AVENUES

Jersey localvores gain a new foothold on Raritan Avenue
Contributed wire/staff report
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Highland Park’s “A Better World" Café opens its second summer in operation with an exciting expansion. Starting June 17, patrons will be able to enjoy ‘suggested price’ dinners on Friday evenings.

The new hours -- 11 AM to 9 PM on Friday and 11 AM to 3PM on Monday through Thursday -- coincide with the opening of the borough's "Jersey Fresh" Farmers Market located outdoors at 222 Raritan Avenue, adjacent to A Better World Café.

H.P. board shown details of Raritan Ave. 7-11 project
Jim Purcell
Tuesday, May 24, 2011

The Highland Park Planning Board met on May 19 to exchange ideas with the Washington Square Group of Chatham, a real etate developer which is seeking to build a two-story building at 138 Raritan Avenue.

The Washington Square Group represents the Seven-Eleven Corporation in proposing a convenience store, with upstairs offices, on the former Sunoco gas station site.

April 30th is grand opening for Raritan Ave. fitness spa
Contributed wire/staff report
Tuesday, April 26, 2011

It's official - Almetra Lundy, owner of Kinetics personal-training studio, is moving her fitness and wellness business down to Raritan Avenue, with a grand open house this weekend.

"Kinetics implies movement, and we are all about getting people moving in a way that improves their health and well being,” Lundy says. The new storefront at 409 Raritan Avenue, across from the Highland Park post office, opens this weekend with a two day dance and music celebration.

Downtown H.P. anchor location could become a 7-11
Jim Purcell
Tuesday, April 19, 2011

At the April 14 Planning Board meeting, board member Heather Wilkerson reported on 7-11's application before the Highland Park Redevelopment Authority (HPRA) to build a convenience store on the corner of Raritan Avenue and South Second Avenue.

Barry's on Church Street is much more than smoke and mirrors
Amy Braunstein
Tuesday, April 5, 2011

On a windy Friday night Barry Cohen found time to sit down at Barry’s, his eclectic New Brunswick shop and chat about the life of a tobacconist.

Raised in Manalapan, and graduated from William Paterson University, Cohen was looking to change his “Career lifestyle into a Lifestyle career” and start a business in a community in his home state.

No foolin' -- HPHS musical teams up with Raritan Ave. restaurants
Contributed wire/staff report
Tuesday, March 29, 2011

As the theater department at Highland Park High School prepares for their annual spring show, three local restaurants have partnered together to offer "dinner and a show" special this week

The HPHS drama department performs “Seussical the Musical” for three nights only, beginning Thursday, March 30th through Saturday, April 2nd. Advance tickets are still on sale at press time -- $10 reserved seating, $8 general admission -- for the 7 PM shows.

Wine & liquor store expansion complete
Contributed wire/staff report
Wednesday, February 2, 2011

When Tajel Patel bought the wine and liquor store at 97 Woodbridge Ave. in Highland Park three years ago, it was half the size, dark and not well maintained.

Today, Highland Park Wine and Liquors is a bright, spacious and organized store, where Patel is able to offer a larger variety of wine and liquor to his customers.

Raritan Avenue continues to ride the storm
Jim Purcell
Tuesday, April 12, 2011

As Highland Park's economic strategists wait out the Great Recession, business owners and residents report a mixed bag of results.

James McCrone, executive director of the non-profit organization Main Street Highland Park (MSHP), says development of the downtown "is not strictly political or governmental; it is a process."

Nighthawk Books and Elijah’s Promise team up for first anniversary
Contributed wire/staff report
Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Steven Hart owns a bookstore, but he wants to use the space for much more than reading and purchasing books.

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