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There was a five-man tie for the lead heading into the weekend at the D+D Real Czech Challenge Open, as inspired performances from Englishmen Robert Dinwiddie and Adam Gee were matched by Italy's Andrea Pavan and Spaniards Adrian Otaegui and Carlos Aguilar.
With Golf & Spa Kunetická Hora basked in warm sunshine and almost no breeze, scoring was highly impressive once again as joint best-of-the-week rounds of 64 from both Dinwiddie and Pavan set a 36-hole aggregate total of 132 – 12 under par – with Gee, who posted a second consecutive 66, overnight co-leader Otaegui, who shot 68, and Aguilar, who late in the day joined the fray after a five under par 67.
Joint leader after the first round, England's Francis McGuirk posted a three under par 69 on Friday to sit one shot back alongside Spaniard Agustin Domingo, who signed for a five under par 67.
After some late movement around the cut-line, 71 players made the weekend on three under par including former European Tour champion Jeppe Huldahl, who equalled the low round of the week to make the cut on the number – this despite using a set of rented clubs after his were lost en route to the Czech Republic.
Following a 68 in the first round, three-time Challenge Tour winner Dinwiddie put on a putting masterclass at Kuneticka Hora on Friday, holing countless birdie putts from ten feet or more en route to his unblemished 64.
The Newcastle native found five birdies in a front nine 31 – including three in a row from the fifth – before further gains on the back nine at the long 11th, short 13th and closing par four 18th.
Dinwiddie will play in the final group on Saturday alongside long-time friend and compatriot Gee, the two having competed previously for England as amateurs, a point the 30 year old said inspired his birdie finish.
"I was great to pick a shot up at the last as I was trying to get in the last group with 'Gee-man'," said Dinwiddie. "It'll be nice to play with him, we've been mates for ten years and I live in London near him now and we spend a lot of time together at home.
He continued: "Everyone knows I had a slow start to the season; I took a break and went travelling for a little bit but it feels good to be back and back in contention now."
It was Gee who initially set the mark at 12 under par in the morning session on Friday, firing six birdies – three on the front nine and four on the back – to post a flawless six under par total to move one clear of McGuirk, who had already finished on 11 under.
The 32 year old Londoner gave himself numerous opportunities in a fine display, making birdies at the two front nine par fives – the second and seventh – before a 20-foot birdie putt at the 12th took him three under.
Further gains followed at the 13th and long 16th before a wedge to five feet at the last set up a sixth superb birdie of the day.
"It was fairways, greens, a few putts, fairly boring really – and long may it continue!" said Gee, who has had a number of intermittent spells on The European Tour since turning professional in 2006.
"Our whole group was bogey-free so that was quite nice. We were all aware of it so no one wanted to be the first to do it and ruin the group.
"Everyone pulled each other along; sometimes it can be poison whereas other days it can be like today when everybody helps each other out."
Pavan, who finished second in the Challenge Tour Rankings in 2011, has been solid if unspectacular so far in his return to the second tier of European golf, but that all changed during a magnificent second round in Pardubice.
The Roman made five birdies in a front nine 31 – including a quartet on the spin from the fifth – before adding a further three on the back nine at the 11th, 13th and 18th.
"I'm hitting my irons so good," he reflected. "They are just giving me a good feeling this week and I managed to stiff a few close.
"My game has been okay for the last few weeks and I figured it was just a matter of time before it all came together – thankfully that was today!"
Otaegui, also playing in the afternoon session, continued his fine Thursday form with a solid 68 in the second round to remain in a tie for the lead.
The 20 year old San Sebastian man had a steady start, making just one birdie on the front nine, before good length birdie putts at the 11th, 13th, and 18th shot Otaegui back into the packed share of the lead.
He commented: "My competition starts again tomorrow. The course is very scoreable and I know the results will be just as good at the weekend so I'll try to forget everything and keep playing."
Playing in the last game of the day, Otaegui's fellow countryman Aguilar was one over par for his first eight holes having started on the back nine, scrambling to a number of impressive up-and-downs to save par in a scrappy start to his second round.
Six birdies in the next ten holes followed, though, including a 30-footer at the first, and a number from 10 to 15 feet, as the Murcia man came home in 31 to gate-crash the lead at the death.
"If you are leading a tournament it doesn't matter where you have to make putts from," he said. "I can say I putted pretty well, but a player who says he hasn't been putting well but is leading a tournament is a liar!"
Three Czech players made the cut, including Stanislav Matus, who shot a four under 68 for a share of 24th at the halfway stage, while Ondrej Lieser, the leading home player in 2012, posted 70 to sit in a tie for 31st at five under par.
Lukas Tintera faced a nervous wait to see if he would make the weekend after shooting one under in the morning session, but eventually learned he would make the cut on the mark at three under par.
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This exciting snowmobile "loop" trip takes us from Kennesis Lake, in Haliburton, across to Bancroft, up to Barry's Bay and, finally, down through Algonquin Park and back to where we started. Along the way you will be snowmobiling along some of the finest, least crowded snowmobile trails in the world! Visitors from the US have marvelled at how nice these snowmobile trails are. You will be snowmobiling through winding forest trails, zooming over lakes, and seeing some of the best wilderness Ontario has to offer.
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After a hearty breakfast we start up our snowmobiles and head south towards Harcourt. Our destination is the Algonquin Eco-Lodge, just on the edge of Algonquin Park. It is about a 150 km ride, taking 5-6 hours to complete. Along the way we will be following twisty forest trails – this is snowmobiling at it's best! We will be passing beautiful lakes and small country villages, one of which we will stop at for a hot lunch.
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Mousa Dembele insists Tottenham have no reason to fear anyone as they prepare to face West Ham in Monday's London derby at Upton Park.
The pressure is on Spurs to re-establish their four-point lead over Arsenal ahead of next Sunday's north London derby at White Hart Lane.
"We don't have to fear any team," said Dembele, who secured a 3-2 aggregate Europa League win over Lyon in midweek with a 90th-minute equaliser in the Stade de Gerland. "People have respect for us. If you're in a winning mood it's important in the league."
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"It will be a different game to the Lyon one of course," Dembele said. "Teams always have a lot of respect for us and they drop back so it's always difficult, but I think we need to do the difference, we have to fight for each other as well. It will be a physical game, for sure, but we are used to it and this is a special match for us and the supporters too because it is a derby."
Manager Andre Villas-Boas now hopes the result in Lyon, which set up a last-16 tie against Inter Milan, will inspire his team to victory at Upton Park.
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When I first met Charles Carroll, I could hardly believe there were still people making sweaters in the United States. Like most young people in my generation, the labels in my closet are like sashes in a Miss Universe pageant: Mexico, China, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Jordan. Charles, however, has spent the past forty years making clothing in America, and, as I soon discovered, had more than a thing or two to teach us about making garments the old fashioned way.
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A bunch of coffee shops have opened up in Western Crown Heights (between Washington and Nostrand Ave) area over the past 3 years or so.
While I would love for them all to survive for the next 12 months, I am not optimistic.
This will likely turn into a coffee shop deathwatch.
I think of a coffee shop as a business that primarily makes its revenue from the sale of coffee, as opposed to food.
That said, here's my list of the coffee shops in the area:
Novelle Vag: On Lincoln, near Classon
Park Place Coffee: On Park Pl, near Franklin
Pulp and Bean: On Franklin, near EP
Breukelyn: On Franklin, near St Johns
Little Zeldas: On Franklin, near Sterling
Glass Shop: On Classon, near St, Johns
Crosby: On Classon, near Bergen
Penny House Cafe: On Washington, near Park Pl
Washington Bagel Cafe: On Washington, near Dean
Sit and Wonder: On Washington, near St Marks
Coffee Bites: On Washington, near St. Johns
Richol Cafe: On Nostrand, near Pacific
Pacific Oasis Cafe: On Pacific, near Nostrand
CT Muffin: On Nostrand, near Bergen
Bruekelyn and Little Zelda's have beer and wine licenses, so they have a slightly larger customer base in my opinion.
If you want to, you can state which ones you believe will be here in Jan 2014 and, if I remember, I will dust off this thread and see if we are correct.
It is possible that we could have all of these coffee shops and MORE, but it kind of boggles my mind.
Here are my predictions for 2013:
Two ADDITIONAL coffee shops will open on Nostrand.
Two of the existing coffee shops on Washington, Classon or Franklin will either close or morph into a business that no longer obtains most of its revenue from coffee.
Breukelyn coffee house seems as if it is on an active track to become a more of a wine/beer/coffee bar lounge as we speak.....
Wow, this is cold. Whew!
I predict...
CLOSE - Novelle Vag: On Lincoln, near Classon
CHANGE BUSINESS MODEL (sandwiches maybe?)-Park Place Coffee: On Park Pl, near Franklin
STAY OPEM - Pulp and Bean: On Franklin, near EP
STAY OPEN (although I am NOT a fan at all) -Breukelyn: On Franklin, near St Johns
STAY OPEN-Little Zeldas: On Franklin, near Sterling
STAY OPEN-Glass Shop: On Classon, near St, Johns
CLOSE-Crosby: On Classon, near Bergen
CLOSE-Penny House Cafe: On Washington, near Park Pl
CLOSE-Washington Bagel Cafe: On Washington, near Dean
STAY OPEN-Sit and Wonder: On Washington, near St Marks
STAY OPEN-Coffee Bites: On Washington, near St. Johns
CHANGE TO SERVE MORE FOOD-Richol Cafe: On Nostrand, near Pacific
CHANGE TO BE MORE BAKERY-Pacific Oasis Cafe: On Pacific, near Nostrand
STAY OPEN-CT Muffin: On Nostrand, near Bergen
Nouvelle Vag is top of my list as 'close'. Crosby I'd predict stays open...always seems to have a flow of people when I go by...just wish they served some food and beer/wine at night (its a nice space)
Note to Pulp and Bean 2, not one of the above mentioned is south of EP.
While the southside of EP is presently a slightly different market, I think Pulp and Bean 2 will do well "over there".
Dunkin Donuts at Nostrand and EP should likely be added to my list, and is often full...
I think of a coffee shop as the place where Jerry Seinfield used to hang out. A place that mainly sells coffee is a café. Counterintuitive.
Nouvelle Vag will definitely close within the year. That place sucks. Bad coffee, unfriendly staff, no place to sit and work.
Crosby is great and I think they will remain open and continue to do well.
Glass Shop, Pulp & Bean, Breukelyn, Little Zelda, Coffee Bites, and Sit and Wonder will all stay open and continue to thrive. They each have their niche, and seem to have loyal customers.
I keep my fingers crossed for Lincoln Station (same owner as Bar Corvo). It will be a coffee and breakfast place in the mornings, and I think it will open soon.
Breukelyn, I really wish it would go. I have never set foot in a more unwelcoming coffee shop. Heck even the customers are rude! But I suspect that the hipsters that infest the place will keep it going.
As for the rest of the list:
Novelle Vag- Close
Little Zelda- Open
Glass Shop- open. But I think their coffee isn't as good as it once was.
Pulp and Bean- Open
Connecticut Muffin- Open
Sit and Wonder- Open
Coffee Bits- Open
Breukelyn is truly some awful Williamsburg spore that floated down Bedford and took root in Crown Heights. After living in the neighborhood for a year, and on the day I was moving to a new place a few blocks down from my old apartment, I decided to pop into Breukelyn and get breakfast for all the friends/family helping with the move. The barista allowed myself and 2 other patrons to line up, apparently on the wrong side of the bar, and refused to acknowledge us. Finally after 3 minutes or so, he told us the ordering line was on the other side of the bar. We moved over. When it got to be my turn, he just looked at me said "you have a groupon right?". Never again.
Personally I love narly stuff which is what I consider Breukelen. I'm reminded of why I like Breukelen every time I go to Starbucks.
As alluded to above, I think the ones that try to make ends meet only by selling coffee are going to have the hardest time, because there is so much direct competition.
Breukelen and Little Zelda are innovating by adding beer and wine. What amazes me is that few (if any) of these places adapt to the warmer months.
...if a coffee shop invested in an Icee machine I would buy Slurpee type drinks from them all summer long.
You guys north of Empire Blvd. are lucky. Down here in PLG we had no real coffee shop for many months after K-Dog closed in 2011 and again after Blue Roost closed; we finally have a good one once again since Tugboat opened a few weeks ago. I'm not sure if I could cope with actually having to CHOOSE :-)
BobMarvin said:
You guys north of Empire Blvd. are lucky. Down here in PLG we had no real coffee shop for many months after K-Dog closed in 2011 and again after Blue Roost closed; we finally have a good one once again since Tugboat opened a few weeks ago. I'm not sure if I could cope with actually having to CHOOSE :-)
I was sad when K-Dog closed down for good. Blue Roost didn't last long at all. :smurf:
I know Skazzy is not a standard coffee shop, but the possibility of it closing (who has ever seen a person eating there?) will have a big impact on what drops off the original list. I can foresee that location on a busy intersection as very tempting to a franchise. Starbucks wouldn't be the only potential buyer.
Any word on the second Pulp and Bean south of EP? Haven't heard anything for a while, but I saw some people checking out that storefront a few weeks ago...
To my knowledge, P&B 2 is still going happen.
Any idea what the timeline is? Or any other details? Us south-of-the-border people would love to know!
Hello from rainy Jerusalem. I am away visiting the folks. I should be back no later than a month (I miss my customers a lot). Lots of work is being done in my absence. Opening the shop is going to be my first order of business upon my return. Look for the sign and awning to go up sometime soon. Ttyl
(I do love it when our members continue to post even when they are out town!
....I posted when I was Singapore a few years ago)
But I want to stay on topic.
I think the coffee shops that are run by inexperienced proprieters are those most at risk. They are often unable to see when they are not doing a good job, and keep believing things will get better in the future. When in fact, things will not get better in the future UNLESS they up their game now.
Some coffee shops are doing fine now....
So I'm sorry to say but I don't think Park Place coffee is going to make it. I love the ambiance of the place. But the coffee is kinda of meh and its hidden away from foot traffic.
which ones serve "cold brewed" coffee?
I can only drink cold brew 'cause regular coffee is too acidic for me.
I usually make my own but should check out some more of the local shops....
Anyone think Lincoln Station is gonna be a serious problem for Glass Shop, or are they far enough away from one another?
I think Glass Shop and Lincoln Station will both get a bump once the Court Officer Academy opens.
...enough demand for both.
Has anyone been in Park Place Coffee? I've not, but I've peeked in a few times and patronage seems to be somewhat dismal.
As an aside, two Saturdays ago I was in Glass Shop. I had bought a coffee and a pastry and was quietly using my laptop in a corner. The barista had started his shift *after* I'd gotten there and made my purchase. As I was leaving, he practically shouted (with the obvious intent of publicly shaming me), "Hey man, if you want to use the WiFi, you gotta buy something next time." I just laughed and walked out. I don't think I'll be going back.
You are more mature than I, as I would have let him have it
I would imagine that Park Place Coffee is at a distinct disadvantage as a result of being owned by "observant" Jews: They close early on Friday, and are closed on Saturday.
I would imagine it is tough to obtain the revenue necessary to pay the bills, with such a restriction.
whynot I just don't see any scenario where Park Place Coffee makes it. And that was before you told me that they shoot themselves in the foot by closing during some peak times.
Invisible Lines, I'm pretty shocked that you had such an experience at Glass Shop! I would have, at the least, pointed out the fact that I bought something.
I'm not sure that being an observant Jewish business owner doesn't come with certain advantages. For starters, they might have a very generous lease.
They may have a generous lease...
My commentary is largely limited to things I am privy to observing and learning.
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Invisible Lines, I'm pretty shocked that you had such an experience at Glass Shop! I would have, at the least, pointed out the fact that I bought something.
Yeah, I was surprised. I'm not there often, but whenever I have gone it's always been a good, friendly experience. C'est la vie!
BobMarvin said:
You guys north of Empire Blvd. are lucky. Down here in PLG we had no real coffee shop for many months after K-Dog closed in 2011 and again after Blue Roost closed; we finally have a good one once again since Tugboat opened a few weeks ago. I'm not sure if I could cope with actually having to CHOOSE :-)
Perhaps a coffee choice in PLG is too tough because you once again have to choose between smoothie shops!
Is it unsympathetic to predict Coffee Bites ascends the rankings above after the alleged armed robbery?
It may be.
I am just glad they are ok after the robbery, in part because I would feel really bad about creating a thread entitled "Coffee Shop Deathwatch", and then to have an employee of a local coffee shop literally killed or harmed.
Well, I would say your posting/announcing the unfortunate event from yesterday should serve as some notice to other coffee shops in the neighborhood. For that, you should not feel bad.
I'm glad to hear nobody was hurt and I hope there aren't any repeat instances at other local businesses.
I would have put Coffee Bites near the top of the list even prior to this robbery.
As a result of:
1. Its proximity to 100 Dean St
2. The food and Beer hall to be built on Bergen St.
3. It's loyal customer base,
I predict Crosby will survive and thrive.
Apparently, there was one coffeehouse for every 300 residents of London in 1700:
So, you never know how many coffeeshops an area can support.
Apparently 11238 has 24,525 people, and, while it's not quite conterminous with the region we're talking about here, that number still gives a rough estimate of one coffeeshop for every 2000 residents.
I think Park Place Coffee is gone. I was supposed to meet a friend there this morning. But he texted me and said they were closed.... at 10am on a weekday. I'm kinda of sad I liked that place! And I thought the coffee was getting better. At least Glass Shop is still alive and kicking!
Religious Jewish owners = closed for Passover. Bad for business, but hey—what do I know.
JoshB said:
Religious Jewish owners = closed for Passover. Bad for business, but hey—what do I know.
Hmm, my friend didn't mention a note or a sign on the door. But seeing how they close for the Sabbath this makes sense. With business decisions like this I maintain their not going to be open much longer.
I agree with JoshB.
Readers, please note: Passover 2013 began in the evening of Monday, March 25 and ends in the evening of Tuesday, April 2.
If they don't re-open tomorrow, we should be concerned.
Old news at this point, but Pacific Oasis Cafe has closed. I visited once, when I first moved to Dean St (I lived on Carroll St before then) and it was nice but I forgot to go back.
I'm a fan of Crosby Coffee and CT Muffin, which have pretty different vibes but fill different needs.
Nouveau Vag is now called Nouveau Vague in case anyone didn't catch it
I thought it was changed to Nouvelle Vague? But I did notice that.
I would have preferred Novel Vag.
As if hers was different than anyone else's.
It changed from Vag to Vague
I think the original name alone was the death of it. Changing it hasn't changed anything.
Their coffee is undrinkable.
Pulp and Bean 2 (on Franklin near Union) appears ready to open.
I also direct readers to this magazine's coverage of coffee shops around the city. They seem to be proliferating....
I am hearing reports that Pulp and Bean 2 located at 832 Franklin (on the South side of EP) has opened.
Has anyone gone there yet?
old photo of storefront:
As of yesterday, they looked like they had done everything but brew the coffee. When I passed by this morning, the grate was down, but I will check on my way home.
Who else is concerned by the recent changes Glass Shop is under going? I think they might end up closing it in favor of the Pete Zaaz part.
Once they have pizza, they may continue to serve coffee, but will no longer meet my definition of a coffee shop. Hence, I will propose to our reading audience that they are "dead".
Whynot I'd agree with that. It think at most a coffee shop serves doughnuts and other breakfast pastries. I just wonder if I was to go in there a few weeks after they make this transition would I receive the evil eye for only buying a cup of coffee?
Places on the list that have changed to the degree that they now give one the evil eye for merely ordering coffee are decidedly dead.
Glass Shop remains our favorite, and I know we're far from alone. I doubt it's going anywhere.
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I know Skazzy is not a standard coffee shop, but the possibility of it closing (who has ever seen a person eating there?) will have a big impact on what drops off the original list. I can foresee that location on a busy intersection as very tempting to a franchise. Starbucks wouldn't be the only potential buyer.
As of early July, Skazzy has now closed.
Ok, my next prediction = Nouvelle Vague.
Near St John's and Franklin, a coffee shop named Nimba opened in mid July.
A West African themed place.
October 16
I have been given permission to reveal the news, but not the source:
After being outbid over a year ago for the space presently occupied by Centanii, Starbucks is now in "final negotiations" with the landlord who owns the space formerly occupied by Climax (775 Franklin Avenue)
The small coffee shops we have been jabbering about are going to have to adapt to survive....
Oh bleeep!
Coffee Bites on Washington seems far enough way that it is safe:
My friend off of Washington said the coffee is served close to burnt and the people working there are rude.
Coffee Bites seems pretty busy, and has now been there for several years.
I always found coffee bites employees ranging from friendly to emotionless (neither friendly or rude, just stone faced and robotic), which im fine with.
The worst coffee place in terms of employees has been Sit & Wonder. Consistently douchey hipster, with the attitude that they're doing you a favor they're serving you, and seem annoyed. Joyce is a close second.
I don't have a problem with Starbucks opening on Franklin; however, I do hope they don't pull too many customers from small businesses like Nimba, Pulp & Bean, Little Zelda, Lily & Fig and Breukelen Coffee House.
With an abundance of independent shops between E. Pkwy. and Park Place, Franklin Av. has no shortage of coffee spots. I just hope the addition of Starbucks doesn't force any of them to close. I imagine Starbucks being the go-to spot for visiting parents of the neighborhood's newer young inhabitants.
The existing coffee shops seem to be adding beer and wine, which gives them a slightly different market than Starbucks.
Places like Lazy Ibis (originally conceived as a coffee shop) are becoming cafes instead.
I learn things like this "early", but others have a much more vested interest in learning them before me.
Lazy Ibis = Little Zelda?
I have it on good word that the Starbucks for Franklin will have, in the evening, local artisinal beers, indie band shows, and a thrift-shop/vinyl section in back. So I think they understand the target market and adapting. Kudos.
Lazy Ibis is a new place opening "soon"
The business model (?) pursued by Cool Pony is FAR FROM PROVEN. As a result of having more than one location, Starbucks will not participate in any such foolery.
P.S. Cool Pony was effectively denied an alcohol permit, and if they continue to serve alcohol they could get in trouble....
Hmm, if Starbucks was having a Sixpoint or Elysian beer night would I go? Hmm... That is a tough one..
I hope I'm not put in this position. If great breweries want to do tastings/exclusive events in our neighborhood, why wouldn't they work with Crown Inn/Franklin Park/Catfish, etc?
I think fears of Starbucks swallowing up all other businesses in the area (like bars) are greatly overstated.
...the smart businesses will avoid going against Starbucks head-to-head.
but i think mike, owner of little zelda, is the one behind lazy ibis, as was stated in the thread. if true, i dont get it...2 coffee shops a stones throw from eachother?
Sbux: all can stay calm. lots of examples of sbux being the first chain store to open in 'cool' neighborhoods with character, thriving, and yet not being the storm petrel for applebees/mcdonalds/olivegarden that people here think.
Lazy Ibis is not being created by the same folks that run Little Zelda, Wedge, Hullabaloo and It Takes a Village.
Lazy Ibis WAS going to be a coffee shop, and is owned by a guy with other coffee shops. However, upon seeing the competition evolve, he is going to create something more like a cafe.
I have it on good word that the Starbucks for Franklin will have, in the evening, local artisinal beers, indie band shows, and a thrift-shop/vinyl section in back. So I think they understand the target market and adapting.
I find this hard to believe. You don't run a chain of this scale by changing things around in one-off fashion.
By "one-off", do you mean "flakey"?
Most recent plan by Cool Pony...upcoming backyard movie night with "possibly" a FIRE PIT. On the wooden patio. Genius. Not breaking any laws there, folks.
Maybe Starbucks will have a fire pit? Can't imagine I'll go there often, but they do have reliably good iced tea.
I suspect that Starbucks has a Policy and Procedures Manual, and a regional management structure that prevents fires on wooden decks in combination with unauthorized alcohol sales/consumption.
However, I am not certain. The next time I am in there buying a brownie, I'll try to get up the courage to ask.
If they don't forbid such things, I might send them my resume.
eastbloc said:I have it on good word that the Starbucks for Franklin will have, in the evening, local artisinal beers, indie band shows, and a thrift-shop/vinyl section in back. So I think they understand the target market and adapting.I find this hard to believe. You don't run a chain of this scale by changing things around in one-off fashion.
Duane Reade has tried to specialize their stores to fit the neighborhood (draft beer in at least a couple trendy Brooklyn/Manhattan locations). I'm trying to think of a couple more examples..
The McLobster roll in New England? Haha, not sure that one fits.
I heard the Williamsburg ones tried to have this as thier branding, but corporate nixed the idea:
I can't wait to throw back beers with the regional corporate manager who just left their cube in midtown on their way home to Long Island. We can talk about how great it is in Crown Heights now that people are starting to "move here".
Based on the above, one might infer that Starbucks does not provide customers with the ability to "represent who they are" in the same way as some of the area's current venues.
Needless to say, much of this representation is ascribed, rather than sought.
On second thought, I guess that depends on the individual.
....just tell me which one the people I shouldn't like patronize, that way I can know. K Thx
Indeed I was kidding about the Starbucks plans. Although when I lived in Santa Monica there was a coffee bean and tea leaf that did have a fire pit in front. The beauty about sbux as noted above is consistency. Likely no extreme measures will be taken to hipsterize it
There is no reason to hipsterize a business on Franklin Ave at this point.
The yuppies are rapidly pricing the hipsters out, and telling them that the norms have changed. Starbucks arrival is just another step in the process.
Oct 30, 2013
Meanwhile, on Washington Avenue, a smaller coffee shop chain has opened a location: Konditori
I'm a bit disappointed by this news, it feels like the Manhattanization of the neighborhood. Regardless of how much so, it will take dollars away from smaller, locally owned joints.
On another note, I disagree with some of the previous criticism about the staff at Coffee Bites and Sit & Wonder. I am by no means a daily customer, but I've always received good to great service (with no douchey attitude detected).
Konditori is more yuppie-Brooklynization-- they only have one Manhattan location.
Nov 4th:
Lazy Ibis is opened by owners that have other coffee shops in Brooklyn
Oh, I was referring to the Starbucks on Franklin as the potential Manhattanization of the neighborhood, not Konditori.
Dec 11th:
Am I the only one who is amazed that since this thread started, we have only added coffee shops?
None have yet to die.
So Glass Shop is dead to us right?
Tis interesting that not a single one has bite the bullet.
Glass Shop is being annexed by Pete Zaaz, so it is certainly no longer a Coffee shop during the hours one can (will be able to....) get a pizza.
My understanding is that it will still be a coffee shop during the day.
Yeah, I was just there this morning. It will remain a coffee shop during the day. In the eve, it will be seating for the restaurant. Hallway linking the two.
So, so far, one of the coffee shops has dropped to part time status. But all others survive.
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I'd like to amend the term "grandpa sweater" to "boyfriend sweater" when referring to Ryan Gosling. The Gangster Squad actor is really on top of this fashion game too, considering he's got an oxblood cardigan in the mix. His favorite cardi (seriously, he wears it a lot) would look so cute with a printed flippy dress or a pair of cropped tapered trousers. I might be coming for his charm pendants next.
Hey, they're adorable, they can sing and dance, and the guys of One Direction have really inspired printed button-down shirts. Check out Louis' diminutive polka dots (second from left) and Harry's crisscross graphics (far right). Both pieces would be super cute with a floral skirt. That's what makes you beautiful. (Yes, I'm a dork.)
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Downtown actor-writer-director Justin Theroux has that brooding-artist thing going, supplemented by a closet full of sleek black leather moto jackets. Looks like he inspired fiancée Jennifer Aniston to adopt a matchy dark and stormy wardrobe. He looks like a pretty trim guy, so I wouldn't be surprised if the former Rachel Green borrowed a couple of styles to wear with her signature skinny jeans or body-con LBDs.
While Brad Pitt has gone from well-scrubbed to rumpled and unshaven (but still handsome) in the past few years, he's remained loyal to his assortment of minimalist Euro-chic scarves. The perfect kind to leave at the office for those breezy air-con days.
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Tragedy in Mississippi: Baby accidentally shot by 4-year-old brother
The shooting was ruled accidental, no charges were filed
The shooting was ruled accidental, no charges were filed
The Rankin County Sheriff called the shooting of a 14-month-old baby by his 4-year-old brother a tragic accident.
The incident was reported Tuesday night, Sheriff Bryan Bailey said.
The 4-year-old took a .45-caliber gun from an unlocked gun safe, Bailey said. The gun accidentally discharged, and a bullet struck the baby in the shoulder area, Bailey said.
The father of the boys told investigators that he had closed the Liberty gun safe but didn't spin the tumbler to lock it.
"We all know children and know they can get into anything," Bailey said. "Especially with young children in the home, you have to secure those weapons and secure them properly."
The 14-month-old was taken to the University of Mississippi Medical Center, where Bailey said he is in stable condition.
Bailey said that it's a miracle that the child survived.
No charges are expected to be filed, Bailey said.


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How to take the last step? (long)
We've had a good run BFing my DS who will be 3 in spring, but it's time to wrap it up. I'm just not sure what the next step should be, in gentle careful weaning.
I'm attachment parenting and we've had some health issues that have made nursing very important up till now.
He EBFed on demand till 7 months, then not so much on demand at 12 months.
At 19 months I night weaned him, that went really well.
At 25 months he was diagnosed with a lot of severe food allergies, and asthma was added shortly thereafter, so BFing was really important to continue.
By December we were down to morning, bedtime, and naps on weekends. He started to skip some mornings, though, when something was going on other than coming to me for his AM snuggle.
A few weeks ago I started to cut out mornings altogether. Usually it was by getting up before he woke up, and more recently it's been OK to have our morning snuggle and say "No, mommy doesn't have milk now because you're getting to be a big boy, we just nurse for nite-nite now."
Also his Dad now lives here after being away for awhile, and LO stays with him 2 nights a week.
So we're currently nursing 5 bedtimes per week. I limit that too: if he isn't asleep in about 10 minutes, we stop nursing and rock and stuff instead. That doesn't work particularly well, it then takes him an hour to fall asleep.
We do have a long established bedtime routine that starts 2 hours before his bedtime.
Last week, we found his food allergies are improving, and it's a good time for him and for me, to finish weaning.
I'm really ready, but at the same time LO is dealing with a lot of changes. He LOVES that he sees his Dad almost every day now, but it's a big change in routine. I'm full time work/school now too, so our long lazy mornings together before daycare have been changed to getting up early and having my fiancee drop him at daycare on the way to work.
I'm also encouraging a drop in supply, having him nurse only on one side each night. With the 2 nights he spends with his dad, that means that each weak each breast has one 48 hour "rest".
So I don't know when/how to make the final step. He's *just* accepting that we don't nurse in the morning anymore. But D-future-H and I will be TTC in about 3 weeks, and given that I'm avoiding about 20 foods for LO's sake, and another few for mine, I need the wider nutritional choices that will happen only after we wean.
And yes, I have to be the one who puts him to bed. We have a busy family schedule and the time when I'm putting my son to bed is when D-future-stepdaughter gets her alone time with her dad.
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Sanford P. "Sandy" Sher, 84, of Chestnut Hill, a physician and community activist, died of cardiac arrest Nov. 10 at Chestnut Hill Hospital.
Until his retirement in 1991, Dr. Sher was a medical information specialist in the Toxicology Department of Merck & Co. and had published many articles in his field. Earlier he had worked at what is now the GlaxoSmithKline pharmaceutical firm, where he met his future wife, Dena Gibbs.
A resident of Chestnut Hill for 31 years, he had served on the board of the Water Tower Recreation Center and had raised funds for the maintenance of Winston Park at Winston Road and Willow Grove Avenue. He also was a volunteer at the Woodmere Art Museum, Friends of the Wissahickon and the Germantown Historical Society.
A student of the Civil War, he did extensive research on the Army's Mower General Hospital, a 3,600-bed facility that cared for wounded Union soldiers and was situated on land adjacent to the present site of the Wyndmoor Train Station. Through his efforts he was able to get the state to erect a historical marker on the site.
Before moving to Chestnut Hill in 1980, Dr. Sher and his wife were active in community affairs in Whitemarsh Township. They worked successfully to have a new library built across from the local elementary school and had helped to organize the Whitemarsh Community Arts Center.
During the Vietnam War, he took part in many antiwar demonstrations and provided draft counseling to those who did not wish to serve. He was a cofounder of the Plymouth Meeting Peace Group.
Born in the Bronx, N.Y., he was a graduate of the Bronx High School of Science and received both his bachelor's degree and medical degree from Washington University in St. Louis.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by three sons, Paul, Ned and Ben, and six grandchildren.
A memorial service to celebrate Dt. Sher's life will be held in the spring. Memorial donations may be made to Friends of the Wissahickon, 8708 Germantown Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19118. – WF


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The Plumbers and Steamfitters of Albany, organized as UA Local 7, are extremely proud to be a productive member of the Capital District business community. Since our inception, we've taken an active role and will continue to play an ever bigger role as Albany continues to thrive as our capital of our great state of New York! We do it right the first time, so when Tech Valley hits the Capital Region to build new or expand existing facilities, they can count on the members of Local 7. The complicated gas installations are vital pieces to tool hook-ups at these plants. Along with equally important commodities such as steam systems, potable water systems, and comfort piping systems. These systems are necessary to support the facilities. Please register on this site and learn more about us!. Please contact us with your questions!
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Local 7 Plumbers and Steamfitters Organizer Tim Carter and Business Agent Frank Natalie talk about the importance of local jobs for local people.
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The MCAA is engaged in discussions with the UA on initial steps for implementation of the policy, including adopting the measures in UA local governance and local area collective bargaining agreements.
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Inside the Belly of the Growing Nanotech Industry, More jobs
Business Manager Ed Nadeau talks to YNN about the region's growing high-tech sector. See Additional Information below article to view the video.
By: Steve Ference
Last week we told you about one area where Governor Andrew Cuomo's proposed state budget wouldn't cut funding, like New York's investment in nanotech business. Our Steve Ference got a behind-the-scenes tour of one such facility and shows the behind-the-scenes growth that high-tech leaders say is making such a big difference for so many people and our region.
ALBANY, N.Y. -- At UAlbany's College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, this is what shift-change looks like, only these people aren't making the computer chips, they're responsible for making sure all the complicated nanotechnology actually works.
"Ten years ago when they talked about Tech Valley, we thought, what is it. Boom. Here it is," said Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 7 Business Manager Ed Nadeau.
Nadeau took us on a tour below the floor with all the fancy high-tech machines we've all seen to a world of pipes and wires, what you might call the pulmonary system of nanoscience.
Nadeau said, "We actually invested $1.2 million in a new office and training center. We doubled the size of our training center and added a clean room in our training center."
It's behind the scenes work that bucks the national trend, while plumbers across the country have seen job cuts.
"In 1990 we were right around 900 members. In 2011 we're just shy of 1,100. Which is great," said Nadeau.
Here, it's taken mathematical and scientific skill upgrades to support the work at the college and at the GlobalFoundries chip fab in Malta.
Dr. Alain Kaloyeros, College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering Senior VP & CEO, said, "The training they have now, the competitive edge they provide the companies is not only a tool in attracting them here, but also for example the cost of building a clean room at GlobalFoundries is about 25 to 30 percent less than if they came into a new area without that type of skill to build those clean rooms and had to train that workforce from scratch."
"These are good paying jobs, these are jobs with benefits," Nadeau said. "Since 2000 to now, we've done a million man hours here both in construction and as a support staff for retooling the tools when they need it to $50 million in wages and benefits."
Because what's happening upstairs is all being supported by the work being done down here. And it's not just that, but take a look at this: PrecisionFlow Technologies. These are machines that are made down in the Hudson Valley which means all of this has a very big regional impact.
Nadeau says, "It is a global economy now and if we're not ready, we're going to be left behind." Then again, being left behind isn't always bad, as Local 7 member Dan Bliben said, "Normally we build buildings and then move on to the next construction project. Here, we stay for maintenance and the various projects that come up on a short-term basis."
Hundreds of workers, hundreds of jobs you may never see if you tour the nanotech facilities. But they're there, just below the surface of the region's growing high-tech sector.
Please click here to see the video
Journeyman Training
No other organization serves the training needs of the piping industry like the United Association. For over a century, the UA has been training the most highly-qualified workers in the United States and Canada.
Over the past several decades, the United Association's training programs have produced a stable, skilled workforce responsible for building and maintaining piping systems in the various industrial and residential facilities that make up the North American landscape.
No one can match the commitment or investment. The UA spends over $100 million annually on training programs efforts involving approximately 100,000 journeymen and apprentices in over 400 local training facilities at any given time.
If the United Association wanted to select the area which best reflects this commitment to the training and excellence produced, it could well look to Capital Region in New York State.
In addition to our five-year apprenticeship programs, UA Local 7 offers continuing education opportunity that includes journeymen training and certification, as well as an associate's degree program.
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The Truth About Plumbers
by Jim LaBate
I had a water leak in my basement recently. Naturally, I called a plumber. Fortunately, in my case, the plumber is my dad, Pete, and he said he'd drive down to take a look at my problem.
As I waited for him to arrive, I thought about my own incompetence regarding plumbing problems and about the general lack of appreciation for plumbers overall. Why do we typically underestimate the importance of plumbing? Why did we laugh when [then] Senator Obama and Senator McCain discussed Joe the Plumber's situation during their third debate in 2008?
Perhaps the laughter has to do with certain plumber stereotypes that have entered our culture throughout the years. In the 1986 movie "The Money Pit", the actor Carmine Caridi portrayed Brad Shirk, a boozing, money grubbing plumbing contractor who wanted his cash up front and yet took forever to get the job done.
Or we may remember plumber Ed Norton, played by Art Carney, from the old television show "The Honeymooners". Though Ed wasn't a plumber in the traditional sense, he did work in the sewer, and he often appeared in the show in his work clothes and carrying a plunger.
Finally, we may even remember the most famous "plumber" of all: Howard Hunt. Hunt was President Nixon's undercover operative whose job it was to "stop the leaks" in the Nixon administration.
None of these characters, however, is a typical plumber. Pete LaBate, not retired at age 83, was a typical plumber. He worked for almost 40 years as a plumber to support his wife and their six children in Amsterdam. But plumbing was never his goal; he really wanted to go to school for photography. After returning from a tour in the Navy during World War II, however, he delivered furniture for a while before he decided he could earn more money as a plumber. He worked for a private company for many years and later became a member of Local 105 in Schenectady.
During those early years, Pete spent his days in private homes fixing plugged toilets, leaky pipes, and failed water heaters. Though he was never embarrassed by the work, he didn't always enjoy crawling through wet, dirty basements and crawl spaces; consequently, he and my mother made it possible for all of their children to receive college degrees.
Fortunately, Pete's working conditions improved when he joined the union. Instead of residential basements, the Union work took him to construction sites where he installed new plumbing fixtures. Some of those jobs, however, took him away from his family, and he was home only on the weekends.
In addition, Pete's plumbing work never really ended. With seven brothers and three sisters, with my mother's five siblings, and with numerous friends and neighbors throughout the city, he was-like a doctor-always on call. The callers usually had too much water or too little water or no hot water, so Pete felt obliged to help. I know, because I accompanied him on many of these house calls; like a surgeon's assistant, I handed him tools and cleaned up afterward.
Obviously, too, Pete is still on call. When he arrived at my house, he diagnosed the leaky valve quickly, took it apart, inserted a new washer, and then, he took me out to lunch and insisted on paying. Unbelievable.
The whole experience made me realize why plumbers are unappreciated. We take their work for granted. After all, most of the time, our water systems work the way they're supposed to, and if something does malfunction, our plumbers come to the rescue. Wouldn't it be nice if our elected officials were as efficient and as responsive?
Copyright c 2008 by Jim LaBate. Originally published in the Albany Times Union on November 2, 2008


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All of the bids received from mobile food vendors hoping to become exclusive concessionaires at East Hampton Town beaches will be thrown out, and a plan to award the right to sell at a particular beach to a single entity has been scrapped.
A storm of protest blew up on Thursday when Montauk residents got wind that the Ditch Witch, a food wagon run by Lili Adams at Ditch Plain beach for many years, was not the winning bidder for a concession at that site, which is adjacent to the East Deck Motel.
A "Save the Ditch Witch" Facebook page quickly drew over 1,000 followers by mid-afternoon Thursday and town board members were inundated with hundreds of e-mails calling the Ditch Witch an institution and questioning how a local business owner could be shut out. Plans were laid for a rally at Ditch beach -- with drumming -- and suggestions made of not only boycotting a new food truck there, but forming a human chain to prevent anyone other than Ms. Adams from getting in.
In a hastily called special meeting early Thursday afternoon, the town board met to discuss the request-for-proposals process it had used to select the food truck vendors who would have been allowed to sell at the beaches.
Based on complaints in previous years from vendors and the public about crowding and potential turf wars from an increasing number of food-truck vendors, the board, with Councilwoman Julia Prince spearheading the effort, had sought a way to control the situation at popular beaches.
Based on a scoring system that weighed criteria such as experience, qualifications, and financial capability with subcategories counting for 30 percent of the score, a business and marketing plan, (30 percent), and proposed financial terms -- seasonal rent to be paid to the town -- counting for 40 percent of the score, winning bidders were selected and expected to be approved with a vote of the town board at a meeting Thursday evening.
The Ditch Witch, and another longtime vendor, Beach Dog, the Bogetti family's food truck, were not selected. Instead, the rights to sell at Otis Road in Montauk, a site at the Ditch Plain beach where Ms. Adams normally set up, were to be given to a newcomer, Turf Lobster Rolls, and the vendor for Ditch Plain main parking lot to the west would have been Montaco, which came on the scene last summer. A Facebook page was also set up for Beach Dog, and support for the Bogettis also began to swell.
The Paddy Wagon, another longtime Montauk vendor that uses the parking lot at the end of West Lake Drive, won that bid, and Dune Doggie, the longtime vendor at Indian Wells Beach in Amagansett, won the right to stay at that spot. No bids were received for other town beaches.
The proposals were all scored, according to the evaluation criteria, by a committee of four people appointed by the board, which then provided information to the board about the scores and made recommendations on the bidders.
Town Supervisor Bill Wilkinson said that, "because of the number of inquiries we were getting," board members had stepped in and reviewed the original proposals for the Otis Road concession on Thursday morning.
One thing, he said, "jumped off the page at us." The Turf Lobster Rolls vendor, he said, "had a very limited menu that started at $17 for a lobster roll."
"Suitability of proposed food items to meet the needs of beachgoers" is one of the scoring criteria. The board also found a "minor tabulation error" in the point scoring, Councilman Dominick Stanzione said, which brought the difference in scores between Ms. Adams's Ditch Witch and Turf Lobster Rolls to just two points.
Town Councilwoman Theresa Quigley said that she had reviewed the proposals submitted and realized that bidders had not been given a detailed breakdown of the points to be assigned to the individual criteria in each subcategory. "I think that renders the bids invalid," she said.
John Jilnicki, the town attorney, agreed. "It's really not fair to any of the bidders."
In addition, Ms. Quigley said, on the list of criteria given to the scoring committee, the words "understanding of customer base and community" were underlined, indicating, perhaps that that criteria should be given extra weight. The information provided to vendors did not highlight that phrase, she said.
Although, legally, non-local vendors could not be excluded, the intent, Mr. Wilkinson said at the meeting, was to "customize this in such a way" as to give longtime local vendors an advantage.
Therefore, items such as experience and an understanding of the community were weighted more heavily than other criteria, and, overall, the proposed rent to be paid would account for only 40 percent of the score.
The board intends to fine tune the exclusive concessionaire process with an eye toward later implementation, but, with Memorial Day fast approaching, it will return to the previous rules on peddling, as had been on the town code before the recent change. Enforcement of the rules will be stepped up.
Any licensed food truck will be able to park, on a first-come, first-served basis, in designated spots only at town beaches. A provision of the law outlawing overnight parking at those spots, often overlooked in past years, will also be enforced.
For all these many years The Paddy Wagon, Ditch Witch and the Surf dog have been serving us beach goers just fine. It's a real kick in the teeth for them to have to be put back to zero after years of hard work and long hours building up Good Will with their public. It is only after years of serving the beach public and learning the needs of the customers as well as their customers spending habits have many of these places finally become profitable. It takes time to establish one's business. It is a slap in the face to put these people through what is at best a difficult and very worrying experience. Not to mention the increased operating cost brought on by greed bred by having so many late comers to the trough. These beaches should be closed to all but the operators who are there now and give them a 5 year lease at a fixed cost so they can operate in peace without having to be abused by a sudden popularity of trendy food trucks. By the way once the new operators see just how hard it is to be successful at this truck thing and they develop flat feet from standing all day, we will see how many will be around in a year or two. I suspect not too many.


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Both of these LSU rods are rainshadow blanks, I don't remember off hand which part numbers.
This is another rainshadow blank that I built for a donation. It was auctioned off.
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