Valentine’s Day in Baristaville

BY  |  Sunday, Feb 12, 2012 9:30am  |  COMMENTS (0)

How do you say ” I love You” on Valentine’s Day? It is the one day of the year when the verbal expression just will not do. Most of us buy a gift that will say it for us. The traditional bouquet of red roses needs no accompaning words. On Friday, I stopped at some Baristaville retailers to see what they had to offer and I found a wide range of choices from romantic to sexy to silly. You don’t have to travel far to find the right words to say on Tuesday. You can shop local!

Giant Jason Pierre-Paul Comes To Glen Ridge

BY  |  Saturday, Feb 11, 2012 9:31pm  |  COMMENTS (1)

Hundreds of fans lined up along Bloomfield Avenue, waiting for their chance to meet the Super Bowl champion Jason Pierre-Paul, Defensive End for the NY Giants, who signed autographs today at the PNC Bank in Glen Ridge. Continue Reading

Coming March 4-10: Bloomfield Restaurant Week

BY  |  Monday, Feb 06, 2012 11:00am  |  COMMENTS (4)

Bloomfield restaurants are getting together to pull off their first restaurant week March 4-10. Here’s your chance to sample some great restaurants at discount prices, including the upscale Orange Squirrel ($35 $30 dinner) and Mes Reves ($30 dinner), old favorites like Senoritas ($30 dinner) and Stamna ($30 dinner). Or you can just gobble up Thai and Filipino offerings all week. And somehow Fitzgerald 1928 of Glen Ridge ($28 dinner) sneaked in. Read about all the current participants, and their restaurant week offers, here. Baristanet is proud to be the media sponsor of the event. See a slideshow of current participants after the jump and tell us which Bloomfield restaurant you love most.

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Taking A Second Look Around Baristaville

BY  |  Sunday, Jan 29, 2012 10:25am  |  COMMENTS (9)

See what you absorb when you walk/drive around Baristaville. Watch the slide show and you’ll see a hint, a bigger hint, and finally the answer. See if you can guess the town/place on the first shot (some are pretty easy — others a little more obscure):

Window Wonderland!

BY  |  Saturday, Dec 17, 2011 9:34am  |  COMMENTS (4)

We had fun tromping around for store to store in Santa hats, nibbling at cookies and sipping hot cocoa, cider and glogg, and meeting all the wonderful shopkeepers who put so much creativity into their holiday windows. And though we missed the Santa-saurus, we heard it was the hit of Church Street, and our friend Matt Frankel sent us a video.

You still have time to vote for your favorites — and win some great prizes just for telling us who you voted for and why! See a slideshow after the jump.

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Holiday Spirit At Montclair Center

BY  |  Sunday, Dec 11, 2011 9:30am  |  COMMENTS (8)

‘Tis the season to shop local! Now is the time to enjoy leisurely, seasonal shopping at the independent retailers and family businesses in Baristaville. Yesterday, I visited Monclair Center where the holiday spirit meets the personal touch. More than a dozen retailers were getting their windows spiffed up for Window Wonderland, the Center’s holiday display window contest sponsored by Baristanet. Voting begins this week on our site, and next Friday, from 7 to 9 p.m., stores will lay out treats, and music and a baby T-Rex will be on hand to celebrate the downtown shopping district.

It Was All About Craft Fairs

BY  |  Sunday, Dec 04, 2011 3:57pm  |  COMMENTS (0)

Holiday arts and crafts shows abounded yesterday in Montclair and Glen Ridge. At the Salvation Army in Montclair, artisans and craftspeople offered their wares to benefit HOMECorp. In Glen Ridge, the Creative Women’s Collective hosted the Eighth Annual Artisans Gift Market. At the First Congregational Church on South Fullerton, there was the “It’s Only Fair! Holiday Sale.”

“It’s Only Fair” continues today and next weekend.

Bob Russo Not Running… for Mayor, Council a Possibility

BY  |  Monday, Nov 21, 2011 9:13am  |  COMMENTS (8)

Bob Russo

After lots of speculation, former Montclair mayor Bob Russo announced that he will not run for Mayor after all on Saturday afternoon.  A council seat is  a possibility, however.  The friends of Bob Russo gathered  at Tierney’s Tavern, Montclair for the annual Robert F. Kennedy remembrance celebration.  Russo, Mayor of Montclair from 2000-2004,, was scheduled to announce his intentions for the May 2012 election.  He said that he will not try for Mayor again, but left the door open for a run at the councilperson-at-large position in 2012. Continue Reading

Glen Ridge Collecting Frozen Turkeys

BY  |  Thursday, Nov 17, 2011 1:26pm  |  COMMENTS (1)

What to do with all those free frozen turkeys? Food prices are so high these days and it is easy to earn rewards in more than one store. I am due a bird at both Shoprite and Stop & Shop but I make Yankee Pot Roast for Thanksgiving Day. If you are like me and don’t want to redeem your coupon for yourself, please consider donating the turkeys to the Community Food Bank. On Saturday, November 19, The Glen Ridge Rotary Club’s annual collection drive takes place at the Ridgewood Avenue Train Station, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Turkeys must be frozen.

Montclair’s Human Needs Food Pantry is also in need of turkeys.

Strut Your Mutt at Brookdale Park

BY  |  Sunday, Nov 06, 2011 8:00am  |  COMMENTS (0)


“Strut Your Mutt”, Essex County’s Annual Canine Costume Parade and Contest was held yesterday at the Brookdale Park Dog Park in Montclair. “The canine parades are a growing favorite Halloween celebration for everyone to enjoy,” said County Executive Joe DiVincenzo,” whether you own a dog or not”. Costumes ranging from scary to elegant were worn by pups of all breeds, ages and sizes. Specialty themes included “Wear pink for breast cancer awareness” and “Support our troops”. In the end, after all the strutting, the top dog, first place winner, best in show, crowd favorite was The Chia Pet.

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