Baristanet http://www.baristanet.com/ Local news, listings and conversation about Montclair, Glen Ridge and Bloomfield NJ en Copyright 2010 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:00:20 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Baristanet Redesign to Launch Pssst, starting tomorrow when you get to your desk with your first cup of coffee, you'll be looking at a new version of Baristanet. It will have a lot more functionality and, we think, a sharp updated look. The Barista and her elves will be working all night to implement the change: just a quick head's up to tell you that any comment you post here after 4 p.m. tonight just may not transfer to the new version. http://www.baristanet.com/2010/08/baristanet_redesign_to_launch.php http://www.baristanet.com/2010/08/baristanet_redesign_to_launch.php Bloomfield Glen Ridge Maplewood Millburn Montclair South Orange West Orange Baristanet redesign Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:00:20 -0500 Africk's Trash Flash Mob? CaryAfrickGarbage.jpgAlthough he's a lone wolf now when he makes his daily trash collecting expeditions to Watchung Plaza, Montclair's Second Ward Councilor Cary Africk says a "trash flash mob is next." Africk recently posted on his Face Book page that he believes "30-minutes a day of clean up will get a lot more done than 30 hours of meetings with town officials who already have had a "study" team in there and have concluded "there's nothing that can be done." Bemoaning analysis paralysis, Africk has taken matters into his own hands.]]> http://www.baristanet.com/2010/08/africks_trash_flash_mob.php http://www.baristanet.com/2010/08/africks_trash_flash_mob.php Bloomfield Glen Ridge Montclair Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:00:12 -0500 Montclair a Coolest Suburb? Yeah, We Knew montclair coolest suburb.jpgNews flash from Travel + Leisure Magazine: Montclair is one of the coolest suburbs in America. It might even be worth, you know, a side trip if you're visiting New York. Among Montclair's claims to coolness are: The New York Times' David Carr (we're sure you'll meet him if you come over for a visit), the Wellmont, Montclair State University and the Montclair Art Museum, as well as "funky shops." Ho hum. Picking Montclair as one of the coolest suburbs in America is like shooting ducks in barrel. Here's a job for you Travel + Leisure, pick the coolest suburb of Montclair.]]> http://www.baristanet.com/2010/08/montclair_a_coolest_suburb_yea.php http://www.baristanet.com/2010/08/montclair_a_coolest_suburb_yea.php Bloomfield Glen Ridge Maplewood Millburn Montclair South Orange West Orange coolest suburbs Montclair Travel + Leisure Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:26:14 -0500 DeCamp Strike is on for Thursday Strike Update from Clever Commute:
NJT will NOT cross-honor DeCamp tickets. Purchase your tickets in advance. NOTE: The only time you can buy a NJT train ticket on the train is when you had no other option. What this means: If you board at NYP, Hoboken or anyplace there is a ticket window (or machine), you MUST buy your ticket before boarding -- otherwise, its a $5 surcharge. HEADS UP: Bay Street station now DOES have these machines.
You can reach Conductor Josh here for any strike advice or info. News from DeCamp and Clever Commute.com confirm a DeCamp bus drivers strike, starting Thursday morning. Here's what the bus company says in an alert message on it's web site:
Attention all passengers, effective 5:00 AM Thursday morning, September 2, 2010 the union employees of DeCamp Bus Lines will be on strike. There will be no service. We will keep riders informed as information becomes available.
]]> http://www.baristanet.com/2010/08/decamp_strike_is_on_for_thursd.php http://www.baristanet.com/2010/08/decamp_strike_is_on_for_thursd.php Bloomfield Caldwells Glen Ridge Montclair Verona Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:50:35 -0500 Has SOMA Achieved Perfect Racial Harmony? kidsrace.jpgRacial harmony in South Orange and Maplewood seems to have reached a point where having the "diversity talk" with one's children might be moot. One self-declared "white" father, who calls himself jersey_boy, started a chat in Maplewood Online's Virtual Cafe about the fact that his kids have no reference point -- or need -- for the subject of race relations. His six-year-old son, whose best friend has "brown skin," seemingly has no awareness of ethnic or racial differences being any kind of big deal. "I've been waiting for the racist moment to have to teach this country's nasty history," said jersey_boy in his comment. "It hasn't happened."]]> http://www.baristanet.com/2010/08/maplewood_online_chatting_abou.php http://www.baristanet.com/2010/08/maplewood_online_chatting_abou.php Bloomfield Glen Ridge Maplewood Millburn Montclair South Orange Maplewood Online Race relations SOMA Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:00:00 -0500 Need a Quick Dining Room ... or Restaurant? table 8 chairs again.jpgAnybody who ever ate at the late, lamented Table 8 on Bloomfield Ave. in Montclair will immediately recognized these "crushed raspberry red velvet chairs" -- now on sale for $30 a pop on Craigslist. Fifty of the chairs, which originally cost $150 each, are available. Makes me sad to see one of Montclair's finest restaurants sold off piece by piece, but I remember those chairs as comfy, and they probably would look good in my dining room...]]> http://www.baristanet.com/2010/08/need_a_quick_dining_room_or_re.php http://www.baristanet.com/2010/08/need_a_quick_dining_room_or_re.php Bloomfield Food Glen Ridge Montclair Craigslist Table 8 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:53:36 -0500 MSU Sewer Work Begins, Discussion Continues construction msu.jpgMontclair State University's on-campus sewer improvement work will begin today, on the north side of Normal Avenue, from Carlisle Road to College Avenue. Construction in this area is expected to continue for around a week and will be conducted in the roadway just outside the curbs. Tomorrow is Red Hawk Day -- opening day on campus. ]]> http://www.baristanet.com/2010/08/msu_sewer_construction.php http://www.baristanet.com/2010/08/msu_sewer_construction.php Bloomfield Glen Ridge Montclair Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:56:00 -0500 Lost and Found lostandfound@baristanet.com. A money clip was also lost Sunday in Edgemont Park, possibly in the children's play area. If you have found this, please send an e-mail to lostandfound@baristanet.com so we can reunite the money clip (and its contents) with the owner. If you have an item you would like posted as lost or found, please send an e-mail here, and we will be more than happy to post it. ]]> http://www.baristanet.com/2010/08/lost_and_found_23.php http://www.baristanet.com/2010/08/lost_and_found_23.php Mon, 30 Aug 2010 21:22:52 -0500 Grey Tabby Cat Found in Montclair lost cat.jpg Is this your cat? A reader from Montclair writes:]]> http://www.baristanet.com/2010/08/grey_tabby_cat_found_in_montcl.php http://www.baristanet.com/2010/08/grey_tabby_cat_found_in_montcl.php Montclair Pets Mon, 30 Aug 2010 21:06:17 -0500 MHS Montclair Mounties Suit Up For a New Season mounties2010.jpgMontclair High School's Mounties, along with new coach, John Fiore, looked good in blue on Saturday's Media Day. There's a lot of excitement for this season, both from the team and fans. See a slideshow and read more on Barista Kids.]]> http://www.baristanet.com/2010/08/mhs_montclair_mounties_suit_up.php http://www.baristanet.com/2010/08/mhs_montclair_mounties_suit_up.php Kids Montclair Montclair Mounties sports Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:00:00 -0500 SOPAC And Midtown Direct Rep: A Blossoming Partnership Midtown Direct Rep resized.jpgSOPAC's Midtown Direct Rep raised the roof with their first production. Broadway stars and South Orange/Maplewood locals Charlie Pollock (9 to5) and Christiane Noll (Ragtime, Tony nominee) speak to Baristanet ahead of next week's staged reading of Girl in the Frame. When a group of young Broadway talent is introduced to a handsome theater venue right on its doorstep, it's surely a matter of time before they get something going on.]]> http://www.baristanet.com/2010/08/sopac_and_midtown_direct_rep_a.php http://www.baristanet.com/2010/08/sopac_and_midtown_direct_rep_a.php Maplewood Millburn South Orange Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:00:00 -0500 DeCamp Bus Strike May be Imminent strike sometime in the near future. Looks like it could be this Thursday, according to a Montclair Times article. We'll get more information as things unfold. In the meantime, if you're a regular rider, what's your back up plan? Anybody organizing carpools? Will there be lots of new train riders vying for the seats?]]> http://www.baristanet.com/2010/08/decamp_bus_strike.php http://www.baristanet.com/2010/08/decamp_bus_strike.php Bloomfield Caldwells Cedar Grove Glen Ridge Montclair Verona Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:23:00 -0500 My Favorite Place: Greenwood Gardens Greenwood Gardens.jpgThere's a magnificent garden you may not know about that's practically in your backyard. It lies behind the big iron gates next to Old Short Hills Park. It is a wonderful old estate with both formal and informal gardens, a mansion, rare native plants, Rookwood pottery and a few fainting goats. Its name is Greenwood Gardens.]]> http://www.baristanet.com/2010/08/my_favorite_place_behind_the_g.php http://www.baristanet.com/2010/08/my_favorite_place_behind_the_g.php Maplewood Millburn My Favorite Place South Orange West Orange Greenwood Gardens My Favorite Place South Mountain Reservation Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:00:00 -0500 Town and Gown: Montclair State by the Numbers moving in at Montclair state.jpgSchool is starting at Montclair State, and so is a new Baristanet column, "Town and Gown," by MSU's Jack Shannon. Having been married for nearly 20 years now, and with a teenage daughter who echoes her mother's arguably well-founded opinion that I know very little about so many things, it's the rare occasion when I'm asked to provide my thoughts about anything these days. So I'm really excited about having this opportunity to talk regularly with Baristanet's readers about something that I do know rather well: namely, "town/gown" relations.]]> http://www.baristanet.com/2010/08/town_and_gown_montclair_state.php http://www.baristanet.com/2010/08/town_and_gown_montclair_state.php Bloomfield Glen Ridge Little Falls Montclair Jack Shannon Montclair State University Town and Gown Vice President for University Advancement Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:30:00 -0500 The Y is Closed, Now What? life fitness at ymca.jpgUPDATE: PROACTIVE Sports Therapy has just offered its facility free to Y users who are shut out this week. Read to the end for details. The Montclair YMCA is open 51 weeks a year. It closes for one week each year, right before Labor Day. So, Y rats, whether you're used to the elliptical with Jerry, power yoga with Paul or Zumba with Irisha, you've got to find an alternate workout this week, or risk turning into a couch potato. So what will it be? Laps at Mountainside, Nishuane or the Glen Ridge Pool? The Fleet Feet Project Pub Fun Run? Free yoga at a drop-in class? A jog or bike ride around town? Or maybe you'll just dig out that old ab roller in your attic. Just moving all the suitcases in front of it should burn a few hundred calories.]]> http://www.baristanet.com/2010/08/the_y_is_closed_now_what.php http://www.baristanet.com/2010/08/the_y_is_closed_now_what.php Bloomfield Glen Ridge Montclair Montclair YMCA Mon, 30 Aug 2010 10:30:00 -0500