Compassion Café LBI: Pouring Hope and Possibility into Every Cup
Compassion Café, now in its second year of residency on Long Beach Island, is a café on a mission....
Find Your Cup of Cozy Off the Beaten Path
Everyone has a favorite metro coffee shop in bustling hubs like Montclair, Jersey City, Red Bank, Hoboken, and Asbury...
Java Love Celebrates 10 Years of Coffee with Integrity (and Love)
More than a decade ago Montclair residents Kristine-Ellis Petrik and Jodie Dawson were searching for a great cup of...
Rutgers’ Eric LeGrand to Open LeGrand Coffee House
For some, starting a new business during a worldwide pandemic may be the biggest challenge of their life, but...
Ethan & the Bean: Where Hope Is Always Brewing
Despite what small businesses have been through in recent months, Ethan & the Bean remains open, spreading joy and...
Free Coffee for the Front Line and a Mocha-Shortbread-Cookie Recipe for All
While they live the curbside-pickup life along with so many restaurants and coffee shops around the country, the Cedar...
Good Vibrations from Cedar Bean’s Coffee Joint
It was a brisk Thursday evening as an energetic crowd arrived at Cedar Bean’s Coffee Joint in Cedar Grove: a...
Poke and Acai at Shaka Bowl in Hoboken
The writer was invited to visit Shaka Bowl and the meal was complimentary.
I was recently invited to come try...
bwè kafe: Serving Coffee and the Community with Love
It’s not often you find a business with as big a heart—or as loving a mission as Hoboken and...
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Jason Voorhees Thrills Fans at the Blairstown Diner
With the first Friday the 13th of the year already behind us, and a nine-month wait until the next one, here's the story of...
