Glocally Newark

Halsey Street Block Parties – Kick Off

Mayor Cory Booker will be on site at 5:15pm tomorrow June 3rd, 2010 to kick off the upcoming block parties on Halsey Street. Come out tomorrow to take over the street for day. Enjoy the live music, food, drinks, art, and prizes with GlocallyNewark’s team.

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“Spring Into Summer”

A block party, cook out, and a good cause, Austin Villas neighborhood has created an event to celebrate the city of Newark.

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Change Comes Hard

Waiting for a New York City subway last week, my eye caught a billboard with the words BRICK CITY prominently plastered across it. It looked like a movie poster, and a quick Google later revealed a 5-part documentary on Newark. Produced by Forrest Whitaker, the series airs on the Sundance Channel, five nights in a row, beginning on Monday, September 21st at 10pm.

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Mayor Booker Talks Issues With LGBT Journalists

The New York chapter of the National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association in collaboration with The NJ Devils hosted a brunch at the Prudential Center Restaurant with Mayor Booker to discuss the plethora of issues facing Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual and Transgender (LGBT) Newarkers.

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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. [...]

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