Good news! Drinking coffee, which frequently gets a bad rap, might not be as healthy as drinking a glass of carrot juice, but apparently isn’t the liquid evil
some claim it to be. Writing in the health section of the New York Times, Jane Brody reports in Sorting Out Coffee’s Contradictions that there are even some [...]

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On top of everything else she’s doing — permit procurement, landlord negotiations, menu planning — Tina Rosenzweig is forever meeting with vendors as we make plans for what to serve and who will provide it. But it’s been a while since the rest of us have had a chance to test out this or that [...]

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[the following guest post is by Tina Rosenzweig, General Manager of LaunchPad Coworking]
I originally met Marc Kuehl at the Austin Farmers’ Market at the Triangle, which happens every Wednesday afternoon here in Austin. Julie bought his cheese first and gave me a taste and it was amazing. We talked with him a little bit about [...]

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In a recent post, Austinite Michelle Greer wrote about visiting Pittsboro, NC, and being impressed with how so many businesses are really, truly locally owned and operated. Of Austin and the need to keep it weird, she says:
We need to support locally owned businesses. We should watch local acts… We should use Austin hosts and [...]

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I first met Diana Prechter seventeen years ago when I was a waiter and manager at the Magnolia Café south, which she and her husband Kent Cole own (along with the other Magnolia Café on Lake Austin Boulevard). Diana and Kent know more than a few things about creating interesting spaces that are very Austin-centric. [...]

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When LaunchPad Coworking opens, we’ll be the first official coworking space in Austin. In the meanwhile, independent workers — those who work alone and those who join together through Jelly or other informal groups — find community spaces in a catch is as catch can fashion. Which often means they gather in cafés around town, [...]

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We started searching to partner with a coffee roaster and supplier months ago. As with other parts of this process of creating the perfect cross between a coworking space and a café, the search was thorough and the goal clear: find not just “the best,” but “the best for LaunchPad Coworking.”
Julie has talked before about [...]

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As a lifelong learner, I’m thrilled about all the new stuff I get to learn while getting LaunchPad Coworking up and running. And I’ve always said I don’t want to be one of those bosses who really has no clue about what the hard working staff has to deal with. That’s why I took barista [...]

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Starbucks “Got Milk?” ad.
Ad Copy: A latte to love. With extra frothy, foamy goodness, Starbucks drinks have a lot of milk in them. for example, a Grande Latte provides you with hal the dairy you need for the day. With all the calcium and nutrients, you’ll fall in love at first sip.
At the LaunchPad Coworking [...]

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Until the space opens at 800 Brazos, we LaunchPad Coworkers cowork at Julie’s place. So a couple of times a week, I pop by and we brainstorm and Julie says words that are really powerful to my ears like, “Want to try some of this cheese? It’s incredible.”Then she hands me a piece of incredible [...]

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