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Baristanet Profile: Deborah Villarreal-Hadley
Name: Deborah Villarreal-Hadley (Debbie)
Where do you live? On Midland – just a couple of doors from the plaque marking the geographic center of Montclair. It’s my family’s first house, having lived in a coop apartment...
The Montclair Art Museum presents ANIMALIA, an Exuberant Delight for All Ages
It's February and a lot of families are experiencing cabin fever and the winter doldrums. And the Montclair Art Museum has a cure! The new ANIMALIA exhibit at the Montclair Art Museum is an...
Baristanet Profile: Iris Lewis
Name: Iris Lewis
Where do you live? Montclair, close to the Y, walkable to all the action
When did you move there? About six years ago, I have a second grader and we absolutely live here for...
Baristanet Profile: Beth Scura
Name: Elizabeth “Beth” Scura
Where do you live? Downtown Montclair
When did you move there? 2012
Where did you grow up? Essex Fells, NJ
How do you make a living? A year and a half ago I expanded my career into...
Baristanet Profile: Cate Baily
Name: Cate Baily
Where do you live? I live on an awesome cul-de-sac in Upper Montclair. When the kids were little, they rode their bikes and scooters in the cul-de-sac and ran up and down the...
Baristanet Profile: Daniel Lawson
Name: Daniel Lawson
Where do you live? Near Mountainside Hospital in Montclair. Our backyard is in Glen Ridge, and our front yard is in Montclair!
When did you move there? We moved to Montclair in 1998. We...
Baristanet Profile: Laura Torchio
Name: Laura Torchio
Where do you live? I live in the “Montclair Heights” section of town – basically in the shadow of MSU – also formerly known as Speertown. In fact, my house is one of the...
Baristanet Profile: Leslie Kunkin
Name: Leslie Kunkin
Where do you live? Montclair, near Applegate Farm. Yes, it is awesome to have homemade ice cream across the street!
When did you move there? September 2000
Where did you grow up? Brooklyn, in what was known...
Baristanet Profile: 2019 Year in Review
The Friday Profiles on Baristanet are always interesting and fun to read. In 2019 we've had scores of profiles that help us get to know our neighbors and learn about their passions, favorite reads...
Baristanet Profile: Emily Archer
Name: Emily Archer
Where do you live? Bloomfield
When did you move there? I’ve lived in the area since 2010.
Where did you grow up? Ft. Lauderdale, Florida (or what we called it growing up, Ft. Liquordale!)
How do...
Baristanet Profile: Katie Rotio
Name: Katie Rotio
Where do you live? Bloomfield
When did you move there? 2018. We had been living all over the place (even as far as St Louis, MO!) for 7 years and finally fell in love...
Baristanet Profile: Georgette Gilmore
Name: Georgette Gilmore
Where do you live? Montclair, near Edgemont Park.
When did you move there? My husband and I moved to Montclair when we were married 17 years ago.
Where did you grow up? Jersey City,...
Baristanet Profile: Lovlee Tang
Name: Lovlee Tang
Where do you live? Bloomfield
When did you move there? My husband, children, and I relocated from the Philadelphia area to Bloomfield in September of 2015, after my husband accepted a new job position in...
Baristanet Profile: Desireé L. Johnson
Name: Desireé L. Johnson
Where do you live? Montclair, New Jersey
When did you move there? 23+ years ago
How do you make a living? OR What is your everyday passion?
My greatest passion is the experience I get every...