A.M. Mora y Leon is back from Venezuela, and writing about the shortages which are developing in Hugo Chavez’s socialist paradise. Despite abundant petrodollar wealth, the price controls and other statist interventions are producing shortages in a time of wealth. I agree that the coffee in Venezuela is the best in the world, nevermind claims […]
December 26, 2005
Tuesday December 27 2005 12:52 IST
By Maria Sanminiatelli ASSOCIATED PRESS 12/26/2005 Two unidentified US tourists surf the internet in downtown Rome. (Pier Paolo Cito/AP) ROMEIn a heavily immigrant neighborhood near the main railway station, Ahmed Sohel points dejectedly to the empty computer terminals at the modest storefront where he sells Internet and telephone service.“Before, I was full of Internet […]
irm asks city for permission to build drive-through facility at Bayfair Center SAN LEANDRO — Coffee drinkers who love sipping on caramel macchiatos and mocha frappuccinos will be happy to know that two more Starbucks are expected to come to town next year. According to city records, a conditional use permit/site plan review application for […]
Last update: December 26, 2005 at 7:18 AM
By Ray Quintanilla
Tribune staff reporter
Published December 26, 2005
The beans are still being picked, but the current Hawaii coffee harvest is shaping up to be 19 percent larger than the one a year ago. Hawaii coffee production for the current 2005-2006 is estimated at 6.4 million pounds, according to a survey of growers by the National Agricultural Statistics Service Hawaii Field Office. Farm […]
VIENNA, Dec. 26_(Kyodo) _ In Vienna, life revolves around the slow pace of the coffeehouse — spending hours on end in a cafe, reading the papers or chatting is a favorite pastime for Viennese of all generations. Vienna’s traditional coffeehouses are deeply ingrained in the city’s culture. To understand the Viennese, one has to meet […]
Updated: 1:40 p.m. ET Sept. 12, 2005
By Scott Herhold Mercury News When Billy Eakes walked into the Heartbeat Cafe on Thursday morning, the regulars applauded him. After two years out of work, the ex-banker had landed a job as entertainment director of the company that runs San Jose’s Capital Club.What made the moment remarkable wasn’t just that Eakes had snared his […]
coffee at 12:17 on December 25, 2005, EST.
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Sunday, Dec 25, 2005,Page 12
Steaming hot mugs of special lattes and espressos; a host of sweet treats—shortbread cookies, gingerbread loaves and rum pies—to match; plus loads of holiday-themed merchandise, from mugs and tumblers, to stuffed toys and holiday carol CDs. Steaming hot mugs of special lattes and espressos; a host of sweet treats—shortbread cookies, gingerbread loaves and rum pies—to […]
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