Lunching in the Rain at Raymond’s

Tuesday, Jul 13, 2010 5:00pm  |  COMMENTS (5)

rain at raymond's.jpgAt noon today, torrents of rain were soaking Church Street in Montclair, and the crowds were all clogging the entrance of Raymond’s waiting for tables. But one small group of people enjoyed a leisurely lunch outside under a gigantic umbrella. Seated left to right: Montclair building owner and landlord Paul Zimmerman, Montclair BID’s Tom Lonergan and Councilor Cary Africk. Despite the teeming rain, the trio was dry as baby powder. Zimmerman, says Lonergan, had actually purchased the umbrella eight years ago “to show what Church Street could be if there were a sea of umbrellas.” The sea of umbrellas never materialized, but this one sure did the trick today. Lonergan says he, Africk and Zimmerman were “talking shop about what’s good in town.” It was the first time Africk and Zimmerman had met.

Related Posts:

5 Comments

  1. POSTED BY joanne  |  July 13, 2010 @ 6:28 pm

    Glad to have the opportunity to publicly thank Paul for use of his umbrella for so many years. One of the most generous acts ever!

  2. POSTED BY jerseygurl  |  July 14, 2010 @ 9:22 am

    So, do we get to find out “what’s good in town”?

  3. POSTED BY Cary Africk  |  July 14, 2010 @ 9:29 am

    Fascino, and Raymonds.
    I still think the Town could use more good restaurants, particularly ethnic.
    We also discussed the resurgence of apartment rentals and the economy in NYC.

  4. POSTED BY walleroo  |  July 14, 2010 @ 10:51 am

    One of the most generous acts ever.
    If that’s true, it doesn’t say much for the current state of generosity.

  5. POSTED BY Martin Schwartz  |  July 15, 2010 @ 7:28 am

    Nick Lewis asked me to convey a message.
    “Please stay out of Ward 3 and don’t talk to my constituents Councilor Africk”.

Leave a Reply

Baristanet Comment Policy:

Baristanet has specific guidelines for commenting. To avoid having your comment deleted -- or your commenting privileges revoked -- read this before you comment. Violators will be banned from commenting.

Report a comment that violates the guidelines to comments@baristanet.com. For trouble with registration or commenting, write to comments@baristanet.com.

Commenters on Baristanet.com are responsible for all legal consequences arising from their comments, including libel, infringement of copyright or actions that threaten a third party. By submitting a comment, you agree to indemnify Baristanet LLC, its partners and employees from any legal action arising from your comments.

In order to comment on the new system, you need to register a new Baristanet account. To get your own avatar next to your comments, sign up at Gravatar.com

You must be logged in to post a comment.

Featured Comment

I'm starting to see that our political strife on this planet and definitely here on B'net is due to a lack or abundance of Oxytocin. We can't help what we do or think, our bodies, dna, etc. are running the show. We are meat puppets to our hormonal & chemical urges. In the words of the immortal Bela Lugosi...."Pull dee string, pull dee string!" PAZ in Ed Wood land.
Posted by
PAZ

Tip, Follow, Friend, Subscribe

Links & Information

Baristanet on Flickr

Browse all photos...