Rev. Dr. Greg Van Dussen is a retired United Methodist pastor, now serving as Adjunct Professor of History, Spirituality, and Ministry at Northeastern Seminary, on the campus of Roberts Wesleyan College, where he teaches courses in Worship and Celtic Spirituality. Previously Greg taught American and Irish History at The College at Brockport. He was for six years Superintendent of the former Batavia District. Two of his earlier appointments were also in Genesee County – Batavia and Bergen.

Main Street Coffee is closed.

We would like to wish former proprietor Rob Credi the best of luck in his future endeavors. Credi took us in when we were still crawling, just learning how to walk, back in May. Main Street Coffee was the home base for The Batavian for several months before we procured an office of our own. We were always treated like family there. And we'll always consider it our home away from home. We hope that right now Credi is still sleeping, for once not having to get up before dawn to help us start our day with a fresh cup of coffee and a hot bagel sandwich.

All that being said, what do we do now? Where do we go now for a good cup of coffee served with class and culture and often—especially in the case of Credi—a touch of comedy? Let's take it to the polls... I'll tell you all right now that I'm voting for Hot Shots. I've always been and plan to remain a staunch supporter of locally-owned and operated cafés. So that's me. How about you?