Written By Jake Dabkowski, Editor-In-Chief
• April 19, 2023
Well folks, this is it - the final installment in The Globe’s long-running Judging Java series. For maximum impact, I personally recommend reading this while listening to the song Komm Susser Tod from...
Written By Jake Dabkowski, Editor-In-Chief
• April 4, 2023
For April Fools’ Day, my comedy band was asked to play a show last minute to fill in for someone at Black Forge Coffee II in McKees Rocks. The show was very fun as it is always nice to play some saxophone...
Written By Jake Dabkowski, Coffee Columnist
• March 29, 2023
IKEA may stand for Ingvar Kamprad Elmtaryd Agunnayrd, but in my eyes, it stands for IKEA Keeps Everything Amazing. Every piece of furniture that I have bought and assembled from IKEA has been an amazing...
Written By Jake Dabkowski, Coffee Columnist
• March 22, 2023
A long time ago in Ireland, a man named Patrick allegedly played the flute and got rid of a bunch of snakes. Then he became Saint Patrick because the Catholic Church, much like Indiana Jones, hates snakes....
Written By Jake Dabkowski, Coffee Columnist
• March 15, 2023
Located directly next to PPG Plaza, the recently opened Downtown Media Hub is a wonderful resource for communications students. The Hub houses six different media outlets in the area and is open to students...
Written By Jake Dabkowski, Coffee Columnist
• March 8, 2023
There’s no better time to be a college student than Spring Break. Every year (except one awful year) of my college experience I have relished the time off that is spring break, and this year was no exception....
Written By Jake Dabkowski, Coffee Columnist
• February 22, 2023
One of the first coffee shops that I ever reviewed for this column happens to be one of my favorite coffee shops in the Pittsburgh area. Delanie’s Coffee, on East Carson Street in the South Side, is...
Written By Jake Dabkowski, Editor-in-Chief
• February 15, 2023
There is no greater place on Point Park’s campus than the library. I love the library. It is a beautiful building that offers an atmosphere incredibly unique to both Point Park University and a typical...
Written By Jake Dabkowski, Editor-in-Chief
• February 1, 2023
Stop saying that you proudly serve Starbucks Coffee. You don’t. Almost anytime I get coffee from a coffee shop that “proudly” serves Starbucks coffee, it is just a worse version of Starbucks. This...
Written By Jake Dabkowski, Coffee Columnist
• January 25, 2023
Starbucks Coffee constantly introduces limited-time themed drinks, as a means of marketing. This “fear of missing out” style drink first began with the Pumpkin Spice Latte in the early 2000s, and the...
Written By Jake Dabkowski, Editor-in-Chief
• January 18, 2023
One thing that I find incredibly frustrating about many coffee shops is volume. Many coffee shops, especially coffee shops that double as eateries, are entirely too loud. A coffee shop should be chill,...
Written By Jake Dabkowski, Coffee Columnist
• January 11, 2023
The city of Philadelphia. What more do I have to say?
A lot, actually. The city of Philadelphia has the same vibe as the Mos Eisley Spaceport. Many would describe it as a wretched hive of scum and villainy....
