what's new review / 11 What’s New Review What’s New Review showcases new businesses in Maplewood and South Orange. For details, please contact MattersHello@gmail.com. A Paper Hat 94 Baker Street Maplewood @apaperhatart A Paper Hat is a smart new store on Baker Street that stocks art and design supplies – anything from poster boards and sketch pads to papier-mâché animals and callig- raphy pens. With owner Mika Braakman's background in fashion and industrial design, opening the boutique has brought together her varied experiences in one concept. She says, "This is my heaven." One conversation with Braakman makes it clear that A Paper Hat is much more than a store. "I want to be a hub in the town, a place that's developed a partnership with the community," she says. By that she means a place to collaborate, to be a resource to complete a project, to introduce new methods and techniques, to demonstrate products, and more. She sees her store as a space that is continually evolving so she can provide customers with the products they need. The Wizard School 18 Rutgers Street Maplewood 561-718-3052 thewizardschool.net Caitlyn Pezza has spent her career in education. Still she was stunned when she read that two-thirds of students entering college were not proficient at writing. She took this as her cue to set up writing workshops, calling it The Wizard School. With a master of fine arts in creative writing and a masters in education, she is well equipped to help students improve their writing: both the strugglers and the achievers. And it's not all desk-work. Pezza believes in taking students outdoors and encouraging them to pay attention to the world around them. Using their observations and interpretations of the world, she helps them organize and process their ideas so they can master the writing process. She covers the mechanics of various writing forms resulting in students who can write with confidence and autonomy. WE SELL OUR HOMES FOR MORE MONEY THAN THE AVERAGE AGENT AND IN LESS THAN HALF THE AVERAGE TIME.* Mark Slade Homes Team o 973.762.5400 | c 917.797.5059 Sladehomes@gmail.com | sladeblog.com www.goodhomesforgoodpeople.com each office independently owned and operated *as calculated using stats pulled from the GSMLS We keep you smiling! 250 Millburn Avenue | Millburn 973-467-0077 Saturdays and Evenings Available On site parking | Convenient location Wendy Wisz, DMD General, Restorative & Cosmetic Dentistry Every effort is made to ensure the utmost comfort for each patient. Enjoy a modern professional environment and a caring staff. As a former faculty member of Fairleigh Dickinson Dental School, Dr. Wisz now devotes all her time to private practice.