*Ramblings About Town / Featured Story
Fri, Mar 12, 2010 Blake Turner
An AMAZING Little Green Secret here in Newark

An AMAZING Little Green Secret here in Newark

Been here in Newark for 5 years now. I feel like I have a firm handle on everything that is going on in this town. I’ve been to all of the art galleries, every restaurant in the Ironbound/Downtown, the Prudential Center, Newark Museum, NJPAC, Symphony Hall, Newark Public Library, even the hat shop way down on Halsey (that’s a good hat shop). You name it. I’ve been there. Think again Blake. I apparently have lots to learn, literally. It is no secret that there is an abundance of charter schools and private/prep schools here in Newark. I was recently introduced to St. Phillips Academy, located at 342 Central Ave. WOW! This one is special.

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*Arts
Fri, Mar 12, 2010 Noda Effen Schumacher

Index Art Center and Hiroshi Kumagai bring the Broken Dialect. Word.

Index Art Center and Hiroshi Kumagai bring the Broken Dialect. Word.

Every guy I ever dated since I’ve known Hiroshi Kumagai has been in love with his artwork. To be fair to Mr. Kumagai (and persons here by left unnamed) that’s only two guys in three years, but trust me... dudes love his work.

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*Entertainment
Thu, Mar 11, 2010 Phil Hoops

Annual Visit From The Circus Is A Hit With Kids At The Rock

Annual Visit From The Circus Is A Hit With Kids At The Rock

Thousands of kids and their families piled into the Prudential Center over the weekend to catch a performance by the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey's Circus.

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*Arts
Thu, Mar 11, 2010 Noda Effen Schumacher

Tek’tanik shifts perspectives at Gallery Aferro this upcoming Saturday at 7 PM

Tek'tanik shifts perspectives at Gallery Aferro this upcoming Saturday at 7 PM

"When I'm old I'm glad I'll have plenty of stories of when I was middle aged and I had to drag my concrete mold forms for miles to and from the train station, IN THE DRIVING SNOW!!!! None of these namby-pamby automobiles! Good workout though. I'm suuuper excited to put some concrete in this thing in beautiful downtown Newark. " - Says Kai Vierstra, the artist who is currently building a platform in Gallery Aferro located at 73 Market St.

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*Entertainment
Wed, Mar 10, 2010 Mangu

The E.N.D is coming!

The E.N.D is coming!

Don't miss your chance to win TWO tickets for the BLACK EYED PEAS concert at the Prudential Center!

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*Arts
Wed, Mar 10, 2010 Author

A Night in Rio!

A Night in Rio!

Feel the heated passions of Brazil at the Newark Museum’s After Hours: A Night In Rio Dance Party headlining the sensational Samba Novo Band on Thursday, March 18, from 5 pm to midnight. An exciting itinerary is lined up to dazzle the senses -- from Brazilian cuisine and drinks, art work, and music. Admission to the event is $10, and free for members. (Print out post for FREE drink ticket)

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*Entertainment
Tue, Mar 9, 2010 Phil Hoops

Scarlet Raiders Appear In NCAA Championship Game For First Time

Scarlet Raiders Appear In NCAA Championship Game For First Time

On Friday night, the Rutgers-Newark Men's Basketball team made school history by becoming the first basketball team ever to make an appearance the NCAA Division III.

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*Culture
Mon, Mar 8, 2010 Ninapilar

ManUp.

ManUp.

What do you get when you mix an original perspective on fatherlessness, a classy venue (Go Newark Museum!), and a bit of an attitude? Why, Newark's "ManUp" Premier, of course.

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*Culture / *Neighborhood
Mon, Mar 8, 2010 Blake Turner

We have wonderful lofts.

We have wonderful lofts.

This past Friday, the Daily News once again addressed the City of Newark in an article called "It's a Wonderful Loft," analyzing and praising the half a dozen recent loft conversions.

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*Entertainment
Fri, Mar 5, 2010 Phil Hoops

Will LeBron James Be Playing In Newark Next Season?

Will LeBron James Be Playing In Newark Next Season?

Recently there have even been rumors floating around that the Nets may get in on the King James bidding. It makes sense, as the team is in desperate need of an offensive catalyst and LeBron is just that.

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*Entertainment / *Ramblings About Town
Thu, Mar 4, 2010 sanriar

Swing Your Razor Wide!

Swing Your Razor Wide!

They've done it again! The hit duo of the Rutgers-NJIT Theatre Arts Program, bring together yet another great performance, as is every semester. This time it's...

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*Culture
Wed, Mar 3, 2010 Ninapilar

March.

March.

The Greatest Show on Earth is coming to Newark. And Newark is going to the Greatest Show on Earth.

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*Arts
Tue, Mar 2, 2010 sanriar

Double-Header Solo

Double-Header Solo

CoAD proudly presents its first exhibition of the year

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*Food
Mon, Mar 1, 2010 sanriar

Intrinsic Cafe

Intrinsic Cafe

The search for my bubble tea fix

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*Entertainment
Mon, Mar 1, 2010 Phil Hoops

NJ Devils’ Zach Parise Shines In The Winter Olympics

NJ Devils' Zach Parise Shines In The Winter Olympics

On Sunday evening with 24 seconds left in the gold medal game between Team USA and Team Canada, Parise propelled Team USA from a guaranteed lose and sent them into overtime by firing in a much-needed goal.

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*Entertainment
Thu, Feb 25, 2010 Everett Merrill

Can Seton Hall Make It To The NCAA Tournament?

Can Seton Hall Make It To The NCAA Tournament?

Seton Hall is steaming down the stretch. Is that enough to make it to the NCAA Tournament?

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*Entertainment / *Neighborhood / Halsey St.
Thu, Feb 25, 2010 Noda Effen Schumacher

B-MOVIES are back at Kilkenny Alehouse.

B-MOVIES are back at Kilkenny Alehouse.

Food, Folks and Flicks (yeah I said it) will be back at Kilkenny Alehouse this Sunday.

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*Entertainment
Wed, Feb 24, 2010 Ninapilar

Free Movie this Weekend at Newark Screens

Free Movie this Weekend at Newark Screens

Black History Month kicks off new Newark Screens promo "Reel Soul at the Screens."

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*Arts
Tue, Feb 23, 2010 sanriar

Artists of the Future

Artists of the Future

New York Times says, “It’s the influential exchanges such mixing implies, that makes the Newark show especially exciting.”

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