20 Coffee Shops With Character

October 16, 2016

Janet Kelly

…dessert. Which is why we thought it was a fine time to rerun our list of favorite local coffee shops and cafes. Thanks to contributor Alexa Mergen and MyLittleBird staffers for sampling and compiling. Baked by Yael Baked by Yael…

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Not Just Your Everyday Joe: Philly Coffee Shops

August 20, 2017

Janet Kelly

…and inviting Ox Coffee serves high-quality coffee (Stumptown Coffee Roasters) that is harvested, processed and roasted using sustainable and organic practices. Along with featuring local vendors, artists and musicians, Ox hosts night classes to encourage an informed, coffee-loving community. The…

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Coffee Shops with Character

October 19, 2015

Janet Kelly

…nation’s capital. Homemade flyers announcing music shows and writing groups flutter in the breeze of the open door. There’s no rushing. 3. Lourdes Bakery Coffee Shop 3419 14th St. NW Hours vary 202-332-0002 A visit to Lourdes Bakery and Coffee

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Getting Your Pittsburgh Buzz

June 23, 2017

Janet Kelly

…Relatively new on the scene is Arriviste Coffee Bar (5730 Ellsworth Avenue, 412-204-7320). It serves “single-origin” coffees from Commonplace Coffee Company (Pittsburgh) and Passenger Coffee Roasters (Lancaster, Pennsylvania) and “are the first coffee shop in the city to use an…

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Kitchen Detail: Death for a Coffee Cake

October 5, 2023

Nancy Pollard

…decided that what I needed (and maybe you do too) were some variations on the proverb’s theme. So here are three equally good dunking coffee cakes that can slowly die in coffee, baby coffee, hot chocolate or even, as my…

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Kitchen Detail: Granita to the Rescue

August 18, 2022

Nancy Pollard

…Press (below) just for coffee desserts and variations of ice coffee. Of the two, the Moka will give you a more intense coffee flavor. Use an espresso roast, and I prefer one that is made with all Arabica beans. If…

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A Not-So-Simple Cup of Joe

July 16, 2014

andrea rouda

…person, as the saleswoman fairly hooted when I asked if they sold the Keurig coffee pot. “Coffee pot? Actually it’s a coffee maker, and no, we don’t carry it. You can pick that up in any supermarket.” I feared she…

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In Search of Coffee Past

September 26, 2021

Nancy McKeon

…taste and smell of my laboriously executed morning cup of filter coffee not seemed the same? Where was that fully charged mouth-warming feel and heavenly aroma? Had my taste buds gone south, or had my memory soured? This wasn’t Covid’s…

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Two-of-a-Kind: Terrain Home & Garden Shops

June 3, 2015

Nancy McKeon

shops: the original two (in Glen Mills, Pennsylvania, and Westport, Connecticut), and now in Devon, Pennsylvania; and in the Anthropologie stores in Bethesda, Maryland, and in Century City, Palo Alto and Walnut Creek, California. WHEN URBAN OUTFITTERS customers grew out…

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A Matter of Taste

January 28, 2019

Mary Carpenter

…And Europeans generally dislike cinnamon, turning up their noses at carrot cake and fleeing from the aroma in U.S. coffee shops. For licorice, the search is still on for why it’s widely disliked, although this seems to be something people…

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ICYMI: Dr. T Shops CVS

September 13, 2022

Janet Kelly

By Anne Kisslinger DR. TINA ALSTER is a whirlwind, running her dermatology practice, raising money for charity and, as we’ve mentioned before, showing us how to spend our skincare money well and even how to pack sensibly for a weekend…

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Savannah: Southern Charm, Southern Shopping

September 23, 2015

Nancy McKeon

…the ornaments for the White House Christmas tree in 2010. shopSCAD, 340 Bull Street, Savannah, Georgia 31401; 912-525-5180; shopscad.com. THE CARRIAGE HOUSE SHOP This is the shop attached to the Mercer Williams house, you know, the one made famous in…

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Expert Tips for Shopping Etsy

May 1, 2016

Janet Kelly

…bet the owner’s taste is similar to yours. Some of the shop owners have a list of their own favorites, and you can find other shops through those lists. Also, once you buy a few things, Etsy algorithms start suggesting…

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My Turn: Reading The Washington Post in Ely, Nevada

November 25, 2017

Janet Kelly

iStock I’M WAKING up before dawn in Ely, Nevada, still snug in a flannel nightgown under a blanket on the couch, dog in my lap, sipping coffee shipped from Jack Mormon Coffee Company in Salt Lake City. I’m peering at…

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Green Acre #432: Garden Remedies From the Kitchen

June 28, 2023

stephanie cavanaugh

…on a sprinkling of fresh coffee grounds. It makes a nice mulch too. According to gardeningknowhow.com, coffee grounds will also keep slugs and snails away—and keep the cat out of the flower bed. Cats don’t like coffee. There was no…

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Small Business Saturday, Takoma Park Edition!

November 25, 2016

Nancy McKeon

…Think again: The independent shops in this very independent Maryland city boast hidden treasures you’ll love to give as gifts (or, ahem, keep for yourself—it’s okay, our economy depends on it!). And there are tasty breaks for shoppers—and tired dogs—all…

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Make It a Mindful Morning

August 31, 2015

Janet Kelly

…all, by the time the sun comes up there are cats to feed, coffee to brew, news feeds to read and cereal to chew. Mindfulness, as defined by the American Psychological Association, is moment-to-moment awareness of one’s experience without judgment….

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Green Acre #14: On Epsom Salts . . .

July 27, 2016

stephanie cavanaugh

…it up yourself. Now. Almost giving me the vapors is the notion that scratching coffee grounds into the soil around my hibiscus will promote flowers. First, because this house generates a steady stream of coffee grounds that otherwise land in…

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