The latest from Twitter...

Subscribe Here!

Tobacco infused latte, anyone??

A signature drink is not just a crazy concoction that happens to include espresso… instead, the coffee is the heart and soul of the drink, and any other ingredients, exotic though they may be, are merely added to bring out the many and varied flavors hiding within the espresso. [...]

My visit to Virginia’s Shenandoah Joe’s

My visit to Virginia’s Shenandoah Joe’s

I had the fortune of visiting an old friend in Charlottesville over the past couple of days. I first intentionally drank coffee with this individual one morning in college after writing a term paper and spinning vinyl for our radio show, The Alternate Route. We were in our Contemporary Phase, [...]

Dust off the Kayaks! – Paddlefest 2009

Reminder: Paddlefest 2009

As I wrote back in March, ’tis the season, once again. The mighty Arkansas River is rising, the waters turning chocolate. Our big kickoff to river season is Paddlefest, May 22-25, 2009. This what the folk at Colorado Kayak Supply have to say,

Come to Buena Vista, Colorado for huge kickoff party to celebrate [...]

Toronto’s Battle with Coffee Cups and the Filling Landfill

Toronto’s city council is trying to figure out what to do with its coffee cups and lids. Together, they aren’t recyclable, apart they are. Even if you have something that is recyclable, most of it ends up in the landfill anyway. The article Industry gets more time to fix coffee-cup conflict is a good read, [...]

Paddlefest Video on YouTube

Colorado Kayak Supply of Buena Vista hosts Paddlefest each year. A promotional Paddlefest Video has recently come out. While we are just gearing up for ski season, the snow will melt sometime and fill the mighty Arkansas. Since the Roastery is across the street from CKS, and we are avid kayakers, I feel it’s [...]

Exploring Options

Our staff met yesterday to discuss the direction of the roastery and whether to move forward pursuing a new enterprise. We played around with understanding our desired business, as captured in our holistic-goal, and how to gain a comprehensive understanding of what the addition of a new venture would do to both the Buena Vista [...]