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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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*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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*Culture
Fri, Feb 19, 2010 Ninapilar

The Cotillion.

The Cotillion.

The Cotillion Program prepares youth for college, business and social life in a global society. This citywide, co-ed training program in social and life skills exposes eleventh- and twelfth-graders to diverse cultural experiences while teaching them interpersonal skills needed to successfully interact in business and social situations. As told by Gary Barat, Photographer.

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Thu, Feb 18, 2010 Ninapilar

The Design of the People.

The Design of the People.

Bottom line: I heart Entrepreneurs.

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Mon, Feb 15, 2010 Ninapilar

Status is Everything.

Status is Everything.

Why do you have to trick people into taking control of their lives by making things like taking tests seem a chic and glamourous decision?

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*Culture
Fri, Feb 5, 2010 Ninapilar

When Others Run Out, They Run In.

When Others Run Out, They Run In.

What do Police, Firefighters, and the Red Cross have in common?...Bears Stadium. Huh? What I found out at a Press Conference: a new outlook on 450 Broad Street and new job opportunities...just good news all around.

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*Arts / *Culture
Thu, Feb 4, 2010 Blake Turner

Button Factory is open for business

Button Factory is open for business

About a month ago I saw a post on my facebook news feed that alerted me that the Daily News had written an article about the rapidly growing artist scene here in Newark. While flipping through some of their images I noticed that the Sumei Gallery had found a new space in an old industrial building called the Button Factory. I lived in the Ironbound for a while so I had seen the development that took place. It seems that the building had been finished and activated as of October 2009. I was dying to get inside to take a peak.

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Thu, Jan 28, 2010 Ninapilar

Starry-Eyed in Newark?

Starry-Eyed in Newark?

All Locals Invited to Join Casting Audition for Feature Film “Ironbound”...This is your chance to be in a feature film about the unique neighborhood, written and directed by Newark-area filmmaker Yuri Alves. And there's a party the night before...

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*Arts / *Culture
Tue, Jan 26, 2010 Mangu

Attention Independent Filmmakers!

Attention Independent Filmmakers!

Did you submit your film to the Newark Black Film Festival (NBFF) Paul Robeson Awards yet? There is still time deadline for submission is February 26.

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