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Essex County
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Picture of the Week – Cycling Weather
It’s finally feeling like bike weather and cycling is a great way to get some exercise and maintain…
Shop Local, NJ! Bloomfield Avenue in Montclair
We love to shop New Jersey’s great downtowns and Montclair is one of the best. We shopped along…
Bloomfield to Hold 2nd Downtown Food Tour on October 5th
We told you about the first tour in June and the Bloomfield Center Alliance is bringing it back…
Food Tour of Bloomfield Center – June 22
Join us at the first ever Food Tour presented by the Bloomfield Center Alliance on June 22 from…
An Electrifying Visit to Escape Garden State in Fairfield
No, no, we’re not telling you to try to escape New Jersey. Just the opposite, in fact. We…
Jack’s Seafood Shack, Montclair – Review
Oddly enough, we found Jack’s Seafood Shack in Montclair because we wanted some corn on the cob. It…
An Historic Walk Through Newark’s Mount Pleasant Cemetery
We recently toured Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Newark and were amazed at the array of famous New Jersey…
YDKJ Diner Challenge! Verona Diner, Verona
In our search for new diners, we recently came across the Verona Diner right on Bloomfield Avenue in…
Ray’s Luncheonette, Montclair – Review
We surreptitiously “discovered” Ray’s Luncheonette on a day that we wanted to visit another legendary Montclair lunch spot,…
YDKJ Diner Challenge! – Village Diner, South Orange
We’ve challenged ourselves to start reviewing NJ’s great institution… the diner. But, with enormous menus, hundreds of diners…
Porchistas Set to Release Axis & Allies EP on Saturday in Montclair
Never ones to shy away from political and social issues, The Porchistas are in their element in what…
Picture of the Week – Brookdale Park in Essex County
As Autumn begins to wind down this Thanksgiving week we capture some wonderful trees still showing off the…
The Corner, Montclair – Review
Have you been to The Corner yet? It’s a bustling little restaurant with both indoor and outdoor seating…
A Visit to Jersey Spirits Distilling Company in Fairfield
After work on a recent Wednesday afternoon we converged on Jersey Spirits Distilling Company and met owners John…
Kyrie Irving, a 2016 NJ Olympian from West Orange
We’re highlighting all the New Jersey Olympians this summer because there are so many to watch for. Kyrie…
Shakur Stevenson, a NJ Olympian from Newark
We’re highlighting all the New Jersey Olympians this summer because there are so many to watch for. Shaukur…
Ibtihaj Muhammad, a NJ Olympian from Maplewood
We’re highlighting all the New Jersey Olympians this summer because there are so many to watch for. Ibtihaj…
USPS Honors Newark’s Sarah Vaughn with a Forever Stamp
As part of their Music Icons collection of Forever Stamps, the United States Post Office has made these…
Hiking the Locust Grove Section of South Mountain Reservation
This weekend we hiked a little bit of South Mountain Reservation in Millburn and South Orange. If you’re…
West Orange Native Astronaut Scott Kelly Comes Home After Nearly a Year in Space
At 11:26pm Tuesday night, Astronaut Scott Kelly landed in Kazakhstan after 340 continuous days on the International Space…