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Maplewood Has Become Home To A Thriving ‘Garage Bar’ Scene
Lots of people clear a space in the corner of the garage where friends from the neighborhood can gather for a cold beer or two. Usually, this amounts to nothing more elaborate than a few camp chairs and a battered mini-fridge set up near an old street sign hanging on the wall. John Garbarino, however, has taken his own homemade pub to the next level. Or maybe the level beyond that. The Maplewood resident has transformed his garage into what amounts to a working tavern (but not a business; here, the beers are free for friends and guests) roughly modeled on the Spring Lounge near his for…