Tag: Coffee
Sweeten or spice up your life at the Green Bean
Walking into the Green Bean, customers are greeted by the chatter of students working and talking, the rumble of milk steamers, and music ranging...
Green Bean art celebrates student voices and shows an ‘inner world’
The Green Bean is full of student life, music humming and baristas buzzing with orders for caffeinated drinks. Run by students, it has been an...
Unincorporated Coffee Roasters replaces Swork, continuing legacy on Eagle Rock Boulevard
Patricia Vuagniaux, owner of Swork Coffee, said via Facebook July 23 that she is closing her shop Aug.1 after 21 years of business. Vuagniaux...
Green Bean opens with a festive gathering after a two-year hiatus
Occidental's student-run coffee shop, the Green Bean, was decorated with fairy lights, colorful ribbons and balloons tied down to Yerba Mate bottles Feb. 5....
Kumquat Coffee brews creativity and community
With its laid-back minimalist style, the eye-catching white exterior of Kumquat Coffee arrived at York Boulevard in November 2018. Austin Grainer, the head barista...
Shortage of trained staff forces Green Bean’s temporary closure
In March 2020, the Green Bean, Occidental's student-run coffee shop, temporarily shut down and has remained closed because of a shortage of trained baristas...
Muddy Paw Coffee bonds Eagle Rock community with puppies and coffee
At Muddy Paw Coffee in Eagle Rock, the first cafe in Los Angeles to also feature a dog park, unleashed puppies run about and people lounge in...
Occidental transitions to a digital subscription to the New York Times
The Associated Students of Occidental College (ASOC) voted Oct. 15 to convert Occidental’s subscription of The New York Times (NYT) from paper copies to...
Coffee and community: The ROCK supports Eagle Rock’s youth
Upon entry, The ROCK Coffee House on Townsend Avenue looks like any other trendy coffee shop: white paint, hardwood tables and an exposed brick wall....