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NEWS ABOUT: cafes

cafes stories: 10 news summaries

 Nation's First Marijuana 
 Cafe Opens in Portland 

It welcomes those licensed to smoke it legally

Nov 14, 09 12:19 PM CST
(Newser) - A cafe in Portland, Oregon, made a little history yesterday when it became the first in the nation to legally open its doors to pot smokers. The Cannabis Cafe welcomes those who are licensed by the state to smoke marijuana for medical reasons. It doesn't sell pot to members—that's... More »

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marijuana • cannabis • marijuana legalization • Portland • NORML • Portland, Oregon • cafes

(Newser) - The longest serving bartender in the world—that Guinness-certified honor came 10 years ago—and slinger of one of the first beers after Prohibition ended is hanging up his cocktail shaker, the AP reports. Ninety-five-year-old Angelo Cammarata, owner of the beloved Cammarata’s Café in Pittsburgh, is selling after more... More »

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alcohol • Pennsylvania • Prohibition • Pittsburgh • cafes • Guinness World Record • bartender • Angelo Cammarata

Coffee Shops Grow Weary of Laptop Users

Drink-nursing users
told to make way for bigger spenders

Aug 6, 09 9:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - The longstanding love affair between coffee shops and laptop users is starting to go off the boil, the Wall Street Journal reports. Big chains still let computer users linger, but a growing number of independent shops, sick of customers nursing a cup of coffee all day when seats are in... More »

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coffee • recession • WiFi • laptop • cafes • coffee shop

 Cafés Squeezed as France 
 Turns to Le Sandwich 

Thousands of small eateries shut, but McDonalds is booming

Jun 26, 09 9:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - France used to be the home of the three-hour lunch, complete with wine, cheese, and maybe some spirits to push indolent workers through the rest of their day. But times have changed, and so have eating habits—these days, reports the Washington Post, the French are scarfing down sandwiches in... More »

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France • French cooking • recession • French economy • sandwich • cafes • lunch

 Cat Cafes Court 
 Lonely Japanese 

Childless Japanese turn to cafes for companionship

Apr 8, 09 2:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hordes of childless Japanese are flocking to Tokyo's cat cafes to cuddle the residents and savor furry companionship along with a cup of tea. So popular are the cafes that reservations are required on weekends, GlobalPost reports. Career-minded urbanites who don't have the time or space for pets, let alone... More »

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Japan • Tokyo • Japanese • cafes • cat

(Newser) - Iraqi men are hanging out in hookah cafes again, confident that government spies are no longer eavesdropping from the next sofa, the Los Angeles Times reports. Popular throughout the Mideast and hip in Western cities, shisha clubs have only recently reemerged in Iraq, thanks partly to increased security. "We... More »

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smoking • Iraq economy • Iraq security • cafes

OPINION

Between Home and Work, Public Life Declines

More than ever, we need surprises of 'third spaces': Rodriguez

Dec 1, 08 1:36 PM CST
(Newser) - In the 1980s sociologists introduced the term "third place," neither home nor work, to encompass the bars, restaurants, and other public spaces that allow us to build relationships. Today, with global economic woes besetting even the iconic French cafe culture, our "public living rooms" are... More »

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France • restaurant • bars • cafes • society • social behavior • decline

As Starbucks Wanes, Java Fiends Revel
in Indie Cafes

Deposed giant makes room for local stores

Jul 6, 08 6:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - As Starbucks' financial troubles percolate, not all java fiends are bemoaning the loss of the chain's talls, grandes, and ventis, reports Reuters. In fact, many are celebrating the java giant's downturn and throwing their support behind small independent cafes. Starbucks is set to close 600 stores and lay off 12,... More »

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Starbucks • coffee • Java • cafes

Café-Loving Kids Cash In
on Laptop Ads

German firm pushes screen-back billboards at universities

Mar 12, 08 2:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - A German company has a solution for university students who spend their time in cafés and need extra cash for coffee: laptop advertisements, Der Spiegel reports. Just slap a sticker on the back of your screen and you could earn $320 for a few months of public studying. Berlin-based... More »

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advertising • Germany • Berlin • laptop • advertisements • cafes • college student • embedded branding • Smaboo • Christoph Magnussen

Smoke-Free Paris Clears the Air

Smoking ban ends French tradition

Jan 3, 08 10:35 AM CST
(Newser) - The hazy, brooding atmosphere of Parisian cafes and bars has changed overnight with a French ban on smoking in public places. Clouds of smoke from scores of Gauloises and Gitanes cigarettes, which once hung over France's most celebrated salons and dining rooms, have wafted away. Similar bans are already in... More »

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European Union • France • Paris • Eiffel Tower • smoking ban • cafes • Roselyne Bachelot Narquin • Jean Paul Sartre

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