July 2004

Some graffiti attacking Montclair Mayor Ed Remsen was spotted at the Hahne’s building earlier today by Kevin Lee Allen of Montclair Unmoderated. But by the time the Barista got there […]

Seen at the Montclair YMCA: Mitch Robbins, who’s training in a process called Muscle Activation Techniques, is giving out free massages muscle activation sessions (“not as fun as a massage,” […]

The only thing missing from the Jazz for Jayden concert at the Montclair High School ampitheater tonight was Jayden. The three-year-old Bloomfield boy, Jayden Singer, who survived bacterial menigitis this […]

Tonight’s the Jazz for Jayden concert. Details here.

People in Bloomfield were saddened to hear this week that Sacred Heart School will be closing. But think of the possibilities….

The Marlboro Inn lives to stand another day… as developer Steve Plofker’s permit to demolish the building is turned down by the town on a technicality. Of course, mayor Ed […]

Even though we always take our gas regular at Manny, Jack and Moe’s Cut-Rate Fossil Fuels, we find that it’s taking $32 to fill up the Baristamobile — and that […]

Chris Castellani, the offical Montclair weblogger for NJ.com, is now a member of the Montclair Watercooler — after having been rejected for membership by the 800-strong Yahoo group before. We […]

And while you’re mulling thick v. thin crusts on your pizzas, maybe you should think about where to get your ice cream afterwards. Or you might just want to drive […]

Sure the 9-11 Commission Report is due out this week and the Democrats are meeting in Boston next week. But what we’re talking about here, in Essex County, is pizza. […]

We went down to the planning office at Bloomfield Town Hall today to see what the Short Stop will look like when it becomes a Dunkin’ Donuts. Feel free to […]

If there ever was a pool day, this was it. So we’ve declared it Barista Beach Ball Day, and we’re sending our Chief Executive Barista, Carl Bergmanson, to all the […]