Category Archives: Review

Love is Brewing in Montclair

Posted on May 14, 2013 by

I love coffee. If I had to choose between wine and coffee, it’d had to be coffee. If I had to choose between chocolate and coffee, it’d be a tougher decision, but I think I’d still choose coffee. And lucky … Continue reading →

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Glad I Saw Her: Sonia Sanchez at MADLOM

Posted on April 3, 2013 by

“Am I late?” I didn’t stand when she walked in. I felt like I ought to. My heart almost jumped out of my chest – but I didn’t stand when she walked in. Instead, close to an hour after we … Continue reading →

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Aristo-Soap or Not, *Downton Abbey* is Just Lovely

Posted on January 7, 2013 by

For the record, I fell in love with Brideshead’s Revisited back when it first debuted in 1982. The accents! The handsome men! The subdued (seeming) scandal. And, for the record, Pride and Prejudice was my favorite read in 8th grade … Continue reading →

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My night with Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert: I laughed, I gasped, I had deep thoughts.

Posted on December 10, 2012 by

When I went to my first concert ever at the Worcester Centrum (Duran Duran, if you must know), it never occurred to me that I might be disappointed by the performance. I was 14, and I had not yet been … Continue reading →

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Glow-in-the-Dark Puppetry for the Kids

Posted on November 13, 2012 by

This past weekend, my family visited Symphony Space for the first time with the kids. We had heard wonderful things about the Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia perform Treasured Stories by Eric Carle. It’s a gorgeous glow-in-the-dark puppet show that entranced both … Continue reading →

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Tia’s Food of Love Helps to Stock Hurricane Sandy Shelters

Posted on November 5, 2012 by

I’ve got a lot to say about surviving the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy in varying degrees, but I won’t say it. Basically, I can’t. It would come from a place of having only lost power for 48 hours and submitting … Continue reading →

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The Chai Cycle is On Call

Posted on November 4, 2012 by

The Hurricane Super-Storm Sandy disruptions to NJ Transit and electricity seem miniscule when held up against the destruction and loss of life on the Jersey Shore and Staten Island and the other heavily impacted areas. (I use heavily in a relative … Continue reading →

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Worth the Trip* Even Without The Apples: Sugar Loaf and Warwick

Posted on November 2, 2012 by

*Obviously, with Hurricane Sandy and the gas shortage, a trip like this is only worth it if getting a tankful of gas is not an issue! We were lucky enough to enjoy the last (albeit MUDDY!) weekend of apple-picking at … Continue reading →

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Hallowe’en Books That Won’t Scare the Pants Off the Kids

Posted on October 16, 2012 by

Congrats to Lizzie! The books will be in the mail to you as soon as possible. Enjoy them! At the last birthday party my kindergartener attended, the parents gave a fantastic favor: A kid’s version of “The Legend of Sleepy … Continue reading →

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Gallery U. Will Make You Grin

Posted on August 9, 2012 by

Sometimes, living in Montclair is too good. We have movies showing in gardens and on the streets, music in the parks, and our grocery stores partner with our art museum to give us outdoor entertainment as well. Sometimes, perhaps because there … Continue reading →

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