November 2009
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“The signs that once dotted the tables of the Ace Hotel lobby telling freeloaders...”
– Eater NY: The Ace Loves You All
Nov 30th
Op-Art - The Daily Grind - NYTimes.com →
“In New York City, where the unemployment rate remains at 10.3 percent, the jobless have started leaning hard on coffee shops and bookstores to get out of their tiny one-bedrooms and away from their annoying roommates. In these harsh, career-vanishing times, the members of this laptop brigade do everything they can to re-create the office environment they no longer have to complain...
Nov 29th
In coffee-swilling Oregon, barista training helps... →
“The pilot program, a collaboration between p:ear and coffee roaster Caffé Vita,  aims to give homeless young people the experience they need to find work. At its core, the program is really about hope. In the worst recession in decades, when even college-educated people struggle to find work, it takes hope — and training — for someone with a tarnished back story and a spotty...
Nov 29th
Nov 27th
Brewing, Tasting, Cooking Coffee: Brought to you... →
This video shows you everything that is wrong with restaurant coffee today.
Nov 25th
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“The growing tightness in global arabica supply earlier this year pushed premiums...”
– Arabica Coffee Futures Seen ‘Much Higher’ On Low Supply -Group - WSJ.com
Nov 24th
“Counter Culture Coffee, Peregrine Espresso, and Finca Mauritania announced the...”
– Counter Culture Coffee, Peregrine Espresso & Finca Mauritania Partner in Reforestation Project : published at CarolinaNewswire.com - Stay on top of the day’s business & technology news
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“We used to have to replace the glass on our windows in the grocery store, maybe...”
– Two Coffee Houses Mean Competition in Crown Heights, Brooklyn - NYTimes.com
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Nov 22nd
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Videocast #3 - Chemex/Pourover on Vimeo (via Vimeo)
Nov 22nd
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Abid Clever Coffee Dripper on Vimeo (via Vimeo)
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“Bringing the Buzz Back to the Café Once they plotted revolutions, now...”
– Coffeehouses: Bringing the Buzz Back - WSJ.com
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Fully Caffeinated - The New York Times →
10 coffee related gift ideas from the NY Times.  5 are actually worth owning.
Nov 20th
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“On the other hand, Jacob said he didn’t know much about Capitol Hill, he didn’t have much to say about the well established coffee scene on the Hill, beyond “they make great coffee”, and he didn’t offer direct responses to any of the criticism they’ve been getting from many in the community — namely that it’s disingenuous to not display the Starbucks name, and the clipboard...
Nov 20th
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Stumptown at the Ace Hotel on Vimeo (via Vimeo)
Nov 19th
Coffee Health Risks - Harvard Health Publications →
Nov 19th
Colombia Cash Coffee: Premiums Rise On Supply... →
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S.F.’s Four Barrel Coffee Rolls Into New York,... →
Nov 18th
Coffee Practices: Transparency →
Nov 18th
Southern Lights Tour!
akronfamily: Akron/Family February ‘10 Tour Dates all shows with Warpaint Wed 2/17 Greensboro, NC- Artiska Club  on UNC Campus Thu 2/18 Athens, GA at 40 Watt  Club Fri 2/19 St. Orlando at Backbooth Sat 2/20 Tallahassee at  FSU Club Downunder Sun 2/21 New Orleans, LA at One Eyed Jacks Tue 2/23  Houston at Walters Wed 2/24 Austin at Parish Theater Thu 2/25 Dallas at Granada Theater Fri...
Nov 18th
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Nov 18th
Second Capitol Hill un-Starbucks opens Wednesday →
Nov 18th
World Coffee Supply May Drop to 124 Million Bags... →
World coffee supply may drop by about 3.2 percent in the current season, after rainfall pared output in Brazil, Vietnam and Colombia, International Coffee Organization Executive Director Nestor Osorio said.
Nov 18th
More Coffee From California - Diner’s Journal Blog... →
Nov 18th