Tuesday, 6 January 2009 – 6:56 am
Those who love barbed wires should do a statistic study to find out the real effect of these magic wires.
From Zemin, in reaction to yesterday’s Barbed Wire post.
Wednesday, 31 December 2008 – 2:15 pm
This in from a Newarker! Still looking for something to do tonight? Snow got you rethinking your plans to travel into the wild NJ countryside or take the hectic Path train into Manhattan? The Coffee Cave, a new cafe and club, is hosting an event just a short walk/car ride/light rail trip downtown.
Have a great New [...]
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 [...]
Friday, 12 December 2008 – 5:48 pm
Newark’s Prudential Center has been named Project of the Year by a trade magazne accoring to this NY Daily News briefing: The Closer: Disclosures, appraisals, flips and splits of New York’s real estate community
The city will also host its first championship boxing match in 60 years at the Rock this weekend.
Congratulations to the Gilbane Building [...]
Friday, 12 December 2008 – 8:23 am
Looking for a job that offers good pay, benefits and free air travel? The city has posted an alert for Newark job seekers: Continental Airlines Job Fair: 4 Days Left to Submit Your Resume!
Continental Airlines is hosting a job fair on Wednesday, Dec 17. Resumes must be submitted online before the event. [...]
Wednesday, 10 December 2008 – 7:56 am
The city is actively courting the Hunts Point wholesale produce market, offering incentives to move its warehousing facilities into the Port: New Jersey lures Hunts Point market. If successful, Newark could see upwards of 8,000 jobs moved into the city limits — though it’s unclear how any of those might be available for Newarkers. [...]
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 [...]
Monday, 8 December 2008 – 10:25 am
Katie Wang at the Ledger describes the green initiatives going on in Newark, from the efforts of a private business going solar to City Hall initiatives to give away energy-efficient lightbulbs: Newark business sees the future, and it’s solar
On Saturday, Newark residents can pick up free energy-efficient bulbs at the JFK Recreation Center. A [...]
Sunday, 7 December 2008 – 8:05 pm
Highlighting Newark’s chief urban planner (Director of Community Development on her business card), Toni Griffin, the Times writes about the city’s hopes and aspirations to achieve a livable downtown for the growing urban population: A Bird’s-Eye View of Tomorrow.
While the Times points to Ms. Griffin’s home — the art deco office-turned-condo building, Eleven80 — as [...]
Friday, 5 December 2008 – 7:01 pm
The Snack Shack survives! At least in the short term.
Jennifer Weiss at the Star Ledger has the details in this video at TV Jersey: check it out.
Tuesday, 25 November 2008 – 1:38 pm
The effects of the Star Ledger buyouts are becoming apparent as the paper circulates information about which reporters and photographers will stay on at the paper: Buyout-Depleted ‘Star-Ledger’ Reassigns Two Journos — To Mailroom.
When a newspaper cuts its staff, those who remain in the depleted newsroom become valuable. But as The Star-Ledger of Newark, N.J. slowly [...]
Monday, 24 November 2008 – 2:29 pm
In this world of global market meltdowns and billion-dollar government bailouts, there is one commodity that we must ensure continues to be in ample supply to the American public: comfort food. Literary blogger Tayari Jones points out that the Snack Shack in Newark’s Penn Station is in danger: Save The Snack Shack!
Today, when I swung by [...]
