Let’s say the stars align and you and your significant other find a time where you both are not exhausted, you’re both in the mood and you’re finally alone. One […]
June 2010
Posted inFamily
R.I.P., Caroline Bassillo
Barista Kids joins the community in mourning the death of Glen Ridge High School teacher Caroline Bassillo, who passed away at the age of 29 on Friday, June 25. Read […]
Posted inGlen Ridge
Caroline Bassillo, Beloved Glen Ridge Teacher, Dies at 29
Students and colleagues alike are passionate when they speak of Caroline Bassillo, a beloved Glen Ridge Middle School English teacher, who passed away last Friday after a protracted illness. Basillo, […]
Posted inUncategorized
Clever Commute: NYP Power Outage (Updated)
(Updates with new details) Clever Commute says the 7th Avenue Concourse at New York Penn Station is closed due to a commercial power outage. Customers are advised to use the […]
Posted inMontclair
Strahan Garage Controversy NOT Over
Remember back in March, when we told you the Strahan garage controversy was finally over? Well, apparently, it’s not. In a dispute that’s run for eight years, the Montclair Board […]
Posted inFamily
Giveaway: 4 Tickets to ImaginOcean
WINNER: Congratulations to Rebecca! She is the winner of 4 tickets to see ImaginOcean. Enjoy! ImaginOcean is a new Off Broadway show just for little kids. Using black-light puppetry, the […]
Posted inBloomfield, Glen Ridge, Maplewood, Millburn, Montclair, Real Estate, South Orange, West Orange
The Foreclosure Market
There are 260 real estate listings for Montclair on the website Foreclosure.com, including a new listing at $24,900. But buying a house this way is anything but straightforward. Bloomfield Public […]
Posted inBloomfield
Cruise Night in Bloomfield
Classic cars lined the street and 50’s tunes filled the air at Bloomfield Center’s Summer Cruise Night last Wednesday evening on Broad Street. Visitors saw cars with awesome restorations or […]
Posted inReal Estate
Buying Short, Buying A Foreclosure — Is It Worth It?
Have you ever wondered if going after a short sale or a property in foreclosure is worth the time and hassle? You’ve probably heard stories of “amazing deals” on these […]
Posted inPets
Lost Cat in Montclair
A reader writes: Our shop cat is missing from 8 North Willow Street in Montclair. She is a 10-year-old, fixed, gray, tiger-striped cat. She is a runt so she looks […]
Posted inGlen Ridge
Fitzgerald’s Lager Run on Sunday
Fitzgeralds 1928 Lager Run which takes place tomorrow (Sunday, June 27) at 6 p.m. So far more than 600 runners have pre-registered, but day-of-race registration is available ($25) at Hurrell […]
Posted inGlen Ridge
Congrats, Glen Ridge High School Graduates
It’s an old-fashioned small-town tradition, eschewing caps and gowns in favor of white dinner jackets and white dresses. And it was especially personal for this Barista, who saw her youngest […]
Posted inUncategorized
Hats Off to the Boys and Girls in White!
Here’s how it looked last night as the Glen Ridge High School Class of 2010 took their diplomas and partied afterwards with Willy Wonka at Project Graduation. Congrats all.
Posted inBloomfield
Nature Red in Tooth and Claw: Baristaville
One creature’s misfortune is another’s meal. A reader sent in this picture of a reportedly HUGE turkey vulture about to snack on a raccoon at the corner of Essex Ave. […]