BEHIND THE SCENES About the Cover

The Destination Newark team chose Whole Foods located in downtown Newark for the backdrop of the cover of the Summer 2018 issue. They were gracious enough to provide us with a prep room and a well-stocked produce section, ripe with selections from AeroFarms.

Our cover subject, Lisa Newman, COO of AeroFarms, was a gracious and cooperative model. You can read all about her on page 15 in the Technology Spotlight: “AeroFarms COO Lisa Newman Feeds On Technology.”

Thanks to the Destination Newark glam squad!

Hair: Yancey Edwards of Shear Insanity

Yancey Edwards is an Emmy-nominated celebrity hairstylist who has styled on ABC’s The View talk show for the last four years. He is also the owner of Shear Insanity hair salon located at 576 Central Avenue in East Orange, New Jersey; (973)-672-1070.

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Wardrobe: Isabel Livingston of Closet Savvy Consignment

Isabel Livingston graced the cover of Destination Newark’s debut issue in the Spring of 2017. She is the beauty behind the Closet Savvy Consignment boutique located at 37 Maiden Lane in Newark, NJ’s Teacher’s Village; (973) 234-8766.

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Makeup: Alicia Mitchell

Alicia Mitchell is a Newark-based freelance makeup artist and plus-size model. Alicia did Isabel Livingston’s makeup for our debut issue cover shoot.

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Letter From The Editor

Just hearing the word “summer” makes people feel good. It’s synonymous with good times, great memories and good food. And food is always a good summer topic—whether it’s ripe, in-season produce or meat and vegetables on the grill. That’s one of the reasons Destination Newark dedicates its summer issue to food.

Newark is home to hundreds of restaurants and eateries that reflect its cultural diversity. You can almost always find a “taste of home” within city borders, wherever home happens to be. In this issue, we explored how culture once defined the food in different parts of Newark and how the city’s food identity is beginning to change (Page 18).

Recent technologies are having as much of an influence on Newark’s food as the people who live in the city. That was the topic of our conversation with Lisa Newman, COO of AeroFarms, the Newark-based company that uses cutting edge technology to grow healthy, pesticide-free produce (Page 15).

Now that the kids are on summer vacation, they’ll need a way to stay occupied and entertained. Fortunately, the recreation centers throughout the city of Newark are bursting with activities and programs for them (Page 7). Parents and adults can create their own summer vacation—or at least a mini weekend staycation—by taking advantage of the city’s growing hospitality industry (Page 26). And that’s after a full day and night of local activity and entertainment (Page 34 and Page 12)!

So take full advantage of your city this summer. Get out of the house, eat well and have some fun. And use Destination Newark as your guidebook.

PUBLISHER

Sakina Spruell Cole scole@colemediainc.com

EDITORIAL

Sonja Mack

Managing Editor smack@colemediainc.com

Rose Driscoll Writer

LaToya Harris Writer

Aubri McKoy Writer

ART

Mary A. Brown

Creative Director mbrown@colemediainc.com

Shay Lenora

Designer

Nina Cochran

Designer

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Destination Newark misprinted the details of the 2018 Portugal Day festival in its Spring 2018 issue. The festival took place this year from June 8-10 at Peter Francisco Park. Visit portugaldaynewark.org for more info.