Awaken Café.
Awaken Café Online Groups.
Awaken Café on Facebook
Awaken Café tribe on Tribe.net
Awaken Café review on Tribe.net
Awaken Café review on Yelp
Awaken Café review on Sustainlane
Awaken Café on MySpace
Awaken Café group on MySpace
Awaken Café group on Friendster
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Awaken Café Suppliers.
Organic Coffee, Espresso, and Tea:
Taylor Maid Farms (Sebastopol, CA)
Organic Barista Milk:
Straus Family Creamery (Marshall, CA)
Distributor: V&C Foods (415) 468-7000
Soy Blenders:
Pacific Natural Foods (Tualatin, OR)
Distributor: V&C Foods (415) 468-70008
Chai:
Morning Glory Chai (Seattle, WA)
Pastries:
Nabolom Bakery (Berkeley, CA)
Distributor: Parisa Tea
Vegan, Organic Donuts:
People's Donuts (Oakland, CA)
Gluten Free Pastries:
Mariposa Bakery (Oakland, CA)
Organic Chocolate:
Dagoba (Ashland, OR)
Organic Orange Juice:
Voila (Oakland, CA)
Distributor: V&C Foods (415) 468-70008
Biodegradeable Packaging:
Excellent Packaging & Supply (Richmond, CA)
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Awaken Café Preferred Partners, Vendors, and Contractors.
Realtor:
Shalene Rose REALTOR® (Oakland, CA)
Green Construction Consultant/Contractor:
(Oakland, CA)
Green Architect:
(Oakland, CA)
Web Hosting:
Atanda: Web Presence Services (Oakland, CA)
Green Web Design:
Shockabuku Design (Oakland, CA)
Graphic Design:
Chris Ross, Arrowpoint Design (Berkeley, CA)
Eco-Friendly Printing:
GreenerPrinter (Berkeley, CA)
Attorney:
Wiegel & Fried, LLP (Oakland, CA)
Demolition, Salvage, and Recycling Contractor:
Marcan Enterprise, Inc. (Moss Beach, CA)
Metal Recycling:
Aaron Metals (Oakland, CA)
Facade Architect:
Komorous-Towey Architects (Oakland, CA)
Signage Design/Fabrication:
Tom Sepe (Berkeley, CA)
Mosaic Tile Artist:
Aryana Farsai (Oakland, CA)
Green Hardware (Tile, Paint, Flooring, etc.):
Ecohome Improvement (Berkeley, CA)
Bookkeeping:
Merchants Bookkeeping & Tax Service (Oakland, CA)
T-Shirts:
Casualtee Screen Printing (Olympia, WA)
Label Printing:
Plan-It Green Printing (Eagle Rock, CA)
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Articles.
Articles about Oakland and Beyond.
"It's Oakland's Turn: The Lowdown on Restaurants, Politics, Art, Real Estate, and More in the Bay Area's Next Great Scene"
by Nan Wiener, Editor, San Francisco Magazine, Oakland 2007.
"The Greening of Oakland: The State of the City"
by Jeff Swenerton, Oakland Magazine, April 2007.
"Wake Up and Smell the Coffee: A New Wave of Coffee, Led by Two Roasters and Fueled by Their Radical Regulars, Hits San Francisco with Its Best Shot"
by Sara Deseran, 7x7 San Francisco, October 24, 2006.
"Green-Collar Jobs for Urban America"
by Van Jones and Ben Wyskida, Yes Magazine, Winter 2007.
"Oakland: There is a Green There There"
by Stepen Filler, Treehugger.com, February 27, 2007.
"No Link to Oakland Project for Big Chains"
by Ryan Tate, San Francisco Business Times, December 8, 2006.
"Dramatic Deal Raises Curtain on Fox Theater"
by Ryan Tate, San Francisco Business Times, January 12, 2007.
"S.F. Restaurants Eye Opening Oakland Outposts"
by Ryan Tate, San Francisco Business Times, October 13, 2006.
"Something to Shout About: The Art Murmur Storms Oakland"
by Alex Handy, Oakland Magazine, November 2006.
"Oakland's Happy Hour: What's Turning This Sleepy Downtown into a Budding Nightlife Scene? Some Say the City's Revitalization Plans Are Starting to Take Root"
by Mike Rosen-Molina, The Monthly, March 2006.
"Surge of New Releases, Entertainment Venues Reviving Downtown Oakland"
Oakland Convention and Visitor's Bureau, July 15, 2005.
"Happy Hour Hits Oakland: City Bar Scene Comes Alive"
by Ryan Tate, San Francisco Business Times, January 7, 2005.
"East Bay Bohemia: Oakland's Uptown is the New Capital of Cool. But Its Biggest Draw, Dirt Cheap Rents, May Soon Be a Thing of the Past"
by Jenn Schreve, San Francisco Magazine, 2006.
"Eyes on the Fries: Is Downtown Oakland Finally Becoming an Evening Destination? Dozens of Food and Nightlife Entrepreneurs Are Betting on It"
by Jonathan Kauffman, East Bay Express, October 19, 2005.
"Oakland: Cafe Van Kleef Takes on a Life of Its Own"
by Rick DelVecchio, San Francisco Chronicle, May 28, 2004.
"Best Bar: Music's in the Cafe, Revolution's in the Air"
East Bay Express, May 5, 2004.
"Tapping into Oakland: Downtown Shows Signs of Life at a New Bistro. Or is It a Beer Hall?"
Josh Sens, San Francisco Magazine.
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Links.
Cafes, Coffee, Tea, Beer & Wine.
Taylor Maid Farms (Sebastopol, CA)
Flying Goat Coffee (Healdsburg, CA)
Blue Bottle Coffee Co. (Oakland, CA)
Bare Foot Coffee Roasters (Santa Clara, CA)
Ritual Coffee Roasters (San Francisco, CA)
Nomad Cafe (Oakland, CA)
Zoka Coffee Roaster & Tea Company (Seattle, WA)
Jahva House and Grassroots Entertainment (Oakland, CA)
The Canvas Gallery (San Francisco, CA)
Mama Buzz Cafe (Oakland, CA)
Prism Cafe (Oakland, CA)
Gaylord's Caffe Espresso (Oakland, CA)
Elixir Tonics & Teas (Los Angeles, CA)
Bison Brewing (Berkeley, CA)
Wolaver's Certified Organic Ales (Middlebury, VT)
Frey Vineyards (Redwood Valley, CA)
Organic Vinters (Boulder, CO)
The Speciality Coffee Association of America (Long Beach, CA)
International Coffee Organization (London, England)
Delocator.net
CoffeeScience.org
Coffeeresearch.org
Coffeefaircafe.com
Coffeegeek.com
Coffee Fest Trade Shows (Bellevue, WA)
Grounds for Change (Poulsbo, WA)
Guerilla Cafe (Berkeley, CA)
Zocolo Coffeehouse (San Leandro, CA)
White Dog Cafe (Philadelphia, PA)
Coffeeratings.com (San Francisco, CA)
Cafe Van Kleef (Oakland, CA)
Cafe De La Paz (San Francisco, CA)
Numi Teas (Oakland, CA)
Green Cafe Network (San Francisco, CA)
Wide Awake Cafe (South Lake Tahoe, CA)
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Bakeries, Restaurants & Groceries.
Piece of Cake (Portland, OR)
Nabolom Bakery (Berkeley, CA)
Arizmendi Bakery Cooperative (Bay Area, CA)
The Cheese Board (Berkeley, CA)
Cafe Gratitude (San Francisco and Berkeley, CA)
Manzanita Restaurant (Oakland, CA)
People's Grocery (Oakland, CA)
Veritable Vegetable (San Francisco, CA)
Living Tree Community Foods (Berkeley, CA)
Back to Earth (Berkeley, CA)
B (Oakland, CA)
Levende East (Oakland, CA)
Jesso's Seafood (Oakland, CA)
Luka's Tap Room & Lounge (Oakland, CA)
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Art Galleries, Communities & Venues.
The Fox Theater (Oakland, CA)
Oakland Art Murmur (Oakland, CA)
The Crucible (Oakland, CA)
N.I.M.B.Y. (Oakland, CA)
OAKLANDISH (Oakland, CA)
Epic Arts (Berkeley, CA)
The Malonga Calquelourd Center for the Arts (Oakland, CA)
Cricket Engine Gallery (Oakland, CA)
111 Minna Gallery (San Francisco, CA)
Oakland Noodle Factory (Oakland, CA)
La Pena Cultural Center (Oakland, CA)
Static Factory (Seattle, WA)
The Gallery of Urban Art (Oakland, CA)
Rock Paper Scissors Collective (Oakland, CA)
Ego Park (Oakland, CA)
Esteban Sabar Gallery (Oakland, CA)
Swarm Gallery (Oakland, CA)
Front Gallery (Oakland, CA)
Creative Growth (Oakland, CA)
Uptown Bar & Nightclub (Oakland, CA)
Lo Bot Gallery (Oakland, CA)
FIVEten Studio (Oakland, CA)
Joyce Gordon Gallery (Oakland, CA)
Shatuck Down Low (Berkeley, CA)
Intersection for the Arts (San Francisco, CA)
blankspace (Oakland, CA)
OaklandVisualArts.org (Oakland, CA)
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Artists and Performers.
Yard Dogs Road Show (Oakland, CA)
One People Voice Company (Oakland, CA)
Gamelon X (Oakland, CA)
Mystic Family Circus (San Francisco, CA)
Bruce Beasley (Oakland, CA)
Project Bandaloop (Oakland, CA)
Marc Bamuthi Joseph (Oakland, CA)
Capacitor (Oakland, CA)
The Illuminated Corridor (Oakland, CA)
Gamelan X (Oakland, CA)
The May Fire (Oakland, CA)
Jon Hammond (San Francisco, CA)
March Fourth (Portland, OR)
Vagabond Opera (Portland, OR
OM Records (San Francisco, CA)
Brass Menazeri (San Francisco, CA)
Sean Hayes (San Francisco, CA)
Wil Blades (Berkeley, CA)
Zooz Dance Company (San Francisco, CA)
Priya (San Francisco, CA)
Soma Olam (San Francisco, CA)
dj fflood (Oakland, CA)
Josh Brill (Oakland, CA)
Phoebe Jevtovic Alexander (Oakland, CA)
Oakalnd Artists (Oakland, CA)
Oakland Art Map (Oakland, CA)
Damage Control Dance Theater (San Francisco, CA)
Cameron Kelly (San Francisco, CA)
Red Hot Art (Santa Cruz, CA)
John Paul Marcelo (San Francisco, CA)
Holcome Waller (Portland, OR)
Gary Comoglio (Alameda, CA)
DJ Whelan (Oakland, CA)
Julie Oppermann (Berkeley, CA)
Mia Nakono (Oakland, CA)
Itzel Damaris (San Francisco, CA)
Ryan Blackman (Oakland, CA)
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City of Oakland Business, Organizations, and Government Sites.
City of Oakland (Oakland, CA)
SCORE East Bay Chapter 506 (Oakland, CA)
Community and Economic Development Agency (Oakland, CA)
Economic Development Alliance for Business (Oakland, CA)
Nancy J. Nadel - Council Member, District 3 (Oakland, CA)
Cal State East Bay Small Business Development Center (Oakland, CA)
Oakland Business Development Corporation (Oakland, CA)
Oakland Explorer (Oakland, CA)
Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center (San Francisco, CA)
Oakland Merchants' Leadership Forum (Oakland, CA)
Stopwaste.org (Oakland, CA)
Inner City Advisors (Oakland, CA)
Meet Downtown Oakland (Oakland, CA)
Old Oakland Historic District (Oakland, CA)
Oakland Film Office (Oakland, CA)
Green Chamber of Commerce (Oakland, CA)
Stuart Skorman - Entrepreneur (Oakland, CA)
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Other Organizations & Businesses.
Burning Man (San Francisco, CA)
The Crucible (Oakland, CA)
Earthville Network (Oakland, CA)
Mosaic Project (Berkeley, CA)
Challenge Day (Martinez, CA)
BioFuel Oasis (Berkeley, CA)
Alliance for West Oakland Development (Oakland, CA)
West Oakland Initiative (Oakland, CA)
East Bay Bicycle Coalition (Oakland, CA)
Bay Area Green Business Program (Oakland, CA)
The Ashby Arts District (Berkeley, CA)
LaunchPad (Oakland, CA)
SpiralMuse (San Francisco, CA)
City Repair Oakland West (Oakland, CA)
Art Is Permitted Everywhere (San Francisco, CA)
August (Oakland, CA)
Treecycle (Bozeman, MT)
Geo Cup
AC Paper (Hercules, CA)
Nat-Ur Store (Hawthorne, CA)
Grassroots Environmental Products (Toronto, Ontario)
Green Home Environmental Store
Pinball Publishing (Portland, OR)
Clovernook Manufacturing (Cincinnati, OH)
Eco-Products (Denver, CO)
Worldchanging (Seattle, WA)
Aquillian Investments (San Francisco, CA)
PlaNetwork.com (San Francisco, CA)
The Earth Charter Initiative
The Conversation Cafe (Seattle, WA)
1 % for the Planet (Newburyport, MA)
Northern California Land Trust (Berkeley, CA)
Sustainable Business Alliance (East Bay, CA)
Ella Baker Center for Human Rights (Oakland, CA)
BALLE: Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (Oakland, CA)
Investors' Circle (San Francisco, CA)
Oakland Unwrapped (Oakland, CA)
SOBO Merchants Association (Oakland, CA)
Coffee Shop Manager (Redmond, WA)
Urban Alliance for Sustainability (San Francisco, CA)
Oakland SOL (Oakland, CA)
Temple Tattoo (Oakland, CA)
EcoHaul (Oakland, CA)
The ReUse People (Alameda, CA)
reFRACTion Audio & Lighting Design (Oakland, CA)
SillaPere (San Francisco, CA)
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Media & Blogs.
The Monthly (Emeryville, CA)
East Bay Express (Oakland, CA)
Oakland's Urbanview (San Francisco, CA)
Beast Blog (East Bay, CA)
Kitchen Sink Magazine (Oakland, CA)
Oakland Magazine (Oakland, CA)
Treehugger.com (Brooklyn, NY)
Joel Makower (Oakland, CA)
Novometro.com (Oakland, CA)
New City Blog (Oakland, CA)
OaklandGoods.com (Oakland, CA)
Oakland Tribune (Oakland, CA)
Covers (Berkeley, CA)
Espresso News and Reviews (San Francisco, CA)
Yoga Times (San Francisco, CA)
Common Ground (San Francisco, CA)
The Organic City (Oakland, CA)
Oaktown News (Oakland, CA)
92510 - The East Bay Blog (Oakland, CA)
Livingin in the O (Oakland, CA)
Man Seeking Coffee (Bay Area, CA)
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