Newark

The Station cannabis dispensary recently opened, and its founder says community ties - not celebrity branding - will determine survival in Newark’s crowded cannabis market.

The Howard Savings Institution, at one time the oldest bank in Newark, was housed in a neoclassical building at 770 Broad Street that has a secret staircase.

While most major development projects in Newark lately have been proposed for Downtown and the Ironbound, a Bergen County company is planning to construct buildings as high as 16 stories in the city’s outer neighborhoods.

Jersey Digs was given a hard hat tour of the former Newark Warehouse Company building, now called Ironside Newark, which will soon have 100,000 square feet of retail space along with offices.

Newark officials approved long-term tax incentives that move redevelopment plans at the former Pabst Brewery site closer to reality.

An affordable housing project in Newark's West Side is set to proceed after the developer secured a 25-year tax break.

The former Grabbagreen space in Downtown Newark will soon house another restaurant. A growing burger chain from Israel will open in the Halsey Street space.

Fast, quality, and healthy is the new lunch time mantra. So it’s no surprise, Grabbagreen, an Arizona-based fast-casual concept known for their fresh and healthy alternative to fast food, is experiencing rapid growth. They’re now making their northeastern debut with a new store in Downtown Newark.

Last year, Newark Deputy Mayor Baye Adofo-Wilson, who oversaw development in New Jersey’s largest city, resigned and took a job with a Central Jersey law firm. Now, that law firm will continue to be paid by the City of Newark to provide legal services related to development.

A developer is proposing a five-story project with residential, office, and restaurant space at 881 Mount Prospect Avenue in Newark.