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.
Baristanet Strategic Alliances
Baristanet is interested in forging relationships with media partners, big and small. We can offer technical and business infrastructure to journalists wishing to start new sites that have synergy with ours -- in exchange for a share of revenues. Large media companies interested in expanding into our geographic area should contact us about possibilities for leveraging our brand. We are always interested in talking to venture capitalists seeking to invest in the hyperlocal media space.
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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
Erika Bleiberg, Baristanet's Daily Editor, 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
Jenn Schiffer is Baristanet's web developer and a freelance developer & blogger. She is currently working on her Masters in Computer Science at MSU, where she also works. She believes that children are the future. jenn@baristanet.com
As well as being Baristanet's graphic designer, Katie Mancine co-owns a web design and development company with Jenn. She will perform both jobs from the road next year as she continues her travels. katie@baristanet.com
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
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
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
Stacey Gill is a writer, editor, blogger extraordinaire and mother of two crazy kids. She is a regular contributor to Barista Kids and Baristanet, but when she is not dedicating her life to all things Barista, she works on her own blog. stacey@baristakids.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.
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.
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
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.
Carl Bergmanson was a co-founder of Baristanet.
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