From the blogpost: That is the kind of over-the-top service that makes customers not just happy but want to go out and become ambassadors for the company they’re doing business with.
My visit to Virginia’s Shenandoah Joe’s
My visit to Virginia’s Shenandoah Joe’s I had the fortune of visiting an old friend in Charlottesville over the past couple of days. I first intentionally drank coffee with this individual one morning in college after writing a term paper and spinning vinyl for our radio show, The Alternate Route. We were in our Contemporary [...]
Salida Cafe Music Schedule Week of April 15, 2009
Bongo’s Salida Cafe Music Check out the great music at the Bongo Billy’s Salida Cafe:
A New Cafe in Buena Vista
ChannelBV just posted a news release about the new Global Cafe opening this weekend in Buena Vista. It’s always exciting to have a spat of entrepreneurship in town. The owners are also working on building a brownstone complex of some sort just off Main Street. Even with economic downturn in the country, this town is [...]
Starbuck’s closing
A blurb in Fortune talks about Starbuck’s closing hundreds of stores, Starbuck’s has a Bitter Plan. It’s interesting to watch a transition away from the huge conglomerate into something less huge, both in terms of the drinks offered and the taste of an espresso.



