Restaurant Week Sept 20-25

Arts in the Park

Make your reservations! Going on NOW! Main Street Highland Park, the downtown Highland Park Farmers’ Market and the Pulte Group are sponsoring the second annual Restaurant Week in the borough.

Seven restaurants will offer three course,prix fixe meals for $17.66 from today through Sunday. The $17.66 prix fixe is a tribute to Rutgers University’s founding year.

“We’re really excited to be able to offer restaurant week for the second time in Highland Park
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The 7th Annual Arts in the Park, Highland Park’s annual arts festival, will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sunday September 25

This Sunday, for the seventh year in a row, Highland Park will close down Raritan Avenue in its annual celebration of all things artsy. With paintings, drawings, sculptures, ceramics, textiles, photos, food, music and more, this year’s Arts in the Park festival will once again showcase Highland Park as “Rutgers’ Left Bank Community,”» more

New Beginnings!

Shop Local

There are changes AT and ALONG Main Street these days. The new Acting Director, Paul Lanaris has assumed his duties, Streetscape has begun, new businesses are opening:
Covered Girl, fashionable clothing for the modest woman and teen (235 Raritan).
Italian Bistro, fine Italian dining (corner of 5th & Raritan).
GreenTopia replaces Anna's (at 4th & Raritan).
Work continues on University Compounding, and more...
Stop by, see what's new (and what's familiar)!

When you think about the economy today and our current struggles, do you ever wonder what you, personally, could do to help revive your local economy and community?
Simple: Shop Local

Support your friends and neighbors; let them know they were right to invest in this town.

Click here to see 10 ways your local purchase
helps your community

CLICK HERE for a constantly updated list of discounts, specials and promotions.

Special care for Back to School at Eden Organix

Mention that you saw it in Highland Park Happenings for a 20% discount this month at SALONEnVy. Call for details

Unity Bank celebrates its 20th Anniversary! and the winner could be YOU! Check out the Blizzrd of 20's. Or, stop by for more information

Pino's is offering 15% off every wine in the store (excl $6 wine specials), now through October 31!

Om of Ashanta Yoga has new classes beginning in October.

Family Kickboxing Academy Back to School specials

WonderFALL at Pilates and Company!. Classes begin soon. Click HERE for details

Unity Bank's "U-Care Partner" Program allows members and supporters to designate their Unity Bank accounts as participant accounts and make direct donations to qualifying organizations...like Main Street Highland Park.

Stop & Shop A-Plus CASH for HP Middle School. Earn cash for you school when you shop. Details HERE.

Stay Alerted! The Borough offers Resident Alert Notification, via email or text. Download the form HERE, or go ONLINE

Cooling Center: The Senior/Youth Center at 220 South 6th Avenue has been designated a "cooling center"--open 8:00am to 4:00pm whenever the temperature is above 90

Click HERE to see what's happening at the HP Library!

Get Main Street's new full-color Events CALENDAR.

Music at PJ's and Tete, weekends

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