Lost and Found

Friday, Mar 26, 2010 12:46pm  |  COMMENTS (0)

A wallet was found and turned in to the box office at the Wellmont on Wednesday, March 24 following the Hendrix tribute tour. If this could be your wallet, please call the Wellmont Theatre at (973) 783-9500.
A woman’s cocktail or engagement-type ring was found in the parking lot of Montclair’s Municipal Building on Friday, March 19th. If you believe this could be your ring, please send an e-mail with a description of the ring to lostandfound@baristanet.com.
If you have an item that you would like to post as lost or found, please send an e-mail here.

Have You Seen Jessica?

Friday, Mar 26, 2010 11:23am  |  COMMENTS (9)

A Montclair resident is missing their cat.

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Comedians Of Chelsea Lately – Win Tickets & Laugh Your Butt Off

Friday, Mar 26, 2010 11:00am  |  COMMENTS (8)

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How about a little comic relief? Wellmont Theatre is offering Baristanet readers two pairs of tickets for tonight, March 26, to comedy review, “Comedians of Chelsea Lately.” Although the lovely Chelsea will not be coming to town, this evening’s performance features her E! entourage, Jo Koy, Whitney Cummings, Chris Franjola, and special guest Chuy.
Curtain time is 8 pm. The first two people to CHUY-FY themselves in a photo next to Chelsea and send it to me, will win tickets. (I won’t post the pic unless you want me to.)
Update: We have our winners!

Busting The Bloomfield Avenue Blight

Friday, Mar 26, 2010 9:45am  |  COMMENTS (0)

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The recession has not been kind to Montclair’s central business district. The blight on Bloomfield Avenue has claimed too many storefronts far too long. Just as soon as a new business opens, it seems another one is shuttered. The most recent business to leave a gaping hole is the former Artistic Illuminations, and soon PNC Bank will be leaving 491 Bloomfield Avenue. For the neighboring businesses, it’s a worry. But the marketing arm of downtown Montclair, Montclair BID, is making it their business to put life back into these shop fronts so that Bloomfield Avenue indeed does bloom again. Find out what the BID’s new Vacancy Committee is up to, on Real Estate.

Montclair Vacancy Committee Battles Empty Storefronts

Friday, Mar 26, 2010 9:37am  |  COMMENTS (8)

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Although Montclair BID can’t haggle on rents with downtown landlords, they caninject a little life in the otherwise bleak landscape of vacant street-level storefronts. Above is the prototype design of “For Sale” and “For Rent’ banners to be posted along Bloomfield Avenue to bring a unified look and a sense of identity to the downtown area. (The final design will be selected soon.) The new signage is just one of the vacancy reduction initiatives Montclair BID’s newly formed Vacancy Committee is undertaking to make the area look more attractive to new businesses and bring new customers to the negotiation table.
What’s the cost of commercial properties these days? No surprise, it’s all about location, location, location.

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Montclair 6-Year-Old Saves Dad’s Life

Friday, Mar 26, 2010 8:30am  |  COMMENTS (0)

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The name Paolo in Italian means “small”, but what a 6-year-old Montclair resident did this week was hardly a small feat.
Paolo Shor received a Civilian Service Award by the Montclair Police Department today for his heroic efforts that saved his father’s life. Read the amazing story on Barista Kids.

501 Lounge Looks to Attract Teen Crowd

Thursday, Mar 25, 2010 4:47pm  |  COMMENTS (21)

noidnights.jpgFacebook and Craiglist are calling all teens to come see what the ruckus was all about at the now infamous 501 Lounge.

Teen Pulse NightLife, TriState Entertainment & Primetime presents….
501 Lounge! “No ID Nights” The Sneak Peak Party!
Saturday: March 27, 2010
8pm – 1AM!
The guest list closes @ 9
- Get a SNEAK PEAK of one of the LARGEST and most media publicized Clubs in New Jersey. This club will amaze you and keep guests coming back for more every week!
….2 Floors | 20,000 sq ft | 2 Unique Enviornments….
….State of The Art Sound & Lighting….
Featured for having the BIGGEST parties in New Jersey on….
TMZ.com, Perez Hilton.com, Fox 5 News, The Star Ledger, MSN.com

http://perezhilton.com/2010-01-24-jersey-shore-appearance-ends-in-arrests

No response to calls to Dick Grabowsky for comment.

Political Patronage Alleged in Firing of Bloomfield Library Director

Thursday, Mar 25, 2010 4:44pm  |  COMMENTS (9)

gian at bloomfield library.jpgAn attorney for Gian Hasija, dismissed yesterday from his job as director of the Bloomfield Public Library, told a news conference today that there was a “political agenda” by “certain forces within this town” behind the firing.
The attorney, Timothy Smith, said that Hasija was dismissed about a month after declining to offer full-time employment to a worker who’d been accused of sexual harassment.
Asked whether Hasija’s dismissal was a case of political patronage, Smith said, “That’s exactly what it is, political patronage.”

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Anyone Missing a Small Brown Dog?

Thursday, Mar 25, 2010 4:39pm  |  COMMENTS (15)

Reader spots lost dog in Montclair.

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Open Thread: March 25, 2010

Thursday, Mar 25, 2010 2:00pm  |  COMMENTS (25)

Chime in about the blue law debate or anything else. It’s your open thread….

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I was very glad to see this post. The running in the street around here drives me crazy, mostly because the the majority of the runners I've encountered (not every runner)seem to think that it's their right to take up half the street when what they are doing is in fact illegal. And let's not be silly. Yes, concrete is hard on the joints, but the pavement isn't that much better. It's not like the roads are made of track rubber.
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