Preservationists Win Grant to Nominate Newark’s Weequahic High For National Register
A local nonprofit is working to ensure Newark’s historic Weequahic High School is protected with national landmark status.
Just Fish Bar & Grill Opens in Downtown Newark
The ownership behind Just Fish Café has launched a new restaurant in Newark serving up a southern spin on seafood.
New Restaurant, Possibly a Charley Outpost, Coming to Newark’s Urby Development
A corporation with the same trading name as a prominent Harrison restaurant has applied to transfer a liquor license to space inside the soon-to-open Downtown Newark building.
State Commissioner Overrules Panel, Paves Way for Newark’s Tubman Statue
Approval for a Harriet Tubman monument planned in Newark was first denied, but now a New Jersey commissioner has overruled the state panel of preservationists.
Renderings Revealed as Construction Begins at 50 Sussex Avenue in Newark
Tona Construction has begun work on a modern 15-story development set to rise in the University Heights neighborhood of Newark.
The Sins of Our Architects: How Racism Smeared Newark’s Modernist Legacy
Bare walls of granite, concrete, and opaque glass shout “nothing to see”. These buildings insult our city’s inhabitants but are a comfort to commuters. They are fortresses to suburbia’s denial that the route of their wealth was built on sidewalks that are now lifeless.
Newark’s Uncle Willie’s Wings to Launch Two New Locations
Launched by an Army veteran three years ago, Uncle Willie’s Wings is bringing both their first bar and another restaurant to Newark.
Newark Approves New Condo Development Along James Street Commons
A historic district in Newark will soon be home to a five-story condominium project.
Kung Fu Tea Opening Location in Downtown Newark
Kung Fu Tea, one of the largest bubble tea brands in America, will be setting up shop in Newark.
‘Confrontational’ Tubman Monument in Newark Rejected by State Panel
A proposed Harriet Tubman monument meant to replace a statue of Christopher Columbus that was removed in the heat of 2020’s unrest was unanimously voted down.
