A famous Newark Rabbi, who preceded Dr. Martin Luther King at the lectern before the “I have a dream” speech, has somehow faded from local memory. 

A former church building in Newark that played an important role in black history could be demolished.

Newark’s Eighth Avenue used to cut through the heart of Little Italy, lined with cafés and restaurants. Now, the developer behind Vermella Broad Street is hoping to bring the corridor to life once again.

An industrial building once home to an iconic beer brand will meet the wrecking ball and get replaced with a six-story development in Newark’s Ironbound neighborhood.

The city’s zoning board greenlit a plan that will bring an 11-unit project to a vacant parcel after previously rejecting a larger proposal.

Lionsgate, Great Point Studios, and the New Jersey Performing Arts Center are partnering on an endeavor that will revitalize a Newark housing complex into a 300,000-square foot production facility.

Plans are underway to repurpose the old Fourth Precinct — where the Newark riots began — into an exhibition space as well as the headquarters for the Center for Violence Prevention and Trauma Recovery. 

Despite the easing of most COVID-19 restrictions, landlords in Newark are still unable to raise rents on their properties due to a moratorium on rent increases on rent-controlled apartments.

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.

A good spot for mudlarking requires two things — an old city and a river. Newark has both, and treasure hunters have found a trove of arrowheads, 19th-century coins, and Victorian inkwells along the riverbanks.