CulinAriane and Amanti Vino are hosting a wine-pairing dinner on Wednesday, October 26, featuring bottles from Sottimano Winery in Italy’s Piedmont region. And unlike so many events at Ariane and Michael Duarte’s restaurant, there is still a chance to make a reservation. If you’d like to be there, here’s the reservation link.
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Just about a year ago, Marlene Marino opened Verona Opticians. She loaded the store, located just across the street from H.B. Whitehorne Middle School, with dozens of eyeglass frames, from designer to designer lookalikes. Only one thing was missing: A doctor of optometry. Just up the block and across the street was Affinity Eye...
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Yes, there is a large white tent over the patio at Frank Anthony’s. No, it is not permanent. Owner Anthony Tortoriello tells us his restaurant is hosting a small wedding on Sunday and they needed more seating space. Alas, the tent will be gone next week.
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Main Street Cottage is pulling out the bling for Halloween. Owner Debbie Curran Galife has gotten in a new line of decorative pumpkins, and they are quite a departure from her usual home design items. Some are dotted with rhinestones, some are covered in black lace–and they are casts of pumpkins, which means they...
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Looking for a place to hold instructional classes on Saturday mornings? Look no further. A clean and comfortable, safe and open space is available at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit. In the past the church has made available its basement space to yoga instructors and art teachers just starting their businesses and...
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We’ve got a shout-out this morning for one of our advertisers: Judith Schumacher-Tilton has been nominated as a TIME Dealer of the Year, the first female auto dealer in New Jersey to ever be nominated for this prestigious award. Schumacher-Tilton is the president of Tilton Automotive Group and dealer principal of Schumacher Chevrolet in...
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While many New Jersey eateries are having specials this week because it’s Restaurant Week, Verona resident Franco Del Barba wants you to know he has a special menu at Epernay that isn’t going away. Epernay is a French bistro on Park Street in Montclair (almost opposite the YMCA), and it feels and tastes like...
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Hobcaw Cafe is expanding its hospitality to brunch. The new menu, which was tested for a select group of guests this past Sunday, ranges from crab cake Benedict to a strawberry- and blueberry-stuffed brioche French toast, plus omelets, pancakes, biscuits and gravy, all for roughly $7 to $9 per entree. Brunch hours are 9...
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More signs that Verona will have a new restaurant on Bloomfield Avenue soon: The first-floor walls are up at John McEvoy’s upcoming place. And the Verona Town Council, at its Monday, September 19 meeting, approved the transfer of the liquor license that McEvoy held for the Verona Inn to the new location. Plans for...
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Have you and your kids ever wondered what Music Together’s “Uncle Gerry” looks like? This Sunday, September 25, you can find out because the Music Together Band and Friends are putting on a special concert to benefit Save the Children. The concert is called “Families Singing for Families” and it will be held at...
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