Will You Bike or Walk to Work on National Bike to Work Day?

BY  |  Wednesday, May 15, 2013 2:30pm  |  COMMENTS (15)

National Bike to Work Day is this Friday, May 17. Montclair residents are encouraged to join others across the country and leave the car at home and bike (or walk) to work or to the train station. the organizers are doing everything they can to make it convenient and fun for you to do so. Thanks in part to a grant from the Partners for Health foundation, bike parking is available at all Montclair train stations and at specially equipped parking meters along Bloomfield Avenue and within each of neighborhood business districts. And Bike & Walk Montclair will provide refreshments, information and encouragement at the Bay Street, Walnut Street and Watchung Avenue stations during the morning and evening rush hours.

Will you bike or walk to work on Friday? Take our poll:

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Giveaway: Tickets to Outpost in The Burbs Emerging Artist Showcase and Wine Tasting

BY  |  Wednesday, May 15, 2013 12:30pm  |  COMMENTS (9)

Emerging Artist Showcase and Wine TastingCONTEST CLOSED: Winner chosen

Here’s your chance to live in the musical future with four unknown acts who the booking agent of Outpost in The Burbs, Bill Brandenburg, believes are as talented as anybody who could one day be iconic figures themselves. A special Emerging Artist Showcase and Wine Tasting happens this Friday night at Outpost and we have two tickets to give to one lucky reader.

It’s a 4-act showcase featuring the artists:

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The Weekend: All About Mom

BY  |  Thursday, May 09, 2013 3:30pm  |  COMMENTS (0)

Vintage photo form Presby Iris Gardens

Vintage photo form Presby Iris Gardens

This weekend it’s all about moms and there are many nice events for Mom to enjoy her special day. Here are options for all types of moms, you’re guaranteed to find something to make her happy:

Take her to a Garden. 

Opera Theatre of Montclair will perform a concert of spring- and floral-themed arias and songs as part of the National Public Gardens Day Celebration at The Presby Memorial Iris Gardens on Friday, May 10. Singers will include Jennifer Behnke, soprano; Matthew Garrett, tenor; Mia Riker-Norrie, soprano.  Also on the program are Donna Dixon, clarinet;Violetta Norrie, harp; Rebecca Eng, piano. You’l enjoy Debussy, Lehar, Rodgers, Wagner, Schubert and Grandjany.

Opera Theatre of Montclair Concert in the Garden
Presby iris Gardens, 474 Upper Mountain Avenue, Montclair, NJ, 07043
Friday, May 10 at 1 pm
Free

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Councilor Renee Baskerville To Hold South End Revitalization Meeting Thursday

BY  |  Wednesday, May 08, 2013 1:00pm  |  COMMENTS (0)

south end montclairFourth Ward Councilor Renee Baskerville will hold a meeting with community members and South End business owners on Thursday, May 9, 7:00-9:00 p.m. at Fire Headquarters, second floor training room, 1 Pine Street. The meeting is open to the public.

This will be the second South End Business Improvement District (SEBID) meeting and it will focus on working with the community toward finding creative and innovative ways to revitalize the area. Artists and other creative-minded individuals are encouraged to join the team effort to promote the arts as a driving revitalization force in Montclair’s South End.

After the SEBID April 23 kickoff meeting several sub-committees formed:

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Junior League of Montclair-Newark House Tour and Boutique

BY  |  Wednesday, May 08, 2013 12:30pm  |  COMMENTS (0)

JLMN House Tour and Boutique

On Sunday, May 19, members of the community will generously open their hearts and homes for the Junior League of Montclair-Newark, Inc. House Tour & Boutique. Proceeds from this important fundraiser will support the diverse projects and programs provided to local children at risk by the Junior League of Montclair Newark, Inc. (JLMN).   These initiatives, which focus especially on the areas of health and safety, education, and the arts, benefit over 5,000 children at risk each year.

The JLMN House Tour & Boutique is a new event conceived in the tradition of the organization’s history of Designer Show House fundraisers.  The self-guided tours will offer an up-close look inside our community’s finest residences during the popular “May in Montclair” season.  Attendees will also have an opportunity to shop fabulous mini-boutiques from the area’s top vendors at the check in location, Van Vleck House & Gardens.  Boutique items will include gifts for Father’s Day, graduation, weddings, as well as women’s accessories, home accents and an Attic Treasures Estate Sale area featuring vintage home décor and designer accessories.

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Meet The Author: Deb Levy to Discuss Bury The Hot at Bnai Keshet

BY  |  Wednesday, May 08, 2013 10:00am  |  COMMENTS (0)

Bury the Hot

Deb Levy, a Montclair writer and mother, will discuss her new book Bury The Hot at Bnai Keshet,  in conjunction with Watchung Booksellers, on Tuesday, May 21.

Levy grew up in Miami celebrating holidays with Sal Wainberg and his family. She trick-or-treated with his daughter. Sal and his wife attended her wedding. Yet Deb knew nothing about Sal’s past until he called out of the blue and asked her to write his story. “But I don’t want some Hollywood tale,” Sal told her. “I want the truth.”

There was a reason she didn’t know. Sal hadn’t even told his wife the details of his childhood. Bury The Hot is Sal’s story told to Levy and it explores both a traumatized childhood of the Holocaust, and how the repression of it impacts a marriage.

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Car Fire on Claremont Ave., Montclair

BY  |  Monday, May 06, 2013 4:29pm  |  COMMENTS (0)

1_claremont_fire_wheelerWheeler Antabanez sends us this photo of an SUV that was on fire on Claremont Ave. this afternoon, not far from Valley Road. The fire is out now, but the street is still blocked off and traffic is snarled.

Dog Found on Madison Street in Glen Ridge

Wednesday, May 01, 2013 10:16pm  |  COMMENTS (0)

MadisonThis dog was found on Madison Street in Glen Ridge in the early morning of Wednesday, May 1, and taken to the Bloomfield Animal Shelter. Sorry, we don’t have additional information about gender, collar, or other details. If you think this is your dog, please contact the Bloomfield Animal Shelter at 973-748-0194.

Montclair’s Indigo Kitchen Closes

BY  |  Wednesday, May 01, 2013 12:30pm  |  COMMENTS (1)

indigo kitchenJust a year after bringing back his Kansas City-style BBQ to Montclair, Chef Lance Knowling has closed Indigo Kitchen.

Posted on the door and on the restaurant’s website, the message says:

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Dear Friends,

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Montclair Council Finance Committee Suggests Both Spending Reductions And Assistance

BY  |  Wednesday, May 01, 2013 10:00am  |  COMMENTS (7)

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The Montclair Township Council at its April 30 budget meeting

The Montclair Township Council held a brief meeting on April 30 to go over the recommendations of the Council Finance Committee with regard to expenditures and taxes in the proposed 2013 budget.  The committee, comprised of Mayor Robert Jackson, First Ward Councilor William Hurlock, and Fourth Ward Councilor Renée Baskerville, suggested adjustments to the introduced budget which were designed to reduce the cost to the taxpayers while increasing municipal services and decreasing the debt.

The session, which only lasted forty minutes, included the full council and Chief Financial Officer Frank Mason, but Township Manager Marc Dashield, incapacitated by a back injury, took part by speaker telephone.

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I really really hope Wellmont stays. I've seen over 40 shows here (no joke) and most of them were great. Along with the Montclair Film Festival, we need the Wellmont here to keep Montclair as relevant as ever.
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