that is what makes the relationship between “Morning Joe” and Java Joe’s so important. “We own a coffee shop, so we are mindful of people coming together to share and talk,” he said.

Let’s pour out a few of them. Some people believe coffee is called joe because it starts with the same letter as Java, an island in Indonesia famous for its coffee production. Though there’s ...

Another theory from BostonbeaN Coffee Company dates back even further, to 1898. According to this bit of java lore, shop owner Joe Martinson, who ran Martinson Coffee in New York City, allegedly ...

Or, as Mraz once told an interviewer: “Java Joe’s is more than just a coffee-crooner establishment. For those who know Joe, he provides a sanctuary for artists. We wouldn’t just play there.

Java Joe, as he was better known, died Saturday of cancer. He was 68. In recent years he could be found piloting his big coffee bean roaster in the coffeehouse that goes by the name The Best ...