BUSINESS
Entrepreneurs Seek to Fill Newark’s $2 Billion Unmet Retail Need
Daily, there are reportedly 75,000 people moving about the Gateway Center towers heading to work, school, or to transportation in...
How Actor Tobias Became Healthy
Destination Newark’s Summer 2023 cover subject and award-winning actor Tobias Truvillion is on a journey to achieve optimum health of...
The John of Art
LEADING THE SUCCESS OF THE NEW JERSEY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER SINCE 2011 IS THE VERY ENGAGED AND ACCESSIBLE PRESIDENT AND...
Why is an arts center redeveloping downtown?
NJPAC begins $336 million project to bring new homes, restaurants, and new art facilities to Newark Anyone who wandered down...
ENTERTAINMENT
10 Celebrities Who Went to Newark Arts High School: The first formed public school in the U.S. to specialize in visual and performance arts
Newark Arts High School is lauded as the first formed public school in the United States to specialize in visual...
Rhythm Revue: The Man Behind the Music
For 36 years, Rhythm Revue — Felix Hernandez’s classic R&B and soul show on Newark’s beloved WBGO radio station —...
Here’s What Keeps Tobias Truvillion in Newark
Just turn on BET, Hallmark, Lifetime or any other streaming service you may have, and you are very likely to...
Binge-Watch Tobias
Here are Destination Newark’s summer picks, featuring Tobias Truvillion, to add to your binge-watch list: Movies Loved to Death Synopsis:...
GOVERNMENT
Mayor Baraka Answers Questions at NJPAC’s Business Partners Roundtable
Mayor Ras J. Baraka answered audience questions moderated by NJPAC CEO John Schreiber in September at NJPAC’s Business Partners Roundtable....
Ask the Mayor About the Arts and Education District
Did you know that Downtown Newark has a designated Arts and Education District? It includes the Newark Museum of Art,...
Ask the Mayor
As part of our quarterly dialogue with Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka, we asked him several questions from our social...
Ask the Mayor – Entertainment Issue 2019
Mayor Ras Baraka answers questions about arts and culture in Newark. Dorian C. Bernard @dorian_c._bernard Is there affordable housing in...
HEALTH
How Actor Tobias Became Healthy
Destination Newark’s Summer 2023 cover subject and award-winning actor Tobias Truvillion is on a journey to achieve optimum health of...
Staying Fit at 54
Most people who see Atiya Rashidi today marvel at her commitment to her holistic health. At age 54, she competes...
Simple Moves for a Healthy Heart
Here’s a message for people who want to improve their heart health: “Keep moving,” says Andre Wise, manager of the...
Get Moving in Newark: Walk. Run. Cycle.
Spring has sprung and it’s time to get back outside. Regular physical activity is one of the most important things...
LIFESTYLE
Inside the Newark Arts Festival
A Destination for the Arts Newark Arts Festival (NAF) returns this fall offering a transformative weekend of arts and culture...
Featured Artists at the 2024 Newark Arts Festival
The Pink Ball NAF 2024 kicks off Reimagining Newark Arts Day on October 9th with The Pink Ball, an extravagant...
Brooklyn Native Falls in Love with Newark
Andrew Davila relocated for work but stayed for culture Seven years later, after planning to stay for just a year,...
Newark Airport Terminal Named “World’s Best”
Once again, Newark is on the map! The Newark Liberty International Airport is soaring to new heights with a $2.7...
NEIGHBORHOOD
What Made This Newark Native Select Rutgers Law School?
According to Thyquel Halley, a Newark resident and first-year law student, one of the most appealing programs at Rutgers Law...
Reviving the Grandeur of Newark’s Mansions
Walking through some of Newark’s neighborhoods can transport you to a time in the 18th and 19th centuries when America’s...
Entrepreneurs Seek to Fill Newark’s $2 Billion Unmet Retail Need
Daily, there are reportedly 75,000 people moving about the Gateway Center towers heading to work, school, or to transportation in...
Fall Into These 4 Cozy Cafes This Season
From apples to pumpkins, autumn is all about big and bold flavors. These flavors have been translated to seasonal drinks...
TECHNOLOGY
Take A Lesson From Gamefuly
Destination Newark surveyed business owners ranging from startups to established enterprises across a variety of industries to gain business advice...
Anthony Frasier
Native Newarker and award-winning tech entrepreneur Anthony Frasier did not have it all figured out when he started his journey...
AeroFarms COO Lisa Newman Feeds On Technology
Lisa Newman, COO of Newark-based AeroFarms, always starts her day by checking on her plants.
DreamPlay Media Takes Video Up a Notch
DreamPlay Media is growing from its roots in filmmaking into marketing for the digital age. A six-year old creative media company...
YOUTH
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Networking at 17
Name: Uriah Price Age: 17Hometown: Newark, NJSchool: University High SchoolGraduation Year: 2024Internship: PSEG - Marketing Team Program: All Stars Project...
Why Did This Accounting Major Choose Rutgers Business School-Newark?
Name: Shahzaib RiazAge: 21Occupation: Tax Consulting Intern at PwCHometown: Jersey City, NJSchool: Rutgers Business School-NewarkMajor: AccountingGraduation Year: May 2025 When...