Newark

Shaquille O’Neal is helping to develop the 370-unit building at the corner of McCarter Highway and Market Street near Newark Penn Station.

The Newark-born Queen Latifah was on hand for a ceremony that marked the final portion of the project’s construction, as pre-leasing at the development is expected to soon commence.

Historic buildings that weren’t demolished were often stripped of ornamentation or covered with superficial materials. However, as current tastes change in favor of that lost ornamentation, developers are restoring original facades.

Several dignitaries including Queen Latifah were on hand to unveil the new Harriett Tubman monument in Newark, which celebrates the city's role in the Underground Railroad.

The battle between the past and the present recently came to blows when developer KS Group came before the Newark Historic Preservation Commission to present plans for the Newark Summit Tower in the Four Corners Historic District.

The city of Newark was founded in 1666, making it one of the first five New Jersey settlements alongside Burlington, Jersey City, Swedesboro & Piscatawaytown. This year Newark celebrates its 350th anniversary and to commemorate this historic date, the Newark Public Library is hosting an exhibition entitled Every Block in Newark about its urban planning history.

Late last year, the Cherry Park Apartments development officially opened in Newark's North Ward, near the Belleville border, bringing 100 new residences to the area.

BURG, the popular burger restaurant in Newark's Military Park, reopens for its first full season with a slew of new menu items.

‘The Facade’ is proposed at the South Park Calvary United Presbyterian Church, where Abraham Lincoln once spoke.

A new coworking space in downtown Newark aims to become a hub for entrepreneurs.