Glocally Newark

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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Making it Home

We’re Brick City Love

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‘Theatre Town’ Kicks Off Open Doors ‘09

We all know Newark's Theater District is almost none existant. Matt Gosser's 'Theatre Town' hopes to change that.

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Is Downtown Coming Back?

Broad Street is churning with activity, and not all of it illicit. New stores, pubs, coffee cribs, eateries and more are beginning to pop up. Sign of the times or red herring?

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Fan Afrika!

Did you see it? If you missed it, here's the show in 90 seconds. C'mon, it'll be like you were there.

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Summer Coolers: Wasting Away Again in Newarkaritaville

I randomly went to five Newark bars (2 in the Ironbound, 3 Downtown) to see which one makes the meanest margarita. Some were good, some were bad, one would give Freddy Krueger nightmares, and none were particularly cheap.

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(If You Drive)Watch Out!

Keep the quarters in your cars fully stocked. And have a credit card just in case. New parking fines are here! Finding parking can be a real challenge if you don’t want to pay to park in a lot. The recent decision to let us park on the right side of Halsey Street ( a no-brainer to [...]

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Jazz in the Garden. Doesn’t That Sound Good?

June 17 was the kickoff for the well-known “Jazz in the Garden” Series held at Newark Museum’s Dreyfus Garden. The lunchtime concerts have been thrown for over 40 years. But don’t let that fact fool you into thinking it’s some ho-hum stale affair. To the contrary, the Museum offers an insanely diverse range of Artists [...]

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Sorry-Oh, Dario’s

Dario's "spicy Texas burrito" is as lame as this post's title. Does anyone know where to get good Mexican food locally?

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Coming Soon…

Commerce Street already has a couple eateries and a bar. In a few months (hopefully), they'll have a brew pub, too.

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