About That “30 Americans Buying Coffee” Meme

The ways that people buy coffee in American cities versus older European cities illustrates the differences in their built environments — and their priorities.

Top StoryBen AbramsonSeptember 20, 2024safe and productive streets, people centered places, Third Places, coffee shops, europe

A Slow and Steady (but Bittersweet) Victory Against Arcane Parking Mandates

No thanks to parking mandates, it took two years of fighting to get this local coffee shop open in Dallas…but even then, it wasn’t a total win for its owner.

The Bottom-Up Revolution Is…Café Owners and Conversation Leaders

Aimee and Cody Frederick are selling coffee, cultivating real estate, leading a Local Conversations group, hosting a podcast, and serving on the zoning and planning commission in Richmond, TX.

PodcastStrong TownsOctober 26, 2023The Bottom-Up Revolution, local conversations, coffee shops, texas

4 Lessons on Losing a Third Place

Too often, local businesses are forced to move or close their doors. What lessons can we take away after the loss of a beloved third place?

Emma Durand-Wood, Top StoryEmma Durand-WoodOctober 12, 2023Third Places, coffee shops, local business

Parking Regulations Threaten to Demolish Coffee Shop

In Kansas City, KS, parking regulations threaten to demolish local coffee shop Kinship Cafe for a parking lot. The cafe’s owner, T.J. Roberts, joins us today on Upzoned to talk about his struggle to save his business.

Don’t Give Up on Your Small Town

Oftentimes, people in rural settings drive long distances to bigger towns to find community engagement. This renovated soda fountain shop shows why it’s worth looking for that sense of community a little closer to home.

Top of the Bottom-Up: Creating a Coffee Shop for the Whole Neighborhood

Coté Soeren’s “Resistencia” coffee shop in Seattle is a space for community connection and support, not gentrification.

Not a Stranger, Not a Friend: The Second-Ring Relationships Our Cities Need More Of

Relationships with neighbors once made up an important part of our social fabric, forming the basis for civic collaboration and local problem solving. Here’s how we can get those relationships back.

Owens, Top StoryTiffany Owens ReedDecember 6, 2022community, public space, neighborliness, coffee shops, texas

The Magic of Legacy Shops Comes Back to Life in Buffalo

If you live in a city or town with old, abandoned storefronts, this one’s for you!

Hey, Starbucks: Your Drive-Thru Doesn't Belong in My Community

Or in anyone else’s, for that matter! A strong neighborhood has businesses that keep money in the local economy, instead of siphoning money out.

The Artist Date

This week, our Neighborhood Storyteller explores the important joy of simply being in public amongst one’s community members.

A Guy for Everything

Aging in place means being able to forge relationships with the people in your community—people who can support you when you need it the most.

The Bottom-Up Revolution is... Creating a Coffee Shop for the Whole Neighborhood

Coté Soeren’s “Resistencia” coffee shop in Seattle is a space for community connection and support, not gentrification.

The Final Straw? Coffee Shops in the Time of COVID-19

The suburban development pattern has been putting enormous pressure on small businesses for decades. Now with the pandemic, the razor’s edge of survival somehow got even narrower.