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Baristanet Profile: Ari Laing
Name: Ari Laing
Where do you live? Montclair, NJ
When did you move there? May 2020
Where did you grow up? Tampa, Florida
How do you make a living? I am a food photographer, stylist, and recipe developer. In...
Baristanet Profile: Pete Simon
Name: Pete Simon
Where do you live? In the neighborhood of laddered streets between Grove Street and Ridgewood Avenue that have the border between Montclair and Glen Ridge running through them. I like to refer to it...
Baristanet Profile: Apryl Sneed
Name: Apryl Sneed
Where do you live? Montclair, NJ
When did you move there? I have lived in Montclair for over 20 years.
Where did you grow up? Newark, NJ
How do you make a living? OR What is your...
Montclair Meal Kits Looks To Boost Local Restaurants With Fully Cooked Meals
Montclair’s Jason Milleisen wants to feed you. He also wants to help local restaurants weather the current challenges that limit indoor dining and group celebrations. That’s why Milleisen created Montclair Meal Kits, which organizes...
Baristanet Profile: Molli Dowd
Name: Molli Dowd
Where do you live? Verona
When did you move there? 2000
Where did you grow up? Tucson, Arizona. My husband is from Montclair, which brought us to the area.
How do you make a living?...
Baristanet Profile: 2020 Year in Review
2020 has been a helluva year. With everyone staying closer to home, many of us have gotten to know our towns and the residents even better despite being socially distant. The weekly Friday Profile...
Baristanet Profile: Natalie Haddad
Name: Natalie Haddad
Where do you live? Upper Montclair
When did you move there? I’ve been here almost six years.
Where did you grow up? Not here! I’m originally from Seattle, Washington (born in Tacoma if you really want to...
Holiday Cheer In Times of COVID: Taking An Annual Cookie Celebration on the Road
Community activities, summer camps, family milestones, and everyday life at work and school have all been affected by COVID adaptations. Holiday traditions will also look different, but they don’t need to be less joyful....
Baristanet Profile: Maiko Shimizu
Name: Maiko Shimizu
Where do you live? Upper Montclair
When did you move there? Summer, 2016
Where did you grow up? Tokyo, Japan
How do you make a living? OR what is your everyday passion? Full-time mom by...
Baristanet Profile: Natalie Pitts
Name: Natalie Pitts
Where do you live? I live in the culturally rich historic South End of Montclair, NJ
When did you move there? I moved to Montclair from East Orange in 1993 with son Jimmy and...
Shop Local Holiday Gift Guide: Montclair’s Got Gifts from Quirky to Elegant
The #ShopLocal tradition is even more important this year for holiday shopping. Montclair's local businesses really, really want you to know they are here for you. Shops have taken huge steps to balance an easy...
Baristanet Profile: Karlene Palmer-Mcleod
Name: Karlene Palmer- Mcleod
Where do you live? We live on Grove Street in Montclair, NJ.
When did you move here? 2017 - We moved from Hoboken, NJ after moving from Miami, FL in 2013.
Where did you...
“Downsizing” Plays all the Bittersweet Notes for Montclair Locals Past and Present
A couple of years ago, composer/music educator Doug Hall and Iris Schaffer-Hall decided that it was time to move on from their Montclair home, but the decision didn't come easily. As with many homeowners,...
Baristanet Profile: Daniela Costanzo
Name: Daniela Costanzo
Where do you live? Bloomfield!
When did you move there? I moved to Bloomfield from Montclair in 2015
Where did you grow up? Paterson!
How do you make a living? OR What is your everyday passion?
I am the...