The rumors are true: There will soon be two Subways in town. The newest of the sandwich franchises will occupy the space formerly occupied by Liberty Travel on Bloomfield Avenue between Mount Prospect and Sunset Avenues, near the Montclair border. It will open for business in the next couple of months, according to Yogesh...
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Verona resident Bonnie Jerbasi has launched a business to bring legal advice home–literally. Jerbasi, who has practiced law since 1986 and is a member of the bar in New Jersey, created House Call Attorneys to meet with clients at home, at work or at some other location, such as an assisted living facility or...
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When Mardi Gras Fine Foods opened 25 years ago, Beef Bourguignon was a menu favorite, the Internet was but a glimmer in Al Gore’s eye and Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, was a year old. But if you want to stay in the food business for more than two and a half decades,...
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Verona resident and executive chef Cardie Mortimer (far right) is among the names behind Chef’s Lab, a new kitchen boutique and cooking school in Montclair. Our news pal Baristanet has the story.
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George Anderson knows how hard it is to market a small business. Push too little, and people forget you; push too hard, and they tune you out. But the owner of Verona-based Anderson Electric has found an interesting approach that combines the professional and the personal. About a year ago, he and his wife...
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With neighboring Montclair, the restaurant capital of New Jersey, luring local diners with its plethora of choices, Verona eateries have to do something different, and do it well. Avenue Bistro Pub, a sunny, spacious year-and-a-half-old establishment at 558 Bloomfield Avenue near Lakeside in the old Mangia Questa space, distinguishes itself from the competition by...
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After 13 years as Verona Girls’ Tennis coach, 11 as coach of the Verona-Glen Ridge Hockey team, and eight as Verona Boys’ Tennis coach, Stephen Ruggiero has stepped down to accept the position of director and head of marketing for the Richard J. Codey Arena in West Orange. Ruggiero has also resigned from his...
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This school year is not even over and the Verona High School Alumni Association is already planning an event for the next. The VHSAA will sponsor a Career Day for the senior class of Verona High School on Friday, October 22, and it is seeking alumni to speak at the event. Alumni participants will...
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By day, George Cortese arranges plumbing and tile to compose remarkable kitchens and bathrooms. By night, he composes music. Music for ballets and independent films. Music that sounds for all the world as if it were being played by the New Jersey Philharmonic–and not by a computer. “I put a lot of effort into...
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Slow Food Northern New Jersey, a group dedicated to supporting locally grown, ecologically friendly foods on farms and in restaurants, is holding a Spring Wine Dinner at CulinAriane in Montclair. Ariane and Michael Duarte, the Verona residents who own CulinAriane, will create a 4-course dinner paired with wines from Italian Wine Merchants, New York...
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