Brewed Fresh Daily

Here's two that jump off the page at me: Chiapas coffee growers discuss fair trade at Ithaca High School

Two representatives from the Northern Chiapas Coffee Network spoke to Ithaca High School students Wednesday about the conflict in their country and their desire to set up local fair-trade coffee markets. Miguel Gonzalez Hernandez, 50, an elementary school teacher in Chiapas, Mexico, and Angel Alvarez, 30, an agrarian engineer, told students in four different classes about how their organic coffee network operates and their involvement in the conflict in Chiapas.

and Coffee shop gives Everett Public Library a jolt

It's become a regular habit for David Kelley and other frequenters of the Everett Public Library: Check out some books and get a cup of coffee. "I think this is a great idea," said Kelley, as he stood with a stack of library videos under his arm waiting for a chai-tea latte. "This used to be dead space. A museum piece that wasn't that interesting."

We've got lots of those here in Northeast Ohio - high schools, libraries, and independent coffee shops. Wouldn't it be great if the new Morley Library they're working on up the street from me had an espresso bar? I'd stop in more often...