Wake up and smell and see the coffee

It seems tea, with its magical health-promoting, fee-radical fighting powers, is the hot drink these days. But let's not forget what really provides the buzz, the get-up-and-go, the zip, the zing to our mornings - coffee.If you look at coffee as your main-squeeze, then you and your cup need to runneth over to St Paul for two reasons:Kopplin's Coffee, 490 Hamline Ave S, a truly dedicated and serious coffee cafe, giving...

$1 dollar, can mean a million to others..

I just found out, we are in the midst of World Water Week, 3/16-3/22. And a few local restaurants are doing something about it.A national organization launched this week, Tap Project, which celebrates the clean and accessible tap water available as an every day privilege to millions, while helping UNICEF provide safe drinking water to children around the world.Participating restaurants invite their diners to donate a minimum of $1 for the tap water they would normally get for free. For every dollar raised, a child will have...

39... and 40

I celebrated 40 years of life on March 2nd. The week approaching the "big one" I reflected on my 30s by snowshoeing at Theodore Wirth Park with my friend, Nicole:We ran across this headless snowman, and I wondered how old he was???We then lunched at Common Roots Cafe, and ate all things good and local.Said goodbye to Nicole, and I was off to have my, 39 almost 40 year old, hair done at Salon Rox, by Roxanne Laqua. ...