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Another Winner From Java City — Café Del Corazon

September 20th, 2009 · Comments Off · Coffee, Coffee With a Cause, Environmentalism

It has taken me a while to appreciate lighter, citrusy coffees.  For the longest time I have preferred super-dark coffees that are cooked to the point that their personalities (if they had any to begin with) are blasted away. Coffees such as Java City’s Café Del Corazon, however, have helped me transition into loving lighter [...]

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Topless Coffee Bar in Maine Burns Down

June 9th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Coffee News, Coffee Shops, Coffee With a Cause, Flavored Lattes, Maine

Grandview Topless Coffee Shop has burned down.  There are a few hundred news articles about it online as of now, so it looks like I’m reporting on it a little late. Anyhoo, now this cafe has two things going for it: Sex appeal and (now) Pity.   As of now they are handing out doughnuts and [...]

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Dunkin’ Donuts — Homes for Our Troops Reminder

April 20th, 2009 · Comments Off · Coffee With a Cause

I give you the Dunkin Donuts’ camouflage hot cup holder (will probably work for a cold beer as well), which is symbolic for their sponsorship of Homes for our Troops. So here’s the reminder: Dunkin’ Donuts’ Homes for Our Troops event is tomorrow, April 21st, during which participating locations will sell small iced coffees for [...]

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Cup ‘O Joe for a G.I. thanks to Green Beans Coffee

April 18th, 2009 · Comments Off · Coffee With a Cause

One of the great things about coffee is that it can be easily converted into a fund-raising tool for worthy causes. In this case, GreenBeansCoffee.com is using coffee to redirect caffeinated resources and thereby raise morale for our troops overseas. Green Beans Coffee Co. offers average web-surfers the chance to lift a soldier’s spirits, or [...]

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Tempe Connections — Official Café of the Tempe Public Library

April 2nd, 2009 · Comments Off · Arizona, Coffee With a Cause

Tempe Connections is Tempe Public Library’s very own café. It is a self-sustaining establishment that donates all proceeds to community-based programs. My first impression of Tempe Connections was that Ron Paul would love this place. They don’t consume government funds though they are located within a state-funded library. In addition to making enough to pay [...]

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