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- Tuesday Tunes: Surname band names of the rock era
- Ten planning lessons from astronomical research sites
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- Riding the rails of interstellar discovery at the Very Large Array
- Majestic “mesa” cities and towns around the globe
- Canada’s next supergroup – A Short Walk to Pluto
- Two migration tales of strength, hardship, and tenacity
- An out-of-this-world visit to the Very Large Array (VLA)
- Albuquerque is a national leader in water conservation
- The buzz about America’s “bee-friendly” cities
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Tag Archives: cafes
The steaming hot market for drive-thru coffee shops
Across the country there is an ongoing boom in freestanding drive-thru/walk-up coffee shops. These units rarely, if ever, incorporate indoor seating, though they may have some outdoor seats. Instead these shops are designed and meant for customers on the go … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, bicycling, branding, business, Cars, Cities, coffee shops/cafes, commerce, consumerism, Cuisine, economic development, food systems, geography, history, infrastructure, land use, marketing, placemaking, planning, product design, shopping, spatial design, Statistics, third places, traffic, Transportation, Uncategorized, urban planning, walking, zoning
Tagged BCubed, Biggby, cafes, coffee, coffee shops, double drive-thru, drive-throughs, drive-thru, Dutch Bros., food, freestanding, modular, planning, prefabricated construction, restaurants, Scooters, zoning
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Best brewed coffee shop names from around the globe
The following is a list of my favorite coffee shop names that have creative, catchy, edgy, and fun names from across the world. Part of the success in any business is a memorable name. That being said, a great name … Continue reading
Posted in advertising, branding, cities, coffee shops/cafes, Cuisine, culture, economic gardening, entertainment, fair trade, Food, food systems, fun, geography, land use, marketing, new urbanism, placemaking, planning, Small business, tourism, Travel
Tagged brews, cafes, cappuccino, coffee, coffee shops, espresso, java, joe, latte
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Two celebrity cafes
For fun, here are photos of two coffee shops/cafes in the United Kingdom that have a certain amount of celebrity status associated with them. The first is the Beatles Coffee Shop in London. If you take the excellent and interesting … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art, Cities, consumerism, Economy, entertainment, Europe, Food, fun, history, land use, pictures, Travel, U.K.
Tagged Beatles, cafes, coffee shops, Edinburgh, harry potter, London, UK
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Coffee “ground” wars brewing around us
One Interstate highway interchange here in Greater Lansing clearly depicts the ongoing coffee ground wars taking place across the American landscape. Just off Exit 110 on I-96 are no less than five major coffee shop chains, plus another well-known coffee … Continue reading
Posted in advertising, cities, coffee shops/cafes, Cuisine, culture, entrepreneurship, food systems, geography, history, land use, placemaking
Tagged cafes, coffee, food, land use, retailing
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Brewing up a “social” library
A lingering image of traditional libraries for many is to visualize in our mind’s eye a librarian holding their finger to their mouth and indicating a silent “shush.” While I am not advocating for all hell breaking loose in libraries, … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, books, cities, coffee shops/cafes, culture, economic gardening, education, land use, libraries, placemaking, planning, urban planning
Tagged books, cafes, libraries, placemaking, social media, Third places
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Brewing up great third places – coffee shops (updated)
This is to be the first of a series of posts that I plan to write on “great third places.” It is an excellent and accurately descriptive term coined by Ray Oldenburg in his book, The Great Good Place. A third place … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art, cities, culture, diversity, economic gardening, entertainment, entrepreneurship, fun, history, land use, music, new urbanism, placemaking, planning, tourism, urban planning
Tagged cafes, coffee shops, dining, hangouts, land use, restaurants, Third places
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A seat at the periodic table
There was an interesting story in the USA Today portion of the local paper on Sunday about a new trend in the food and beverage industry — science pubs or cafes. What a great idea! To me, this sounds downright … Continue reading
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