Above: The former Annin factory towers over the surrounding Verona neighborhood
Verona, New Jersey: A former flag factory in Essex County will soon have a new use.
The Verona factory of Annin Flagmakers at at 183 Bloomfield Avenue, between Brookdale and Route 23/Mount Prospect Avenues, ceased operations in June, 2013, and had been vacant since. Now, 51 loft apartments are proposed for the interior of the building, and an apartment building with 68 units will be constructed next door. The development will be called Annin Lofts, and will be set on four acres. The factory was built nearly 100 years ago, when Annin Flagmakers moved to New Jersey from New York City. Flags for several presidential inaugurations were manufactured at the Verona plant.
Dinallo Construction and Russo Development own the property, though construction has not yet begun.
Annin's flag production facilities are now located in Coshocton, Ohio and South Boston, Virginia, though the company is still based in Essex County off of Route 280 in Roseland.
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Nutley, New Jersey: A new medical practice has opened a location in Essex County. Riverside Medical Group held a grand opening of the new Nutley location last month. The office is located in the Downtown area of the Township at 228 North Franklin Avenue, between Centre Street and William Street. The space was previously occupied by a Citibank location. Riverside is a partner of Hackensack University Medical Center, and the company has dozens of locations in Bergen, Passaic, and Hudson Counties, but this is the first office in Essex County. Provided services include pediatric care and adult medicine. Click here to learn more.
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This photo shows Crest Drive near Washington Rock at South Mountain Reservation in Millburn.
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Orange, New Jersey: A location of Taco Bell will open in Orange, a company spokesperson confirmed to Essex County Place. The restaurant will be owned by the Somerset County-based Yum & Chill Restaurant Group. It will be located near the West Orange border at 540 Main Street, at the corner of South Jefferson Street. A building housing a former laundromat and Chinese restaurant is currently located at the site. A Mexican restaurant that used to operate next door recently closed. Currently, the only Essex County location of the international fast food Tex-Mex franchise is in Belleville. However, another location will open soon at the Springfield Avenue Marketplace in Newark's Central Ward, and an additional location is proposed for Irvington.
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Newark, New Jersey: A Business Improvement District could be coming to Newark's West Ward. A community meeting will be held on Wednesday, December 16th at the Speedway Academies from 6:00pm to 8:00pm. It will be sponsored by the Newark Community Economic Development Corporation, Newark Councilman Joe McCallum, and the Unified Vailsburg Services Organization. Business Improvement Districts, or BIDs, already exist in Maplewood, South Orange, Downtown Newark, Newark's Ironbound, along Mount Prospect Avenue in Newark's North Ward, and along Clinton Avenue in South Ward of Newark. The new West Ward BID would include South Orange Avenue in Vailsburg between Dover and Bergen Streets, Mount Vernon Place in Ivy Hill, Sanford Avenue in Vailsburg, and 18th Avenue. A BID allows businesses in an area to form an organization to help manage commerce in the area. For example, the South Orange Village Center Alliance serves Downtown South Orange, and the Newark Downtown District serves Downtown Newark. The Speedway Academies are located near the Garden State Parkway at 701 South Orange Avenue, between North Munn and Maybaum Avenues. Click here to learn more.
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Upper Montclair, New Jersey: A Northern New Jersey art studio franchise will expand soon to Essex County. ARTeVINO Studio has announced that locations will open in Millburn and Upper Montclair. The studio, which currently has locations in Hoboken, Hudson County and Cranford, Union County, offers a variety of painting classes for adults and children, as well as birthday parties. The Millburn location will be located near Lackawanna Place at 315A Millburn Avenue, in the space previously occupied by Bardot. The Upper Montclair location will be located in the Upper Montclair Plaza Building off of Bellevue Avenue at 51 Upper Montclair Plaza. Click here to learn more.
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South Orange, New Jersey: Another pop-up store has opened in Essex County for the holiday season. TJ's Holiday Pop-In Store opened earlier this week across from Rite Aid at 122 South Orange Avenue, near the corner of Prospect Street. Shoes, clothing, jewelry, and other items are sold. The space was previously occupied by the Treasure Finds Thrift and Consignment Store and Bradford's Tailoring and Tuxedo. The owners of the pop-in store previously owned the Seton Village Boutique on Irvington Avenue in South Orange and the TJ's Boutique on Village Plaza. This is one of several pop-up stores to open in Greater Newark this year. The South Orange Village Center Alliance is hosting the Pop-n-Shop at 65 South Orange Avenue, and the Downtown Holiday Market is being held in the spaces of the Newark Pop-Up Shops.
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