Balancing The Books

Here Eugene, manager of Java Jive, takes time to do some much needed paperwork.

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Pigeon Flies Into Cafe

Shortly after 1 pm today a little bit of excitement happened at the cafe. A pigeon (similar to the one pictured above) flew inside the coffee shop while Roland was helping out Eugene for the lunch rush. With great care and stealth, Roland approached the pigeon, which was fluttering against one of the windows in an effort to escape, and managed to cup it in his hands. Then Roland carefully took the bird to the patio and released it.
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Tree Felled By Storm

Around 8.30pm last night a storm system quickly moved in. A premature darkness ensued as ominous storm clouds gathered. Thunder rumbled and spectacular flashes of lightning lit up the sky accompanied by strong gusts of wind.

This morning, in the aftermath of the storm, there was a victim. Diagonally across the street from the coffee shop, in the lawn on the east side of 66 Isabella Street, a large tree (estimated to be at least 50 years old) came crashing down sometime last night. The tree fell towards Isabella Street and its top landed on the metal fence which runs along the perimeter of the lawn. It's likely that that section of the fence sustained some damage.

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In Celebration of Fred

On July 11, 2009, Fred O'Neill, a regular patron of and a dear friend to many at Java Jive, passed away at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto.

He was born August 8th, 1942 and was the only child of Mary (Lynk) and Peter O'Neill. He resided in Bridgeport, Glace Bay, and moved to Toronto in 2006. For much of his life, Fred dedicated his life to teaching and worked as a teacher and principal at Bridgeport School in Glace Bay for 35 years. He was instrumental in developing innovative educational programs to foster the full potential of all students.

On Saturday, August 1, a number of us gathered together for a celebration party on the patio to honour his life.

Caribana Girls

This morning a girl dressed up in full Caribana costume stopped by the coffee shop. Here she poses with Eugene, another Caribana girl.

Caribana Celebration

On Friday night Java Jive kicked off Caribana weekend with a special BBQ featuring jerk and curry chicken.