While restaurants are notorious for being risky business as a result of ever-rising costs, access to capital, and consumer popularity, location, location, location is still everything. Several franchise and independent restaurateurs tell us the story of their love affair with Newark, especially Downtown Newark. Marc begins to egg on his brother Michael, “Tell her what happened on Day 3,” Then, the Brummer brothers, whose family have owned Hobby’s Delicatessen since 1962, begin to recount how their dad reopened their shop during the rebellion in 1967. “The national guard closed downtown so dad ..read more

Newark native and pediatric dentist Dr. Suffiyah Webb always knew when the time was right, she’d open a practice in Downtown Newark. “I always wanted to come back to Newark and I always wanted to be an entrepreneur,” Webb says. “Why not go back home and do it?” Webb was born in Newark Beth Israel Medical Center. She was raised in Newark’s South Ward in Seth Boyden Terrace and attended ­Dayton Elementary School and Chad Science Academy before ­heading off to Montclair State University on the pre-medicine track. As a college student participating in a medical trip to Guatemala, Webb was paired w ..read more

Name: Shahzaib Riaz Age: 21 Occupation: Tax Consulting Intern at PwC Hometown: Jersey City, NJ School: Rutgers Business School-Newark Major: Accounting Graduation Year: May 2025 When Shahzaib Riaz stood at a crossroads of his academic journey, he decided on Rutgers Business School in Newark, New Jersey. “I chose Rutgers University due to its renowned reputation for academic excellence and, as a Jersey City native, its convenient location, both of which aligned perfectly with my educational and logistical needs,” explains Riaz.  As a senior studying accounting with the aspiration of becomi ..read more

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The Newark LGBTQ Film Festival is hosting its second annual event on Friday, April 26 through Sunday, April 28. The weekend will be filled with a full line up of films, panels, and special events at various venues throughout downtown Newark, all celebrating LGBTQ BIPOC films and filmmakers who are often overlooked in mainstream media. The Newark LGBTQ Community Center, one of the sponsors for the film festival, launched in 2013 in response to the stabbing of Sakia Gunn, a 15-year-old lesbian, who was murdered in Downtown Newark after refusing the advances of a young man. Twenty years after her ..read more

Newark Arts High School is lauded as the first formed public school in the United States to specialize in visual and performance arts curriculum. It opened in 1931 and served as the model for the ‘famed’ High School of Performing Arts in New York City. The rigorous curriculum is intended to “train students with a sense of harmony, form, rhythm, design, color, movement, and theater,” according to the school’s philosophy. The school has a competitive audition and enrollment process that is open to all high school aged students living in Newark. Look at a few of those students who made it in! MIC ..read more

When global consulting firm McKinsey & Company decided to consolidate its New Jersey offices, the partners confidently decided on Newark. “We want to invest where it matters,” Jeff Lewis, McKinsey’s senior partner in New Jersey told Real Estate New Jersey. “We think Newark matters to New Jersey—it’s New Jersey’s largest city and it represents entrepreneurship, resilience and diversity.” As Newark continues to redefine its identity as a viable city, businesses are taking notice and relocating to the downtown area. The downtown district is home to several corporate headquarters such as Audib ..read more

Newark Beth Israel has one of the nation’s top 15 heart transplant centers Less than 3% of cardiologists in the U.S. are African American but you don’t have to look any further than Newark, New Jersey if you are in the market for a heart doctor who may be culturally aware. Dr. Matthew Montgomery specializes in advanced heart failure, mechanical circulatory support, heart transplantation and coronary interventions at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center’s Advanced Heart Failure and Heart Transplant Program. Kimberly Prime, whose husband Fredrick was a patient at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center ..read more

Newark’s Vibrant Cultural Diversity Swaddles the City in Prolific Street Art Artists have been busier than ever creating spirited public art works throughout Newark for the enjoyment of residents, commuters, and visitors. Here is a roundup of 10 must-see murals created in Newark in the last 12 months that reflect the city’s cultural diversity and tell stories relevant to the community. 1 – “Black Newark” (2023) Artist: GAIA and Ernest Shaw Location: Newark Symphony Hall  Baltimore-based GAIA and Ernest Shaw’s mural honors performing artists who have contributed to the rich legacy of the ..read more

Looking for Cocktails?  Marcus B&P (now known as Vibe BBQ)Historic Hahne & Co Building  56 Halsey St Newark, NJ 07102 Along with provisions curated by renowned Chef Marcus Samuelsson, comes a vast selection of what the patrons in Newark rate some of the best cocktails in town. Some of Marcus B&P’s cocktails include the “Halsey Hooch,” made with bourbon, Ethiopian honey wine, lemon, and blackberry; the “James Baldwin,” made with, cognac, kahula, espresso, and demerara sugar, and the “All The Smoke,” made with tequila, pineapple, lime, and jalapeño. Beyond the cocktails, h ..read more