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Posted on January 12, 2015January 14, 2015 by James — 4 Comments

Ridgewood Chamber of Commerce presents RIDGEWOOD YOUNG PROFESSIONALS EXCHANGE RYPE

Ridgewood Chamber of Commerce presents RIDGEWOOD YOUNG PROFESSIONALS EXCHANGE
*RYPE*
let’s get to business!
with great success, we invite you to attend our upcoming event!

Young Professionals
Networking meeting
Thursday,
Thursday, January 29, 2015
6:00pm-7:30pm
27 Chestnut Street
Ridgewood, NJ 07450
walk through LaPiazza restaurant patio, go through glass doors, take elevator to first floor.

Bring your business cards and enjoy our casual networking atmosphere while promoting for
your business.
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R.Y.P.E. is a group for those 40 years of age and younger, and affiliated with the Ridgewood Chamber of Commerce. We give young professionals an opportunity to get involved with like minded individuals to help create new business relationships!

Do you feel the large networking events seem overbearing because it might be your first time or you are relatively young and/or inexperienced compared to your peers?
R.Y.P.E. is your solution!

This is your opportunity to really get to know others with a similar age who may be potential referral sources.

Not a young professional?
Feel free to send a colleague on behalf of your business!

THE GROUP’S GOALS will be to:
– provide a forum in which
to discuss your business.
– share your business mission and highlight what distinguishes it from other businesses.
-Grow your business and develop networking skills.

RYPE will give you the opportunity to get to know other business owners in a non-formal setting so that you will feel comfortable providing referrals to and receiving referrals from, other young Chamber Members.

We hope you join us!
RSVP
Allison Beer
201-345-1893
afriedman@ywcabergencounty.org
We look foward to seeing you there!

Your Hosts:

Allison Beer
YWCA of Bergen County

Stewart G. Einwohner, Esq.
Stewart G. Einwohner, P.C.

Mark J. Heftler, Esq.
The Heftler Law Firm LLC

Posted on January 10, 2015January 10, 2015 by James — Leave a comment

Harding Pharmacy and Liquor Auction to be held Thursday in Ridgewood

Auction to be held Thursday in Ridgewood

JANUARY 9, 2015 LAST UPDATED: FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 2015, 3:43 PM
BY LAURA HERZOG
STAFF WRITER |
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS

A coveted Ridgewood liquor license – plus Beanie Babies, greeting cards, and back supports – will be up for grabs at a public auction next week at Harding Pharmacy and Liquor.

The auction will take place on Thursday, Jan. 15 at 11 a.m.

According to David Edelberg, a lawyer for the landlord plaintiff, Clotco, Inc., the total amount owed to the landlord, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the state is “approaching a half-million dollars.”

His client was owed more than $200,000, he said, and around $40,000 was due in sales taxes.

“I would say my client who knew [the owner] was overly accommodating for too long a period of time,” said Edelberg, who became involved in June. “A lot of landlords, you’re behind 18 months to two years, [they] do something.”

His client started an eviction against the owner, but was able to settle on terms “whereby he agreed to vacate” and proceed with the auction sale, he noted.

According to auctioneer Michael Sklar, of A.J. Willner Auctions, the lucrative Ridgewood “D” liquor license is expected to go for around $250,000.

Other items for sale include 600 bottles of wine and liquor; the alcohol can only to go to a licensed liquor holder, Sklar said.

“Someone who wants to buy it for a New Year’s Eve party, they can’t buy it,” he said.

The rest of the items at the auction, including the store fixtures, will be for sale to the public. A minimum of a 25 percent deposit is due at the time of a successful bid, in cash, certified or cashier’s check, according to the auction website.

https://www.northjersey.com/news/business/auction-set-for-thursday-1.1189281

Posted on December 3, 2014December 3, 2014 by James — Leave a comment

Top Republicans to SEC: Shift Resources to ‘Immediately’ Boost Advisor Exams

Top Republicans to SEC: Shift Resources to ‘Immediately’ Boost Advisor Exams

Hensarling and Garrett tell SEC Chief White to inform them by Dec. 5 how the agency plans to reallocate resources, consider possible third-party exams

Two top Republicans on the House Financial Services Committee told Securities and Exchange Commission Chairwoman Mary Jo White in a recent letter to reallocate resources to “immediately” boost the number of investment advisor exams because allowing the SEC to collect user fees from advisors to achieve this same goal is too costly.

In their Nov. 24 letter to White, Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, and Rep. Scott Garrett, R-N.J., chairman of the committee’s Capital Markets Subcommittee, said that user fees “will impose significant new costs” on RIAs and that those “added costs will be passed along to their customers in the form of higher advisory fees.”

User fees, the two lawmakers say—who both will resume their current positions in the new Congress—could also have a “disproportionate impact on small and mid-sized” RIAs, making it more difficult to compete with larger firms.

“Increasing costs for small businesses and retail investors and curtailing access to investment advice will directly undermine the SEC’s statutory mission to protect investors, maintain fair, orderly, and efficient markets and facilitate capital formation,” the two lawmakers said.

What’s more, the two argue that authorizing the SEC to collect user fees would require the agency to hire “hundreds of additional examiners and enforcement lawyers, with six-figure salaries,” which will also increase costs.

The solution, Hensarling and Garrett write, is for the SEC to reallocate existing agency resources “to immediately increase the amount” of RIA exams. The two cite their Sept. 2013 request that the SEC redirect resources its using to protect “millionaire and billionaire” investors in private funds and to shift “more responsibility” for broker-dealer exams to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.

https://www.thinkadvisor.com/2014/12/02/top-republicans-to-sec-shift-resources-to-immediat

Posted on November 29, 2014November 29, 2014 by James — Leave a comment

SHOP RIDGEWOOD SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY

SHOP RIDGEWOOD SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY

Saturday, NOVEMBER 29TH, 2014
Small Business Saturday is a national day to encourage people to shop at small businesses.

Saturday, November 29, 2014 is Small Business Saturday® – a day to celebrate and support small businesses and all they do in your community.

Please join the Ridgewood blog and organizations across the country in supporting your local small business by shopping at a small business.

Small Business Saturday is an American shopping holiday held on the Saturday after U.S. Thanksgivingduring one of the busiest shopping periods of the year. First observed on November 27, 2010, it is a counterpart to Black Friday and Cyber Monday, which feature big box retail and e-commerce stores respectively. By contrast, Small Business Saturday encourages holiday shoppers to patronize brick and mortar businesses that are small and local. Small Business Saturday is a registered trademark of American Express corporation.

Posted on November 8, 2014November 8, 2014 by James — 5 Comments

NEW BUSINESSES: GRAND OPENINGS IN THE VILLAGE OF RIDGEWOOD

GRAND OPENINGS IN THE VILLAGE OF RIDGEWOOD
the town is filled with great businesses to visit…
PLEASE WELCOME

GRAND OPENING
Belle Notte Italian Bistro
14 Oak Street
Saturday, November 8, 2014
Ribbon Cutting at 12Noon
Complimentary Hot Buffet 12Noon-2pm
Complimentary hors d’oeuvres all day
Appetizer samples with dinner 5-9pm
another fine restaurant in Ridgewood.

Grand Re-Opening-new location
Saturday, November 15, 2014
The Couture Baby
new location 66 E. Ridgewood Ave.
Ribbon Cutting at 12Noon
bigger and better than ever!

Grand Opening
Entertainment On Wheels
Thurs-Fri November 6-7th
for lots of fun details-
www.entertainmentonwheels.com

Posted on November 7, 2014November 8, 2014 by James — 15 Comments

REPEAT PARKING VIOLATIONS

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REPEAT PARKING VIOLATIONS

To all business owners and employees in Ridgewood

important notice about parking!

Please read carefully.

Effective November 1, 2014
The Village of Ridgewood will begin strictly enforcing
REPEAT PARKING VIOLATIONS – on that date the police department will begin issuing tickets to vehicles that remain in a parking space beyond 3 hours.

This means that you will no longer be able to extend the time at the parking meter by adding additional quarters to the meters at the end of the time allowed.

The Ridgewood Chamber of Commerce and the Village of Ridgewood have arranged for a limited number of employeeparking spaces at the former Ken Smith Motors Lot (at the corner of N. Broad St. and Franklin Ave)
Beginning October 20, 2014, PARKING PERMITS maybe purchased at Village Hall (first floor receptionist desk)-for $80 per month -Monday-Friday 8:30am-4:30pm – you must have proof of employment and your driver’s license with you at the time of purchase – cash/check and/or credit cards accepted.
For additional information call
Village Hall 201-670-5500 x 200
Spaces at Ken Smith are extremely limited.
PLEASE REMEMBER YOU WILL BE TICKETED FOR REPEAT PARKING VIOLATIONS.

Posted on October 25, 2014October 25, 2014 by James — Leave a comment

New Businesses In Ridgewood

New Businesses In Ridgewood

Pinot’s Palete Grand Opening

25 Oak Street
Saturday November 1, 2014 @ 4:00pm
4:00 ribbon cutting
5:00 – 8:00 painting event

Belle Notte Italian Bistro Grand Opening

14 Oak Street
Ridgewood, NJ 07450
Saturday November 8, 2014
Ribbon Cutting 12noon
Another fine restaurant in Ridgewood !

Super Cellars Grand Re-Opening
Sat, November 01, 2014
Time: 3:00 PM
Location: Super Cellars, 32 South Broad Street, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
Event Description

Join us for the Grand Re-Opening ! We have redesigned our entire store, and have doubled our selections!

Posted on October 23, 2014October 22, 2014 by James — Leave a comment

Companies Try to Escape Health Law’s Penalties

Companies Try to Escape Health Law’s Penalties

Some Employers Seek to Shift Employees to Medicaid; Others Plan to Offer ‘Skinny’ Benefit Plans

“We’ve got to be careful about not fooling ourselves into thinking everybody wins,” said Matt Salo, executive director of the National Association of Medicaid Directors. “The cost to the taxpayer does go up significantly.”

By ANNA WILDE MATHEWS And

JULIE JARGON
Updated Oct. 21, 2014 9:17 p.m. ET

With companies set to face fines next year for not complying with the new mandate to offer health insurance, some are pursuing strategies like enrolling employees in Medicaid to avoid penalties and hold down costs.

The health law’s penalties, which can amount to about $2,000 per employee, were supposed to start this year, but the Obama administration delayed them until 2015, when they take effect for firms that employ at least 100 people.

Now, as employers race to find ways to cover their full-time workers while holding a lid on costs, insurance brokers and benefits administrators are pitching a variety of options, sometimes exploiting wrinkles in the law.

The Medicaid option is drawing particular interest from companies with low-wage workers, brokers say. If an employee qualifies for Medicaid, which is jointly funded by the federal government and the states, the employer pays no penalty for that coverage.

“You’re taking advantage of the law as written,” said Adam Okun, a senior vice president at New York insurance broker Frenkel Benefits LLC.

Locals 8 Restaurant Group LLC, with about 1,000 workers, already offers health coverage, and next year plans to dial back some employees’ premium contributions. That is because an employer can owe penalties if its coverage doesn’t meet the law’s standard for affordability.

https://online.wsj.com/articles/companies-try-to-escape-health-laws-penalties-1413938115

Posted on October 19, 2014October 19, 2014 by James — 7 Comments

Ribbon cut for new cigar lounge in Ridgewood

Ribbon cut for new cigar lounge in Ridgewood

OCTOBER 17, 2014 LAST UPDATED: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2014, 12:31 AM
BY BETSY MURPHY
CORRESPONDENT |
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS

Barbara and Gary Kolesaire, owners of The Tobacco Shop, held a grand opening of their brand new Davidoff Smoking Lounge last week.

It was an elegant affair, featuring a red carpet for those entering the Chestnut Street establishment. On the ground floor, people were sharing wine and conversation, nibbling from an array of hors d’oeuvres; others settled in on balcony chairs, cigars in hand.

The Kolesaire’s sons were greeting arrivals.

Scott Kolesaire, 29, spent three years in the family business and is now with Davidoff’s AVO division in Florida. AVO, he tells listeners, “is named after the man, a jazz musician, who wrote ‘Strangers in the Night’ for Frank Sinatra.”

Tim, 26, is in finance, but assures listeners he remains a cigar enthusiast.

“Because I smoked a pipe,” Gary says, recalling how he got into the business. “I graduated from college and started to go to the Wooden Indian on Ridgewood Avenue. I’m a people person. It was something I loved.”

He beams and says, “Here we are, 35 years and still expanding.”

– See more at: https://www.northjersey.com/news/business/ribbon-cut-for-new-cigar-lounge-1.1111319#sthash.vVRWu3YE.dpuf

Posted on October 16, 2014October 16, 2014 by James — 9 Comments

Ridgewood Chamber of Commerce Welcomes New Business to Ridgewood

Ridgewood Chamber of Commerce Welcomes New Business to Ridgewood

GRAND OPENINGS IN RIDGEWOOD
the town is filled with great businesses to visit…
PLEASE WELCOME

Grand Opening Party
Anik-Ridgewood
119 E. Ridgewood Ave.
Saturday, October 18, 2014, 6-9pm
6:00pm ribbon cutting
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Grand Re-opening
Super Cellars
32 South Broad Street
Saturday, November 1, 2014 @ 3:00pm
ribbon cutting at 3:00pm
Super Cellars has doubled in size!
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GRAND OPENING
PINOT’S PALETTE
25 Oak Street
Saturday, November 1, 2014 @ 4:00pm
ribbon cutting at 4:00pm
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Grand Re-Opening-new location
The Couture Baby
new location 66 E. Ridgewood Ave.
Ribbon Cutting at 12Noon
bigger and better than ever!

Posted on October 12, 2014October 12, 2014 by James — Leave a comment

Hacking a big danger for small business

Hacking a big danger for small business

OCTOBER 12, 2014 LAST UPDATED: SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2014, 1:21 AM
BY JOYCE M. ROSENBERG
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE RECORD

NEW YORK — It’s not just big businesses like JPMorgan Chase, Target and Home Depot that get hacked. Small companies suffer from intrusions into their computer systems, too.

The costs associated with computer and website attacks can run well into the thousands and even millions of dollars for a small company. Many small businesses have been attacked — 44 percent, according to a 2013 survey by the National Small Business Association, an advocacy group. Those companies had costs averaging $8,700.

JPMorgan Chase said the attack on its computer servers during the summer compromised customer information from about 76 million households and 7 million small businesses.

Target Corp., Michaels Stores Inc. and Neiman Marcus also have reported breaches of their computer systems in the past year, as did Home Depot Inc., whose customers include small contracting companies.

Typically, businesses must have a computer expert find the source of the attack, and systems have to be purged of harmful software like viruses. When websites are shut down, revenue can be lost.

– See more at: https://www.northjersey.com/news/business/small-business/hacking-hurts-little-firms-too-1.1107551#sthash.VSIhemP3.dpuf

Posted on September 14, 2014September 14, 2014 by James — Leave a comment

Shop Ridgewood : Open Forum No. 3 – CBD Retailing in Ridgewood – Monday, September 22nd 7:30PM

Shop Ridgewood : Open Forum No. 3 – CBD Retailing in Ridgewood – Monday, September 22nd 7:30PM

730 – 800 PM Open Mike

800 – 900 PM Panel – “Retailing in Ridgewood: Opportunities and Obstacles”

Panel: Walter Boyer, Owner, Bookends

Tom Hillmann, Owner, Hillmann Electric

Jackie Nellis, Owner, Leapin’ Lizzards

Andy Silverstein, General Manager, Roots Steakhouse (Host)

Place and Time: Roots Steakhouse, 730 PM, Monday, September 22.

Top 10 Reasons to Support Locally Owned Businesses

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at https://www.ilsr.org/why-support-locally-owned-businesses/

1. Local Character and Prosperity

In an increasingly homogenized world, communities that preserve their one-of-a-kind businesses and distinctive character have an economic advantage.

2. Community Well-Being

Locally owned businesses build strong communities by sustaining vibrant town centers, linking neighbors in a web of economic and social relationships, and contributing to local causes.

3. Local Decision-Making

Local ownership ensures that important decisions are made locally by people who live in the community and who will feel the impacts of those decisions.

4. Keeping Dollars in the Local Economy

Compared to chain stores, locally owned businesses recycle a much larger share of their revenue back into the local economy, enriching the whole community.

5. Job and Wages

Locally owned businesses create more jobs locally and, in some sectors, provide better wages and benefits than chains do.

6. Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship fuels America’s economic innovation and prosperity, and serves as a key means for families to move out of low-wage jobs and into the middle class.

7. Public Benefits and Costs

Local stores in town centers require comparatively little infrastructure and make more efficient use of public services relative to big box stores and strip shopping malls.

8. Environmental Sustainability

Local stores help to sustain vibrant, compact, walkable town centers-which in turn are essential to reducing sprawl, automobile use, habitat loss, and air and water pollution.

9. Competition

A marketplace of tens of thousands of small businesses is the best way to ensure innovation and low prices over the long-term.

10. Product Diversity

A multitude of small businesses, each selecting products based, not on a national sales plan, but on their own interests and the needs of their local customers, guarantees a much broader range of product choices

Posted on August 19, 2014January 21, 2019 by James — Leave a comment

From Scratch Ridgewood : A unique meal delivery service in Ridgewood

From Scratch Ridgewood : A unique meal delivery service in Ridgewood

From the kitchen of From Scratch Ridgewood, a 5-month-old meal delivery service run by Claudia Rovegno

https://www.fromscratchridgewood.com/

meet claudia

my passion for cooking started when i was still a young girl, watching my lovely grandma in the kitchen. i tried to learn all of her secrets and follow her advice… i still have her notebook with all her recipes.

i continued to develop my passion in cooking with our family restaurant in italy until i got married and i started a family, then i became our home cook.

in august 2013 i moved to the usa, and wanted to share my passion with others. i continue to have a desire to share all the flavours and smells that characterize the mediterranean kitchen to those who love good and healthy food!!

with each new year i’ve learned that the best things in life come from the heart and good food starts right there!!!

what we offer

we offer a seasonal menu sourcing only the best local, organic ingredients. our chicken comes from goffle road farms, we use mediterranean sea salt and organic extra virgin olive oil in all our dishes, and limit our use of pepper so that your children will also enjoy the meals.

unfortunately, we cannot offer gluten free or nut free dishes, as the kitchen we cook in is not a nut free environment.

you can order your meal for same day delivery up until 8:00am monday thru friday, since we need to ensure enough time to go to the local farms and markets to get the ingredients to cook your meal.

currently we are delivering to the following bergen county, nj towns:

ridgewood
glen rock
midland park
ho ho kus
wyckoff
franklin lakes
mahwah
maywood
wayne
ramsey
hawthorne
fair lawn
hillsdale
westwood
paramus

if you do not see your town on the list, please contact us at (201) 986-6316 or email us so we can work to accommodate your request.

servesafe

our dinners are prepared in a state inspected kitchen and our chef is certified in servsafe food protection and is a certified food safety manager – to ensure you and your families safety.

we believe that you will love our food once you try it, so much so, that you’ll want more. that’s why we are also offering additional services to the local community.

private dinner parties

we will work with you to plan a fresh, delicious meal for a dinner party hosted at your home for up to 8 people. contact us to find out how you can schedule this.

special events

is it someone’s birthday? anniversary? another reason to celebrate? we can create a fresh, healthy and delicious meal for you. contact us to find out how you can reserve your date.

corporate lunches

did you know that we can cater your next corporate lunch meeting? we’ve worked with local businesses to create fresh, healthy menus for their lunch meeting. they love the flavor, presentation, and menu choices we offer. we will work with you to ensure that every menu detail is taken care of and meets your budget. contact us today to learn more about how we can cater your next corporate lunch event.

kid’s birthday parties

does your child love to cook? are you looking to do something different for their next birthday party? think about a kid’s culinary creation party. we’ll plan the menu with you based on your child’s love of food, and bring everything with us – making it easy for you.contact us today to discuss the number of people and the menu options available.

culinary party

would you like to have a ladies night (like the one below) and learn how to make a delicious meal? we will teach you how to make a meal of your choice at your home. contact us today to learn how you can get started.

specials

don’t forget to look for special menus or unique plates that we may have for a limited time only. they will always be posted to our blog, so be sure to check back often, we wouldn’t want you to miss out on these special offers!

https://www.fromscratchridgewood.com/

Posted on August 19, 2014June 27, 2021 by James — 7 Comments

Reader says businesses that are able to pay the rent and succeed will determine what you see in the storefronts.

the Pearl: After dinner, have Anthony make you a strawberry zabaglione tableside. We are the only restaurant in NJ to do this dessert tableside. Come see the show – the KING OF BROAD STREET!

Reader says businesses that are able to pay the rent and succeed will determine what you see in the storefronts.

The CBD tenants (of current buildings) change due to markets and the residents can piss and moan all they want, but the reality is, the businesses that are able to pay the rent and succeed will determine what you see in the storefronts.
In my 45 years living in town, I have seen a few changes in ‘retail’.

No more Drapkins, no more Winchells, no more Al & Harrys, no more Sealfons, no more MacHughes, all of which were great stores and fell victim to the malls.

We used to have a liquor store on many corners.

Every corner on franklin had multiple gas stations (Phillips 66, Amoco, Texaco, arco, Texaco, mobil(2), exxon, Sinclair, etc, all of which are gone. (a few gone from godwin as well)

Who was foolish enough to pay the going rate for rent? Banks, nail salons, restaurants, or wives of rich residents who wanted to ‘play store’.

Its an ever evolving mix, and the market will determine things, not those who choose to opine on ‘what kind of stores are good for the CBD”.

Nadler Chevrolet, brogan Cadillac, ken smith Lincoln, and the buick dealer, all gone. (this IS one are that resident input should be welcomed if the property owners request zoning changes)
If I owned a retail store, I’d take advantage of the foot traffic generated by the restaurant trade at nite. Unfortunately, most of these dummies are closed!

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