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What's Up In Downtown West Orange?
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Greetings!
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Don't forget! Mother's Day is coming up this weekend. Remember your Mother with beautiful flowers from "A & K Floral Design", 431 Main Street, 973-325-2323. Or how about a gift certificate for a manicure/pedicure from "Oak Tree Nail Salon",446 Main Street,973-324-1010? Or drop into "Ragz to Riches", a trendy consignment shop located at 55 Kingsley Street and have Lillian or Joan help you find that perfect outfit or accessory for your Mom. And finally, treat Mom to an elegant sit down brunch or dinner at "Due Amici", 450 Main Street, 973-669-0027 or dine to the smooth sounds of the Matt Chertkoff Trio from 9pm-1:30am at "Cecil's Jazz Club", 364 Valley Road,973-736-4800. Click here to see menus for Due Amici and Cecil's Jazz Club.
Happy Mother's Day and Happy Shopping!
Denise Esposito,
Director.
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Street Fair Coming to Downtown West Orange
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Mark your calendars to join your
friends and neighbors at West Orange's 5th
Annual Downtown Street Fair, Sunday,
May 24th, 11AM to 5 PM. Admission is free and open to the public. Bring the kids and enjoy continuous
entertainment, music, rides, and food.
This fun-filled day is sponsored by
the Downtown West Orange Alliance and will feature more than 100 artists,
crafters, and vendors. Fabulous food,
live music, and entertainment for children and adults will grace the
event. Pony rides, a petting zoo, and
inflatable rides will also be on site.Click here to download a coupon for (1) FREE Moonwalk ride or game.
Perhaps the most
entertaining part of the day will be the pie-eating contest at 2:30pm
sponsored by Supreme Bakery. The contest has 2
categories: 15 years old and under and 16 years old and older. Supreme Bakery will provide a constant flow of small cream pies to competitors, who will try to devour as many as they can in the allotted 5 minute time period in
hopes of winning cash prizes. Rich Stolz, the owner of Supreme Bakery, is proud to
introduce an old-fashioned family event to the downtown fair. If you would like to download this year's application for the Pie-Eating contest click here:Pie Eating Contest application. 
Main Street will be closed for the day
between Northfield Avenue
and Mt.
Pleasant Avenue.
Free parking will be available behind Town Hall, 66 Main Street, at 80 Main Street, and at 61 Main Street, all conveniently located
close to the event. For more
information, call the Downtown Alliance office at 973-325-4109 or visit our
website at www.downtownwestorange.org. If you would like to be a vendor, click here
to download a vendor application or contact Darryl
Walker, www.StreetFairs.org, at 908-654-1400 or e-mail him at info@StreetFairs.org.
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Restaurant Feature of the Month
Fogon Latino
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 Two months ago Rodolfo Rodriguez hit a home run by opening up Fogon Latino at 41 Washington Street on the corner of High Street. Featuring delicious selections from his roots in the Dominican Republic, Rodolfo serves up breakfast, lunch and dinner.
After a successful career as the dietary director of The Lincoln Park Renaissance Rehab and Nursing Center, Rodolfo realized a life long dream in opening up Fogon Latino.
Free Delivery Service and Catering is available for all occasions. Click the following to see a menu. Inside, Front & Back
Fogon Latino
41 Washington Street
973-325-8200
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New Book Features Historic Postcards of Downtown West Orange! Local author Joseph Fagan pens tribute to his hometown Joseph Fagan has family roots that span over
four generations in West Orange. Raised and
educated in town, he is also the author of Eagle Rock Reservation. The images
in West Orange have been proudly selected from
the author's personal collection
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Although West Orange is best
known for Thomas Edison, there is much more to this New Jersey town than its famous inventor.
Through vintage postcards, West Orange
explores the town's history from the days of cable cars that once climbed the
mountain to the long-gone amusement park at Crystal Lake.
"West Orange in vintage postcards is inspired and
written with the hope to capture and document the history of the last century,"
Fagan said. "Hopefully for a new generation to discover the familiar roads of
home and to experience the local history within the community they call home."
Highlights of West Orange:
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Includes Charles Duryea, inventor of the
gasoline engine in America
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Features West Orange's
two train stations that are no longer in existence
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Explains the construction of the cable car route
up the mountain in West Orange from the 1880s
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Shows how Llewellyn Park
and Eagle Rock share a common beginning
Available at area
bookstores, independent retailers, and on-line retailers, or through Arcadia
Publishing at (888)-313-2665 or www.arcadiapublishing.com.
Arcadia
Publishing is the leading publisher of local and regional history in the United States. Our mission is to make history accessible and
meaningful through the publication of books on the heritage of America's
people and places. Have we done a book
on your town? Visit
www.arcadiapublishing.com. Click here to view more interesting West Orange history.
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Two New Businesses Are Accepting the WOvip Card!
Steve the Jewelers and Drill Construction
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36 businesses now
accept the WOvip card. Don't miss out on
some great savings. Contact us at downtown@westorange.org with your
name and address and we will mail one out to you.
Click here for a complete listing of participating businesses.
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Luna Stage is moving to West
Orange!
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Luna Stage has signed a lease with HANDS, Inc. for
555 Valley Road, West Orange, NJ right next to the new Valley Community Police Center.
They hope to be there by October 2009.
Please check their website over the next few months for details. www.lunastage.org
Luna Stage will be holding focus groups in June for
interested members of the community to talk about current plans and
opportunities in their new home in West Orange
and to learn more about this community's buying patterns, views and perceptions
of Luna, as well as their thoughts for future programs and activities. These focus groups will take place at the
offices of the NJ Theatre Alliance located at 8 Marcella Avenue in West
Orange on a weekday evening from 7-8:30pm. Light food and beverages will be provided. If you are interested in participating in one of these focus
groups contact the NJ Theatre Alliance at 973-731-6582 Ext. 13 or by e-mail at info@njtheatrealliance.org. |
Mayor's 5K Run/Walk to Break the Silence
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 The Downtown Alliance, in partnership with the Northern NJ National Ovarian Cancer Coalition (NOCC) and the Township of West Orange, is in high gear preparing for this year's Mayor's 5K Run/Walk to Break the Silence to be held on Sunday, October 4th at 10am in front of Town Hall at 66 Main Street. Last year's event was a huge success. Over 700 people registered to walk and run and over $90,000 was raised and distributed to the Northern NJ NOCC, The Maureen Fund and the Mayor's Sunshine Fund.Lots of information is located on the website that has been created for this year's race. Click here to find information on: registering, forming a team, donating and volunteering. Log on now to find out how you can help the Northern NJ NOCC's mission to raise awareness and promote education about ovarian cancer.
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Shop local and dine often!
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Denise Esposito
Downtown West Orange Alliance
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