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Union Republic will be closing for good this Saturday. The restaurant announced the closure via a Facebook post.

Updates on food & drink happening around Jersey City. Van Hook Cheese to open, a sneak peek at Atlas Public House's menu, 9th and Coles is up for sale, Ani Ramen to open soon.

Coldwell Banker Jersey City is officially up and running at their new home on the Newark Ave Pedestrian Mall. They celebrated the move yesterday with a ribbon cutting attended by Mayor Steven Fulop as well as officials from NRT, Coldwell Banker’s parent company.

Dullboy, the Grove Street cocktail bar that opened in early 2015 following Park & Sixth’s closing is now for sale.

A Maryland man with a litigious history and an oft-stated desire to run a train line has filed a lawsuit seeking to derail Metro Plaza’s redevelopment, claiming that old Conrail tracks that formerly occupied the property were never legally and properly abandoned.

This October, over 500 attendees will descend on the waterfront for the Jersey City Summit for Real Estate Investment. The day-long event brings together principles, investors, developers, owners, and advisors to discuss why Jersey City is the ‘Most Exciting & Energetic Domestic Emerging Market’.

After hearing rumors for awhile, we finally have some confirmation. It looks like the Rainbow clothing store at 145 Newark Avenue will be closing. The space won’t remain vacant for long, though, as the proprietors of Hoboken hotspot 1 Republik will be taking over the space.

With unprecedented population growth, an influx of new shops and eateries, and endless construction, there’s no doubt Jersey City is changing quickly. These 10 slides show what a difference 8 years has made to Jersey City.

Over the past week, the story on how a Monopoly-themed mural at the tip of the Newark Avenue Pedestrian Plaza wound up officially painted over, has materialized into a public discussion. Commission, censorship, hypersensitivity, freedom of expression in art, and corporate sponsorship are now the charged pieces at the center of the game board.

Poskanzer Skott Architects’ design for Embankment House enhances the architectural diversity that defines Jersey City’s Hamilton Park. Situated on an old railroad embankment that fronts 10th Street, the 163-unit multifamily development’s new construction complements the neighborhood while preserving a bit of local history.