When the Vanguard Theater Company was founded in 2015, Janeece Freeman Clark and Daryl Stewart were seeking to create a home for those with a passion for the performing arts that fostered growth, diversity, and inclusivity. They believe that these practices and opportunities within theater “have the power to connect people across cultures and social […]
Montclair Business Owner, Greg Williams, Brings GroovSauce to the Hot Sauce Market There are at least five bottles of hot sauce in my refrigerator. One for when I want things a little smokey, another for sweeter notes, one I use only on breakfast foods—I could go on. Greg Williams is familiar with the multiple […]
Strokeline Field Hockey Camp is the perfect place for new players to try their hand at a great game, while entering a supportive community of female athletes. Coaches Mary Pat Mercuro and Injoo Han King have been mentoring the Montclair community’s rising field hockey stars at Strokeline Camp for the last 15 years. As co-directors […]
The New Jersey Chapter of the Best Day Foundation Brings Kids with Special Needs The Best Day Ever! As summer comes around, and New Jersey becomes too hot to handle, the NJ chapter of the Best Day Foundation finds the best place to cool off and have some fun–the Jersey Shore. Founded in 2008, by […]
You’ve probably been hearing the term “poke bowl” a lot lately. And if you are not quite sure what it means, then Little Bear has your answer! Little Bear has brought the popular West Coast food trend of the poke bowl to 254 Bellevue Ave in Montclair. Poke is a raw fish salad, usually on […]
Beginning on June 21st, Montclair Held Their Fifth Annual Make Music Day Celebration, Bringing Three Days of Performances and Even More Fun. Last year, the event broke records, hosting 33 musical events and over 100 performances. But in 2018, the musical celebration was bigger and better than ever before, taking place over three days, all filled […]
Indie-rock favorite and Brooklyn-based band, Grizzly Bear, came through Montclair on June 15th while on the road during their North American tour, promoting their fifth studio album, Painted Ruins. Grizzly Bear rocked the Wellmont Theater as devoted fans packed the venue, dancing and singing along to every song that erupted from the stage. Grizzly Bear […]
Scoundrel Films Partners with 18 Label Studios to Bring More Creativity, Art, and Production to the Heart of Montclair With an already well-established and nationally recognized film festival, bringing a production company to Montclair seems like a logical next step. Finding a home with 18 Label Studios on Frink Street, in Montclair, Scoundrel Films looks […]
It’s time to welcome back Cafe Eclectic to Montclair, but with a twist! Greenleaf’s Eclectic Cafe opened to great fanfare on Wednesday night in Montclair, reincarnating the beloved original Cafe Eclectic. Owner Julio Valentin, a proud veteran of the Newark Police Department, continues his Montclair winning streak with the reopening of the reincarnated Cafe Eclectic […]
On June 7, 2018, the fourth recipient of the Clem Taylor Journalism Scholarship Was Awarded to a Deserving Montclair High School Graduating Senior Clem Taylor would probably describe himself first as a father and a husband, then as a Montclair resident, maybe as a lover of some oldies music hits, and lastly, as a journalist. […]