{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6753786ea8461f164e67bf3a/68c2b34e4027d9f21f325d5e?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"9/11 Reflections, Bellevue Theatre’s Glow-Up, and The World Cup Ticket Catch","description":"<p>On the September 11, 2025, edition of <strong>The Montclair Pod News</strong>, Mike and Farnoosh open with reflections on 9/11 and how it shaped their early journalism careers. Then it’s:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>A fast tour through first-week-of-school headaches (and why better district communication is an equity issue)</li><li>A sneak peek inside the revived <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/DOXME5vDHSn/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Bellevue Theater</a></li><li>A tense car-theft chase on Porter Place</li><li><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/DOY2P0QDvFH/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Paper Plane Coffee’s expansion</a></li><li>The quirks of World Cup ticketing</li><li>A playful pitch for HBO to film <em>The White Lotus</em> in Upper Montclair.</li></ul><p><br></p><p>In “The One Thing,” they spotlight <a href=\"https://italianabyzod.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">a new Italian restaurant </a>on the way, <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/DOMByZPk0_j/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Bob Ross originals at Lackawanna</a>, and the <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/humanneedsfoodpantry/p/DNnjMHEBOBF/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">town-wide garage sale</a> benefiting the Human Needs Food Pantry. Season 3 lands September 25 with a school-focused kickoff.</p><p><br></p><p>Links mentioned:</p><p>Farnoosh's <a href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/so-money-with-farnoosh-torabi/id955939085?i=1000725112782\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">529 Deep-Dive on So Money</a></p>","author_name":"Montclair Pod LLC"}