(WESTFIELD, NJ) COVID-19 has shifted even more shopping online; but, there are still hundreds of thousands of dollars up for grabs ahead of the busy holiday season. The Downtown Westfield…
Downtown Cranford Promotes Gift Card Purchases for Pro Services
(CRANFORD, NJ) Gift cards are a great go-to gift for the holidays, and Downtown Cranford is stressing their importance, especially this year, to local business owners who run barber shops,…
Vicki’s Diner in Westfield Offers Single-Serving Turkey Dinners for Thanksgiving
(WESTFIELD, NJ) To help locals during this most unusual Thanksgiving, Vicki’s Diner offered single-serving turkey dinners with all the fixings, including stuffing, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, and a slice of…
Black Drop Coffee Opens in Scotch Plains Centre
(SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ) Black Drop Coffee, a new independent small business, is now open on Park Avenue in the heart of Scotch Plains Centre. They feature high-quality coffee, espresso, teas,…
Westfield’s New Tattoo Studio, American Dream, Celebrates Its Opening
(WESTFIELD, NJ) American Dream tattoo studio owners Paloma Yglesias, Oksana Weber, and Ronak Patel are doing their best to change people’s perceptions of their art form, starting with beautifying a…
Retailer Hickory & Hill General Store Opens in Downtown Cranford
(CRANFORD, NJ) Downtown has a brand new store for local shoppers to experience on North Avenue West. It’s at a prime location, just steps from the renovated Cranford Theater and…
Westfield’s Addams Fest Wicked Windows Return to VP Salon
(WESTFIELD, NJ) The pandemic has not stopped locals artists from unveiling their annual Addams Fest window displays at town businesses. Each unique scene depicts the Westfield-inspired Addams Family to help…
Indoor Dining Returns in Area Hometowns
There’s finally some welcome news for restaurants amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Governor Phil Murphy announced indoor dining could resume Friday, September 4, with restrictions, just in time for Labor Day…
Westfield Lord & Taylor will Close Permanently
Lord & Taylor has announced it will be closing all of its 38 stores, including its North Avenue West location in Westfield. The department store’s parent company Le Tote, Inc….
Area Gyms Reopen with COVID-19 Restrictions
In another sign that some things may be returning to normal after the COVID-19 crisis swept through the nation, New Jersey gyms reopened with restrictions on September 1. “With colder…
Fate of Westfield’s Lord & Taylor is Still Not Decided
It’s still unclear if Lord & Taylor (L&T) will be shuttering all of its stores, including the North Avenue West location in Dowtown Westfield, after the department store’s parent company…
Cranford’s Think D’sign Print Offering Customizable Face Masks
As COVID-19 lingers, Downtown Cranford business, Think D’sign Print, is looking to meet the increasing demand for high quality and customizable face masks. But, before choosing a supplier, they wanted…
PrettyBeastMode Takes Classes Outdoors for Socially Distant Workouts in Scotch Plains
Vernecia Adams, the Scotch Plains health guru and founder of PrettyBeastMode Fitness & Nutrition LLC. on Park Avenue, has adapted to the ongoing closure of indoor fitness facilities by taking…
Brummer’s Homemade Chocolates Says Goodbye to Westfield as Owner Retires
After 116 years, of which 31 were spent in Westifeld, Brummer’s Homemade Chocolates permanently closed its doors on East Broad Street in Downtown Westfield in July. Owner George Brummer announced…
Westfield’s Restaurant Row Crosswalks Gets Dose of Color for LGBTQ Pride
To help celebrate LGBTQ Pride Month, Downtown Westfield’s crosswalks at Quimby and Elm Streets were painted with rainbow colors by Westfield High School students. “Feeling the Pride in the heart…