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Jakora - who has written 19 posts on Glocally Newark.


*Food / *Ramblings About Town
Fri, Jul 10, 2009

Brick City Bar & Grill – From the Official Blog of Newark Restaurant Week

Brick City Bar & Grill – From the Official Blog of Newark Restaurant Week

Bar food can sometimes be a risque gamble in the world of eating out. Sometimes its either hit or miss and its definitely not kind to your waistline, but in honor of  Go Newark Restaurant Week I wanted to try Brick City Bar &  Grill. So last night, I said a temporary good-bye to my [...]

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*Entertainment
Thu, Jun 25, 2009

Live w/ Jamar!

Living in Newark since he was 3, here I have Jamar, if that’s not a native, then I don’t know what is!  So, which high school did you go to?  Science high Have you lived in the same section of Newark since you’ve been here?  No, I grew up in the West ward, but right now I live in [...]

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*Ramblings About Town
Thu, Jun 25, 2009

What radio station are YOU listening to?

The party is definitely going so I hope you guys haven’t logged out. Right now we’re interviewing Race from the radio station Streetz 96( tune your stations to (96.5 fm!!). So while the band plays let’s find out more about them and their relationship to Newark.  Cleo: What kinda music do you guys play? Race: hip hop r&b, [...]

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*Ramblings About Town
Thu, Jun 25, 2009

Cory Booker in the House

Everyone, the party has officially started. Mayor Cory Booker has arrived!  And we’re going to ask him questions only WE could ask him.      So, Cory, how did you hear about Glocally Newark? “I have to say, Desiree, my communications director, actually sent me to the site, and her enthusiasm about it was infectious.  And when I saw [...]

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*Ramblings About Town
Thu, Jun 25, 2009

Live w/ Dre & Natalia

Cleo: How did you hear of Glocally Newark? Dre: I own Tritonic in Lincoln Park. Natalia: Through Dre Cleo: Have you been to a lot of events like this in Newark? Dre: Yes, in the past year and half things have been really blowing up. I feel like this is really it for Newark. It’s here. Cleo: Are you [...]

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*Ramblings About Town
Wed, Jun 24, 2009

Getting to know Apollo Heights

Getting to know Apollo Heights

Apollo Heights is scheduled to perform for Thursday’s Launch event (I hope you guys have been commenting to win tickets!) so of course we think you might want to know more about them. Maybe you heard their cd, White Music for Black People or seen them perform before, but for me I’d never heard of [...]

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*Ramblings About Town
Tue, Jun 23, 2009

Small Store, Big Items

Small Store, Big Items

Boasting themselves as the “Smallest Store with the Biggest Bargains” Entrance Furniture tries to live up to their slogan. You may have seen their location on Market Street between University Ave and Washington Street or maybe you’ve missed them since their right next to a competing furniture store.  I know I’ve definitely been distracted by [...]

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*Ramblings About Town
Mon, Jun 15, 2009

Photos of Portugal Day

Photos of Portugal Day

Saturday’s rain didn’t stop the festivities !!  

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*Ramblings About Town
Fri, Jun 12, 2009

Fighting the Battle of the Bulge!

6 months. That’s how long I’ve lived in Newark. That’s also how long its been since I’ve worked out, or at least had a really intense workout that made me feel satisfied with my performance.  Where are all the gyms in Newark? I canceled my LAFitness membership when I moved because the nearest location for them  [...]

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*Ramblings About Town
Thu, Jun 4, 2009

Your Tips pay off! Beyond Home N’ Furniture

Acting on a tip given to us by a reader I made a trek down to the corner of Broad Street and Raymond Blvd to check out Beyond Home ‘N Furniture. I must thank the reader who recommended this place. This was the kind of store I frequented growing up-they sell all the things you [...]

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