May 31
...serving up your daily dish.
... get out of the backyard. Tom Biro of Bloomfield didn't let the rain dampen his Memorial Day BBQ. He brought the burgers, and his guests, onto the front porch. (Pictured: invitees Misha Glezin of Manhattan and Jerry Milani of Bloomfield.)
May 31, 2004 in Seen around town | Permalink | Comments (1)
Memorial Day in Glen Ridge. Click on the top image to hear Taps. Click on the other images to see them larger.
May 31, 2004 in Civic Virtue, Our Favorite Diversions, Seen around town | Permalink | Comments (0)
May 30
...serving up your daily dish.
Montclair's Nishuane Pool, Saturday
Over at the Glen Ridge Town Pool, same day
OK, you literalists, we know it's still officially spring. But the camera doesn't lie, does it? (Thanks to Carl Bergmanson for the photos.)
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May 29
...serving up your daily dish.
Celebrate. Send the Barista pix of your pallid friends.
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Darren Gage, advisor to the Glen Ridge High School Drama Club, picked up a best director award at yesterday's Bucks County Theater Festival, where the club presented its spring musical, "Guys and Dolls." Graduating senior Matt Edelstein walked away with an acting award for his portrayal of Nathan Detroit. Congratulations, guys.
May 29, 2004 in Theater | Permalink | Comments (1)
May 28
...serving up your daily dish.
It's official. The gov hates hate. He even issued a press release.
Hatred always comes from fear and, ignorance. The desire to cling to such hateful feelings, and to spread them in pamphlets that are meant to cause humiliation and anger, comes from a particular kind of weakness.
I want to praise the people of Montclair and Glen Ridge for the way they handled this distressing situation. Rather than remain silent, they reported these leaflets to police. And they’re standing together – those who belong to the majority and those who are minorities – to show that when you target one member of the neighborhood, you’re targeting everyone. And this is something they won’t stand for.That shows real character – the kind of character that makes a town strong and makes New Jersey great.
These incidents that show hatred are deeply insulting, not just to the people targeted but to everyone who values human diversity and human dignity. They’re insulting to everyone who values New Jersey’s and America’s commitment to stand as a safe haven from ethnic or religious persecution.
To the residents of Montclair and Glen Ridge: Stay vigilant. Do not allow these hateful acts and this hateful attitude to fester in your towns. Do not allow them to detract from New Jersey’s reputation as a State of tolerance, respect and compassion between all people.”
May 28, 2004 in Civic Virtue | Permalink | Comments (0)
May 27
...serving up your daily dish.
1. Jack the Jackal signing autographs
2. The Trumpet Guy, Scott Freier
3. Something the Yankees don't have
4. The 8th-inning "God Bless America"
Oh yeah, and they won 10-1.
May 27, 2004 in Our Favorite Diversions | Permalink | Comments (1)
Horror, Science Fiction, Action and Adventure, Drama -- those are all the categories that Moviefone assigns to the new Dennis Quaid movie "The Day After Tomorrow," which opens, well, actually tomorrow.
That's the big summer blockbuster-to-be on global warming, and if you watch the trailers, you'll see great gales of water flooding familiar NYC landmarks, people screaming and trying to outrun the waves and, ultimately, the Statue of Liberty turned to ice. All of which should make you think twice about complaining about the possibility of a shower on Monday.
Well, environmental groups are panting about all that on-screen weather mayhem, and the "Day After Tomorrow" Memorial Day Weekend tie-ins are starting. NJ-PIRG, the public interest lobbying group, came out with a news release today charging that consumers will pay twice as much for gas on their Memorial Day junkets than they have to because of misguided government energy policy. And this is related to Horror Weather because of.... well go to the website that PIRG has set up to capitalize on the movie. They'll explain it.
(The Barista guesses that your Memorial Day grilling isn't going to help the ozone layer either, but we've yet to receive a press release on that. So fire away.)
Playing at the Wellmont, Essex Green, Clifton Commons and Cinema 23.
May 27, 2004 in Film, Politics | Permalink | Comments (0)
May 26
...serving up your daily dish.
...they should fix the street gutters in Glen Ridge.
May 26, 2004 in Seen around town | Permalink | Comments (1)
