New Yorkers traditionally escape a sweltering summer by taking to their roofs for a drink and a breeze. August was nasty in the city, so mb offered respite to our editorial friends with a party on Barma's roof deck. The guests were friendly and the drinks were cold. Sounds like a hot night.
At Barna, August 1, 2005
Photos by Eric Green

The Private Equity International Trio: staff writers Paul Truchon, Art Janik, and Arron Lovell

The Gotham Magazine Duo: art director Rebecca Perez and managing editor Jennnifer Ceaser

The Pink Sheet senior editor Jessica Merrill, The Rose Sheet managing editor Brooke McManus, and Parachute Press assistant editor Ryan Saylor

MSA senior art director Ryan Spivak, Zagat Survey senior editor Troy Segal, and Jonh Wiley & Sons senior editor Linda Ingroia

Bloomberg News reporter Adrian Cox and Daniel Karpantscof of the Danish Liberal Party

Entrepreneur Media Inc. staff writer Sara Wilson, Reuters Health journalist Karla Gale, and HarperCollins EA Steven Padnick

Big Apple Parent mag directories editor Danielle Sullivan, NY Daily News reporter Caitlin Kelly, and Big Apple Parent EA Rebecca Stolcz

Author and mb instructor Tom Zoellner with a pair from Merger Market: reporter Ryan Flinn and news editor Abigail Roberts

Team Reader's Digest: writer-at-large Derek Burnett, assistant art director Julie Litrov, and EA-Humor Kenrya Rankin

Scholastic Inc. asst. editorial director Jack Silbert with Source Media reporters Amilda Dymi and Jennifer Harmon

Atria Book/Simon & Schuster asst. editor Sara Branham, Simon & Schuster EA Jodi Lipper and American Angler writer Scott Bowen

Information Week: senior editor Larry Greenemeier and asst. editor Elena Malykhina

Teen People associate editor Doreen Arriaga and Essence arts/entertainment editor Cori Murray

New York Times medical correspondent Larry Altman with CSTV.com asst. editor Elliot Olshansky

American Metal Market deputy editor Sean Barry and freelance journalist Julie Androshick

Bloomberg News reporter Ari Levy and LIFE Magazine research chief Kate Rope

Successful Meetings senior editor Sara Welch, Arcade Marketing art director Allen Kushner and Scholastic Inc. sr. managing editor Mary Harvey

Breathe Magazine copy chief Christopher Hampton, New Yorker EA Laurel Maury, and mb hostess Laura Rich

IEEE Spectrum magazine senior assoc. editor Steven Cherry, Natexis Bleichroeder editor Norman Salant, NPR's Jessica Seigel, and Sara Wilson

Credit Magazine reporter Nadia Damouni, Garp Risk Review editor-in-chief Robert Sales, and Merger Management Reporter Sasha Damouni