Food, Fun, and Music in on Franklin Ave.
Least year my wife and I stumbled onto Swing Night in down town Nutley and loved it. We were very excited to go this year. We invited our friends from Bloomfield to come down for some music, drinks, and junk food.
We got down there (Franklin Avenue, between Vreeland Ave. and High Street) at about 8:00. There was already a huge crowd and the festivities were in full "swing". What a great time! There was live music at both ends of the street (none of it was swing music) and all the food and drinks that you could stand in between.
My friend and I had a few draft beers, while the girls had water. We all had some combination of pizza (Ralph’s), sausage sandwiches (Mudhole), and waffles and ice cream (Pancake Palace). The ice cream was definitely the high point. I have been on a diet lately, so I used all of my willpower to resist the zepoles.
High Point: Eating and drinking in the middle of Franklin Ave. Seeing every single citizen in town packed into a single block.
Low Point: At the stroke of 10:01, the Nutley Police, who were wonderful all night, turned into jack-booted thugs, chasing everybody off the streets on those ridiculous Segways.
Summing it up
I have only lived in Nutley for a few years, but it is events like this, the St. Patrick’s Day parade, and the July 4th celebration that make me feel like I’m at home. Another great job of making Nutley a fabulous place to live.