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July 28, 2016 •
Essex, Sports & Leisure •
1931
We’re highlighting all the New Jersey Olympians this summer because there are so many to watch for. Shaukur Stevenson is a...
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July 16, 2016 •
Essex, Sports & Leisure •
1749
We’re highlighting all the New Jersey Olympians this summer because there are so many to watch for. Ibtihaj Muhammad is...
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June 20, 2016 •
Essex, Jersey Folk •
1835
As part of their Music Icons collection of Forever Stamps, the United States Post Office has made these gorgeous Sarah Vaughn...
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June 19, 2016 •
Essex, Green Jersey, Sports & Leisure, Travel •
2437
This weekend we hiked a little bit of South Mountain Reservation in Millburn and South Orange. If you’re new to hiking or just...
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February 12, 2016 •
Essex, Holiday, Jersey Folk •
3146
[image via fanpop.com] Christina Ricci was born on February 12, 1980 in Santa Monica, CA but her family moved to Montclair soon...
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February 6, 2016 •
Essex, Signs of New Jersey •
1758
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January 13, 2016 •
Dinerland, Essex, Food •
2061
To celebrate our fifth year as a website we decided it was high time we started reviewing diners. Figuring out how to approach...
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December 2, 2015 •
Essex, Events, Food, Holiday, Various and Sundry •
2200
Montclair Bread Company and its owner, Rachel Crampsey, have won TV show competitions for their amazing donuts and now their...
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October 28, 2015 •
Essex, Food, Slices of New Jersey •
2596
Star Tavern in Orange is famous for its bar pies. Matt Smith, of the band Hodera, is famous for his headwear. We visited both...
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October 4, 2015 •
Essex, Food, Slices of New Jersey •
2308
It’s National Pizza Month so we’ve been looking for pizza places all over New Jersey to check out. We first learned about...
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September 30, 2015 •
Dinerland, Essex, Food •
2152
Looking for something a little different for breakfast? You should check out the Grid Iron Waffle Shop in South Orange! There...
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September 23, 2015 •
Counties, Dinerland, Essex, Food •
2562
YDKJ’s fifth anniversary is this year and upon reflection we noticed that our diner coverage was severely lacking. There’s...
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August 7, 2015 •
Counties, Essex, Food, Hot Dog Tour, Hudson •
2865
We try really hard not to duplicate stops on our YDKJ Hot Dog Tour but sometimes you just have to go back to really great hot...
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July 24, 2015 •
Essex, Food, Various and Sundry •
3157
Applegate Farm is a landmark in Montclair because they have so many flavors of their own homemade ice cream and because they have...
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June 17, 2015 •
Essex, Events, Sports & Leisure •
2255
Montclair’s New Jersey Jackals hosted Japan’s Shikoku Island All Stars this week and it was a fun time at Yogi Berra...
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May 23, 2015 •
Arts & Entertainment, Counties, Essex, Events, Music •
1779
Last May the party of the year in Montclair was the inaugural Tierney’s Tavern Music Festival to celebrate the iconic...
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May 21, 2015 •
Essex, Events, Photography •
2213
The Presby Memorial Iris Gardens is a non-profit living museum open to the public. Thousands of iris varieties are on display on...
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May 4, 2015 •
Arts & Entertainment, Essex, Music •
2510
Last Saturday night, while some people paid $100 to watch two old men beat each other up, we paid $5 each to attend VenusFest in...
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April 27, 2015 •
Essex, Third State •
2428
Thomas Edison is proof that you don’t have to be a New Jersey native to be an honored New Jersey son. And, whether you think...
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April 26, 2015 •
Counties, Essex, Photography •
1961
Every year we like to head to Branch Brook Park while the famous cherry blossoms are in full bloom. We like to visit each year at...
