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Recent Stories
- Food & Environmental Justice
Al Munir and La Casa de Don Pedro Are Offering Health and Wellness Education to 50 Newark Families
This partnership between La Casa de Don Pedro and Al Munir will offer health and wellness education to fifty families in the Broadway community through a program called Planet Newark.
- Community & Culture
How to Sign Up to Speak at Our City Council Meetings
Newark residents can sign up to speak at council meetings and voice their opinions to the Municipal council.
- Citywide
Citywide Meetings You Can Attend Before the End of 2022
Here's a schedule of citywide meetings for residents to get engaged, involved and stay informed.
- Community & Culture
Five Vibes in Brick City: High Impact, Exquisite Taste
There are many more great vibes to explore in Newark. But, if you're looking for a place to spend your time and money, then these five vibes are the place to be!
- Community & Culture
Gateway U Newark: Community is Everything
Gateway U makes college accessible for Newark residents who’ve traditionally been underserved by our post-secondary system.
- Community & Culture
Robson Conceicao Is Ready For His Match with Newark's Shakur Stevenson
Not only is Shakur Stevenson returning to the ring, he’s coming home to Newark for his latest challenger, Brazilian Olympic gold medalist Robson Conceicao.
- Community & Culture
Tiffany "The Budgetnista" Aliche Makes Her Netflix Debut in Get Smart With Money
Your money will never do better than your mindset allows. - The Budgetnista
- Newark Stories
A Mother's Fight For Justice: The Monique Rodwell Interview
Last June, Monique Rodwell came home from a doctor’s appointment to find that her sons, Justin, Jaykil, Brandon, and Jasper, were not home. Even worse, a squad of police cars, along with police officers, both plain clothes and uniforms, were in front of her house. A black mother’s worst nightmare.
- Opinion
Where We Stand: The Failures of White Feminism and Roe v. Wade
The current reproductive rights movement lacks an intersectional analysis
- Community & Culture
Lincoln Park Coast Cultural District Announces “The Return to Newark” & Key Talent – 15th Anniversary Music Festival
Lincoln Park Coast Cultural District (LPCCD) announces that the official 15th Anniversary will return over two weekends from July 27th-31st and August 5th-7th with broad array of musical genres including Gospel, House, Hip-Hop, Soulful Alternative/Mash Up, Reggae, Dancehall sounds and of the Latinx/Hispanic Caribbean diaspora.
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