A new eatery is filling a somewhat surprising void in Journal Square’s dining scene as Yubi’s 78 Restaurant has marked the latest revitalization along Newark Avenue. Last month, the lights finally went back on at 578 Newark Avenue. The space has long been dark despite its prominent location; the previous tenant was Choices Pasta & Salad, and they h...

Tommy DeVito has become an Italian American icon in the New Jersey area, but not all the attention has been positive. Social media has been flooded with Goodfellas and Sopranos references that enforce negative stereotypes — and it has angered some Italians. Ralph Contini, the national president of UNICO, an Italian American service organization, ha...

Pasta Flavio—an Italian restaurant specializing in homemade pasta dishes and offering daily BYOB dine-in, takeout and delivery services—celebrated the grand opening of its Livingston location at 55 E. Mt. Pleasant Avenue with a commemorative ribbon cutting on Thursday afternoon. Members of the Livingston Township Council and Livingston Area Chamber...

Tommy DeVito is looking to take advantage of his time in the spotlight. According to sports business reporter Darren Rovell, the New York Giants quarterback's LLC, TD, filed for trademarks for "Tommy Cutlets" and "Passing Paisano." Rovell explained that the Tommy Cutlets filing was done with the intention of selling branded chicken, pasta and pizza...

Demolition of Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Church in Asbury Park may take place soon as the legal battle over the fate of the landmark church comes to an end. The city Planning Bard voted this week to approve the plan to remove the church and build six new single family homes on the site at Second Avenue and Bond Street. The Planning Board had reject...

He’s been a fixture in county politics for more than four decades and his name was conspicuously absent from the ballot this year in the slot of Ocean County Commissioner. Joseph H. Vicari, the longest serving freeholder/commissioner in the state, is saying farewell. He first became freeholder in 1982. His sunset from public office however comes wi...

Just in time for the holidays, Colts Neck just got tastier! Mambo Italiano is open at 340 Highway 34.  If you're looking for a new local sandwich shop or a go-to restaurant to hit during your lunch break, you should stop by Mambo Italiano, offering classic Italian foods like fresh prosciutto and burrata, serving Italian-style sandwiches made from f...

The name Lo Sfizio comes from a popular term used in Naples, Italy. Sfizio refers to a whim or fancy, something one can’t resist nor help but desire. This is the feeling the restaurant wishes to evoke as they serve authentic Italian street food to patrons. The 1,800-square foot Lo Sfizio seats about 50 diners. “We wanted to bring a new flavor to Pa...

Turns out, all of that New Jersey smog is actually pixie dust, and it’s landing on NFL quarterbacks. Oh, sure, we have Superfunds sites all right — super funds, as in what Tommy DeVito and Joe Flacco will be earning in bonuses and (in Flacco’s case) playoff money this season. The NFL’s most unlikely heroes have the Italian Sons and Daughters of Ame...

Growing up, I thought everyone was Italian. Like innocent until proven guilty, you were Italian until proven otherwise. My 10-year-old brain couldn’t comprehend that Italy wasn’t the only other country to exist and people had different traditions than we did. New Jersey Italian is its own kind of culture. If you drop us in Italy, our accents would...