The Planning Board granted approval to build an addition onto a West Lake Avenue industrial warehouse.
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Local election results & more
All eyes were on the presidential election last week but there also were elections locally.
- Local election results: Democrats easily won the six ward seats up on City Council. For school board, three candidates won election to three-year terms and another two-year, unexpired term also was secured.
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Redevelopment Agency renews lease for East Inman Avenue lot:
The podcast got its first voice message — a question about designated bikeways! Some background info on the city’s designated bikeways, which City Council approved last year. Got a question, comment or feedback? Leave a message here.
Rahway Fried Chicken at 1500 Main St. was named by The Digest Online as one of the top 10 spots to get a fried chicken sandwich in New Jersey to mark National Fried Chicken Day, which is Nov. 9.
FLASHBACK — 10 years: El Bodegon undergoes transformation
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2020 election results
Democrats easily won all six ward seats up for election to City Council, according to unofficial results posted by the Union County Clerk’s Office.
Episode 2: Happy anniversary
Happy anniversary
The very first blog post was Nov. 2, 2007, so happy 13th anniversary to RahwayRising.com.
Some of the early posts documented a change from one-way streets downtown into two-way streets. There were also others over the years that seem like footnotes in hindsight like Zoning Board hearings for the former Koza’s Tavern site on West Scott Avenue and Decker’s Tavern demolition at West Inman and Jaques Avenue.
There was a coffee shop rant a few years back in which I bemoaned the lack of options downtown, which coincided with one of the early reader polls. Today, there are some great pizza places – new and old – and our own brewery (also something we talked about on the blog years ago)! There have been lots of changes downtown and beyond and a good place to start is the Redevelopment Map, where you’ll see all kinds of details on the 1,500+ units that have been added downtown and beyond in the last two decades.
One thing I’d like to bring back on a more regular basis is the reader poll. It’s just a matter of finding the time and some fresh poll questions, so I’d love to get your thoughts. That was always a fun discussion among readers whatever the topic.
What are the biggest changes you’ve seen the last five , 10, 20 years or more? What do you think is in store for the next decade and beyond? I’d love to get your thoughts, share a message here.
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RAB payments to Dornoch
Developers who shared in the cost of the Monroe Street extension received a payment of $1.5 million through Redevelopment Area Bonds (RAB).
Welcome to RahwayRising
With the upcoming anniversary of the blog, it’s as good a time as any to launch the RahwayRising podcast.
Let’s start with a review of some recent news of note on the site:
- Sky View condos sold.
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The agenda for the November Redevelopment Agency meeting is expected to be busy one. Commissioners might have two presentations before them: one for Bridgeview and another for the Arts District Redevelopment Plan, specifically the former St. Mark’s Church property and adjacent lots. The seven-member board also will vote on a new redevelopment agreement for The Brownstones. UPDATE: The Nov. 4 meeting has been canceled and likely will be rescheduled for Nov. 18.
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The most popular post this month was a brief item about the demolition of a home on Broad Street.
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When this site started 13 years ago, if it was anything, it was about experimenting. And redevelopment, of course.