About
Baristanet was born in May 2004 and soon after emerged as a leader in both hyperlocal blogging and the online citizen journalism movement. Baristanet receives more than 9,000 visits a day and is run by veteran journalists Debbie Galant and Liz George. It has inspired local news sites in Pittsburgh, Brooklyn, New Haven, Watertown, MA and Red Bank, NJ. In March, Baristanet partnered with Montclair Kids to create Barista Kids, an indispensable guide for local parents.
The biggest contributors to the site are our readers -- their active participation has turned Baristanet into a true online community and the destination for breaking local news, airing opinionated views, and yes, poking fun at suburbia whenever possible.
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Former "Jersey" columnist for The New York Times, Debbie Galant is also the author of three novels, "Rattled," "Fear and Yoga in New Jersey" and "Cars From a Marriage." debbie@baristanet.com
Liz George, an editor, writer and author, is co-owner of Baristanet. liz@baristanet.com
World traveler, urban explorer, gourmand, and venture humanist, Annette Batson has been photographing and covering local news, entertainment, and food for Baristanet since 2005. annette@baristanet.com
Jenn Schiffer is Baristanet's web developer and queen of the Internet. You can follow her on Twitter (@jennschiffer), or email her if something here is broken (or if you just want to say "Guten Tag!") at jenn@baristanet.com.
Christina Gillham, a former editor at Newsweek, is a writer, editor and mom of two. christina@baristanet.com
Carolyn Maynard-Parisi writes about food, local businesses, education and health while (slowly) working toward an M.A. in Journalism and Education at NYU. She lives in South Orange with her husband and two children. carolyn@baristanet.com
Holly Korus is an illustrator, muralist, gardener, baker and mother as well as graduate from Pratt Institute. She can be seen poking her head around Baristatville shops, restaurants, garbage bins or anyplace that sparks her creativity. holly@baristanet.com
Martta Rose Kelly, now in charge of pets coverage, lives in West Orange with her husband and chocolate Lab, Kelly, a stray who she adopted last year through the help of Baristanet. During the day, she works in health care public relations. pets@baristanet.com
Kristin Wald is a relatively recent transplant to Montclair who still can't get used to being in the car. She writes about the local area to learn about her new environment. kristin@baristanet.com
Tara Williams loves meeting people and sharing their stories. Passion and curiosity are qualities she shares as a writer and public relations professional and as a mother and wife. tara@baristanet.com
Brian Glaser is a writer, editor, husband, dad, Maplewood-to-NYC commuter, and regular contributor to Baristanet and Barista kids.
Bernadette Baum is a financial journalist, and mother of two boys, who's worked on three continents. She's a photographer, and avid cook who runs a food blog, writes about health, parenting and real estate. bernadette@baristanet.com
Amanda Zadroga is Baristanet's billing manager. When not having fun with spreadsheets, she is a food blogger and pastry chef-to-be in Jersey City. amanda@baristanet.com
Arnold Korotkin is Baristanet's official cybrarian, a community activist, maintains a 9/11 news service and is a blogger for The Record. gadfly07424@aol.com
Erica Dietsche currently writes about food for a trade association. She is a former staff writer at The Record and was an editor at the Daily Targum, the Rutgers University student newspaper. erica@baristanet.com
Erika Bleiberg is an adventurous spirit who loves to tell stories and find humor in unexpected places. She is a NJ certified EMT and doula and will deliver babies anywhere, anytime. erika@baristanet.com
Carl Bergmanson was a co-founder of Baristanet.
