BY Baristanet Staff | Wednesday, May 23, 2012 2:00pm | COMMENTS (5)
A tipster sent us this photo of an accident that occurred this afternoon at the corner of Bloomfield Avenue and Pine, just across from Panera and Smashburger. At least one victim was taken away by ambulance. This corner has been the scene of several accidents lately.
Wednesday, May 23, 2012 12:30pm | COMMENTS (0)
Wynona’s House, an child advocacy center in Newark, will host its 4th Annual Steel Magnolia Awards Benefit on June 7 from 6 p.m. – 10 p.m, at McLoone’s Boat House.
Wynona’s House promotes justice and healing for child victims of abuse and violence by coordinating investigation, prosecution, treatment, and prevention service for Essex County children and families. This year, they will honor Hedge Funds Care and Prevent Child Abuse New Jersey.
Hedge Funds Care is an international charity, supported largely by the hedge fund industry, whose sole mission is preventing and treating child abuse. It has two goals: to raise as much money as possible to fund the programs that do the preventing and treating and to showcase the philanthropy of the hedge fund industry. Prevent Child Abuse New Jersey is a nonprofit organization working to end child abuse. Their mission is to prevent child abuse in all of its forms, for all of New Jersey’s children.
Tickets are $100 per person, and can be purchased by calling (973) 753‐1110 or emailing receptionist@wynonashouse.org. Business attire requested. For more information or to donate, visit the website.
BY Debbie Galant, Liz George | Wednesday, May 23, 2012 11:21am | COMMENTS (6)
A company developer that Steve Plofker is involved with has bought the former Luna Stage building at 695 Bloomfield Ave in Montclair. Plofker tells Baristanet that the plan is to renovate the building and transform it into a contemporary retail and office space. The office space (which will be located upstairs) is in demand, says Plofker, because he doesn’t have a single vacancy for office space in his other properties. No word yet on what the downstairs retail space might house, but Plofker expects it will be another ratable for the town.
BY Katherine Milsop | Tuesday, May 22, 2012 2:57pm | COMMENTS (0)
Local artist and musician, Michael Reitman, is hosting “The All Acoustic Open Mic” tonight at 7 p.m. at Hat City Kitchen in Orange. From Hat City’s page: Continue Reading
BY Erika Bleiberg | Monday, May 21, 2012 2:30pm | COMMENTS (5)
On the heels of Bamboozle 2012, comes another authentic Jersey music festival — but you don’t have to navigate the 200,000 or so people who descended upon Asbury Park last weekend to catch this show. The inaugural Montclair Music Jam will be at the First Congregational Church (40 South Fullerton Avenue) on Friday, May 25, starting at 8 p.m.
The brainchild of Montclair native Dylan Richardson (24), the non-profit community venture is tagged as an “independent music showcase,” and promises to feature some of the Garden State’s best (though perhaps unrecognized) bands. The line up includes Montclair-based headliner Bern & the Brights, as well as I.O.U., Melissa & Paul, Neur, and Pinegrove.
“The bands vary considerably,” explained Richardson. “I’m wary of using genre descriptions, but represented we have post rock, math rock, post punk, hip-hop, garage, blues punk, and indie rock.” The venue, he explained, is big, and they plan to “cram a whole lot of loud fun” into it. While the event’s primary target audience is the twenty-something crowd, Richardson and his co-producers Victoria Gonzalez, Ed Carine and Shaun Henklein encourage anyone who enjoys hearing new music to check it out. Continue Reading
BY Erica Dietsche | Saturday, May 19, 2012 9:43am | COMMENTS (0)
Open houses are in full force this weekend, with at least 180 properties showing. While offerings are varied in style, condition and price, properties under $500,000 make up the majority of the activity. New listings and reductions are robust as well. Seven properties are priced over $2,000,000 — all of them are in Millburn.
166 N. Mountain Ave., Montclair
List Price: $1,050,000
Taxes: $31,236
Acreage: 0.62 Acres
6BR/4.1BA
Built in approximately 1907, this stately 3,743-sq. ft., 12-room Colonial has grand details throughout. The first floor has 9.5-ft. ceilings and there are three fireplaces, including one in the master bedroom. The recently-listed house has an updated kitchen and bathrooms. Other amenities include central air and an office on the second floor. The outdoor space is not lacking either; one of Van Vleck’s notable copper Beech trees flanks the front of the property. Finally, there is a patio and a deck over the garage. Open house 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
BY Christina Gillham | Friday, May 18, 2012 1:27pm | COMMENTS (2)
Five-time Grammy Award winner and South Orange resident Dionne Warwick will be inducted next month into the Choose Life Awards Hall of Hope and Remembrance by the National Black Leadership Commission on AIDS, Inc.
Warwick will be honored at a black tie event on June 7 in New York City for her decades-long AIDS activism and efforts to raise public awareness about the disease’s impact on the black community.
BY Debbie Galant | Friday, May 18, 2012 10:25am | COMMENTS (8)
The weather is perfect, and the irises are at their peak. If you don’t get to the Presby Memorial Iris Gardens this weekend, it’s not our fault. We’re telling you now: go. Continue Reading
BY Christina Gillham | Friday, May 18, 2012 9:00am | COMMENTS (26)
In front of the NASDAQ this morning. Photo by Warren Levinson.
Update: When the stock began trading at 11:30 am, Facebook shares opened at $42.05, an 11% increase from the company’s $38 IPO price. But the stock soon reversed course and now hovers back around $38.
Facebook raised $16 billion yesterday in an initial public offering that put the company’s value at $104 billion, but the world’s eyes are focused on what happens today.
The social network site that has 900 million active users has priced its 421 million shares at $38 each. It is the third largest public offering in the history of the United States–behind Visa and General Motors–and the largest tech IPO ever. Now it’s time to unload some of the shares on the public. Continue Reading
