Posted by admin on Nov 27, 2010 in
New Jersey
Blockbuster shut down and left Livingston awhile ago. Too many people are using NetFlix and OnDemand video rentals it seems. But when you want to rent a DVD that isn’t amongst the most current releases, you’re kind of stuck now.
Have you tried RedBox at ShopRite for DVD rentals? $1 a night. Just get the DVD back before 9pm the next day and it will be $1.07 total. If you keep it longer, they just tack on $1 for each additional night until you hit $25, then it’s yours to keep automatically.
Interested in how Redbox came about? Well, Redbox was originally funded by McDonald’s ventures, but oddly enough, the McDonalds on Northfield across from South Mountain Arena doesn’t have a Redbox. You would think Redbox would maintain some sort of agreement to be placed at McDonald’s at least. Well, Coinstar bought out McDonald’s Ventures and that’s how we got to grocery stores for real estate locations. Now there are over 22,000 locations.
The locations across the country is a key benefit. Rent from any location and return at any other location nationwide – no extra charges. That means you can look up inventory at the Redbox near your work or school and return it near home or vice versa. If you’re traveling, you can rent a dvd to play at the hotel and simply return it when you get back home.
Ok, here’s a dealio for you. If you can see this photo of our kiosk at the local ShopRite, you’ll find a promo code that was working as of Thanksgiving 2010. Enjoy a free DVD rental on us!
What was the last movie you rented from the RedBox DVD kiosk? Leave it the comment section below!
Tags: dvd rentals, redbox
Posted by admin on Nov 27, 2010 in
New Jersey
If you’re on Long Island, you’re within easy reach of some really good Korean food in the Queens area. But if you’re a bit further out on the Island in Nassau or Suffolk county, the options are extremely limited.
But today, you can shout HOORAY!
A new Korean cuisine restaurant opened up recently east of Queens in the New Hyde Park / Mineola / Jericho / Roslyn / Port Washington area (Exit 36 or 37 Long Island Expressway).
Imperial Seoul
3365 Hillside Avenue
New Hyde Park, NY 11040
516-741-2340
The restaurant is located just a little bit down the street from the H-Mart korean grocery story, so you can get your Korean food fix completely in one trip.
The menu is standard fare and the restaurant is clean and modern since it is basically new construction. There are three private rooms and a sushi bar (yes, they serve Japanese food like most asian restaurants these days).
You can check out Yelp for some reviews, but overall it is a welcome addition to the Long Island restaurant options. No more fighting Queens traffic or parking. The serving size for my dish was generous (see photo above). Banchan was plentiful. Everything was tasty indeed.
Tags: food, imperial seoul, korean restaurant, long island, review
Posted by admin on Nov 27, 2010 in
07039
It’s that time again – driving around town where there are massive piles of leaves hanging out in the gutters of our streets for weeks on end.
I guess people don’t know that you’re not supposed to push out the leaves until a specified week on the calendar. Otherwise, the leaves clog up the sewer drains with junky muddy leafy muckety globs of mess. And it ain’t fun with the winter thaw that comes along.
photo: livingstonpatch.com
Here’s the leaf collection schedule once and for all – hopefully people will pitch-in and hold off from clogging our roads all month long.
Leaves may be placed at the curb line or in the gutter of that portion of the
public street adjacent to the property from which the leaves are being disposed of
only during the annual leaf collection program in accordance with the times and
dates of the published leaf collection program schedule. Leaves shall not be
placed closer than 10 feet from any storm drain inlet or catch basin and may be
in the street gutter only for a maximum period of 7 days before their actual
collection.
And guess what, supposedly it is a ticketable offense too.
Tags: 07039, leaf collection, livingston, public works
Posted by admin on Nov 27, 2010 in
07039 It used to be we just chuck old batteries into the trash.
But as we continue to recycle more and more of our consumables as time goes by, batteries have been added to the list.
The next time you check in at the Livingston Library by the Oval, you can bring your dead, old batteries and drop them off for recycling.
There’s no fee to drop them off and you can bring as much as you can. I just dropped off one of those big fat cube 6v lantern batteries. It was heavy to lug, but felt good dropping it off knowing that it will be processed appropriately and recycled if possible.
Apparently, there are a couple of places in Livingston, where you can drop off used batteries now – household batteries can be dropped off at recycling bins at the front steps of the Livingston Public Library, Community Center (on Hillside av) and Northland Recreation Center.
Do you still use alkaline batteries? Or have you gone all rechargeable batteries with the 21st century?
Tags: livingston, recycling
Posted by admin on Nov 22, 2010 in
New Jersey We’ve been recycling more and more lately around town in Livingston NJ – enough to warrant buying a new bin outside our kitchen door to collect all the plastic, metal, bottles, containers and more.
When getting out of the house in the morning, it is easy to see that people are still confused about what to put out on the curb since there isn’t full agreement of curbside bins. Most recycling days still have some houses putting out paper goods, and others putting out co-mingled plastic and metal for recycling. In theory, everyone should be putting out the same thing.
Another odd thing is to see some random things being put curbside for the recycling pick-ups.
First, I wonder if those people know that there is a big and growing list of items that qualify. But it doesn’t include everything under the sun!
And there’s a published recycling pick-up calendar to let home owners know what type of recycling is due each week — I have mine printed out and taped to the inside of the cabinet door by my recycling bins. Easy peasy.
Tags: livingston, recycling
Posted by admin on Nov 20, 2010 in
montclair One option for a local farmer’s market is located at the Walnut Street Station in Montclair, NJ on 24 Saturdays throughout the year.
As many as 3,000 locals reportedly pass through on some weekends as this is a well known 18 year local tradition of inviting the growers and merchants into Montclair, NJ.
This Saturday, there was a small crowd towards the end of day by the 1:30-2pm timeframe afterwhich the vendors started to pack-up for the day. There were a bunch of interesting vendors — probably because the vendor fee is approximately $35/week for each spot in the market (~$800/year). Montclair seems to have figured out that keeping it affordable will keep the vendors coming back year after year.
You can see in the photos included below that there is a variety of offerings – wine, buffalo meat, cheeses, pickled pickles, fruits, veggies, breads, real honey products and sausage meats. A neat little inclusion was the taco food truck with some tables and seating available for those that wanted to take a break and stay awhile.
QUESTION: Have you ever been to this or any other local farmer’s market? What did you buy?
Tags: farmer's market, montclair, NJTransit train station
