Alex Smith: July 2015

Friday, 31 July 2015

Texas man shoots armadillo, gets hit in face by bullet ricochet...

Texas man shoots armadillo, gets hit in face by bullet ricochet...

(Third column, 16th story, link)

Andante Coffee Finds a Choice Spot in DTLA’s South Park Lofts

Andante Coffee has opened its third Los Angeles shop, occupying a modest street-level space in a 1924 building that was one of the country’s first parking structures. For years simply known...

Abortionists joke about dead fetus...

Abortionists joke about dead fetus...

(Third column, 2nd story, link)

Abortion provider received $100 million from USAID after lobbying Clinton's State Department...

Abortion provider received $100 million from USAID after lobbying Clinton's State Department...

(Third column, 5th story, link)

NYC Subway Station Hits Blazing 106°...

NYC Subway Station Hits Blazing 106°...

(Third column, 11th story, link)

Swarms of Locusts Trigger State of Emergency in Russia...

Swarms of Locusts Trigger State of Emergency in Russia...

(Third column, 18th story, link)

Thursday, 30 July 2015

How Biochar Could Answer Some of Coffee’s Most Burning Questions

At the complex intersection of international development work and supply sustainability, few people in the global coffee industry can rival the power of forward thinking demonstrated by Peter Kettler. With years on...

Java Jog Announces $23,000 in Grants to Benefit Women in Ethiopia

Java Jog for a Cause has announced it is distributing $23,000 to two organizations working to improve the lives of women in coffee-growing communities, including $18,000 for Grounds for Health, and...

U.S. Per Capita Coffee Consumption is Pretty Much Unchanged Since 1999, Gallup Says

Despite the growth of the U.S. retail coffee shop segment over the past 16 years, per capita coffee consumption has remained largely unchanged during that period, according to the latest series...

Wilfa and Wendelboe Join the Pourover Party with Insulated Immersion Brewer

If we were to stack all the currently available pourover cone brewers on top of one another, it would constitute a load-bearing column of the industry. The latest face to be...