10:32 am
If you’re interested in seeing one of Newark’s best looking and most historic neighborhoods, I invite you to come on my December 14th walking tour of Weequahic. We’re going to be starting at Divident Hill and moving on to sites representative of Weequahic’s farm days, the creation of the park, the development of [...]
Wednesday, 1 October 2008 – 4:57 pm
A Corner Bar Cashes In as Newark Redevelops
One of many success stories about Newark’s resurgence since the opening of the Rock.
Chip Hallock, president of the Newark Regional Business Partnership, said of the neighborhood: “What I’ve heard is people saying, ‘This isn’t what I expected.’ There’s kind of a good will and a good feeling. People [...]
Monday, 29 September 2008 – 3:33 pm
Hello, yesterday I happened to be exploring Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in preparation for my next walking tour there. Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, even compared to other cemeteries, is a still and forgotten place and yesterday morning was miserable in terms of weather, so I wasn’t expecting to see a soul.
You can imagine my surprise when [...]
Thursday, 11 September 2008 – 11:50 am
Seven years ago today I was a student at Rutgers-Newark, living and working in Parsippany, which was the closest I got to Newark that day. I was getting ready for work minutes after news that the second airplane had struck the World Trade Center came across the radio.
It was the unease in [...]
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 – 9:41 pm
Life in Newark can be serious business, owing in no small part to the challenges of child rearing. Finding the right schools, keeping up with parent/teacher meetings, ferreting out just the right extra-curricular activity for your child — you all get the drill. This stuff changes your life forever, and if it weren’t for helpful [...]
