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Awards and Nominations.

Awards and Nominations.
	Best Green Business, People's Choice East Bay Express Best of the East Bay	2010
	Best Cafe/Coffeehouse, Finalist in Runoff East Bay Express Best of the East Bay	2009
	Best Artsy Cafe, Finalist in Runoff East Bay Express Best of the East Bay	2009
	Best New Business, Finalist in Runoff East Bay Express Best of the East Bay	2009
	Winner 3rd Annual Oakland Indie Greenie Award	2009
	Best Cafe/Coffeehouse, People's Choice East Bay Express Best of the East Bay	2008
	Best New Business, People's Choice East Bay Express Best of the East Bay	2008
	Nominee 2nd Annual Oakland Indie Award	2008
	Nominee 1st Annual Oakland Indie Award	2007

Press.

For press inquiries and interviews, contact at 510-847-1857.

Awaken Café Articles
	"A Sense of Sustainability" - Cover Story - by Lisa White, Specialty Coffee Retailer	07/10
	"Surfing Coffee's Thrid Wave" - by Luke Tsai, The East Bay Express	12/16/09
	"Be East Bay: Drink." - by Tim Kingston, The East Bay Monthly.	11/09
	"Make sure to stop by the Awaken Cafe on your First Friday tour ." - by V. Smoothe, in Oakland Blog on sfgate.com.	10/02/09
	"Hanging Out On 14th Street ." - by Tina Tamale Rose, Oakland Grown.	08/13/09
	"Diablo Dish - March '09: Oakland restaurant scene still not slowing down; and more." - by Julie Miller Downling, Diablo Magazine.	03/2009
	"Oaklander Online" - by Patsy Eagan, Oaklander Online.	02/06/09
	"Oakland Focused Art Show at Awaken Cafe Tonight" - by Becks, Living in the O.	02/06/09
	"Awaken Cafe Wants You to Get Ther On Time" - by Melanie Archer, Long-Term Memory.	12/17/08
	"Oakland businesses face tough times with despair, ambivalence, hope" - by Sean Maher, Oakland Tribune.	10/29/08
	Video: "Small Business Survivors" - by Jane Tyska.	10/2008
	"Oakland Art Murmur" - by Becks, Living in the O.	9/6/08
	"New WiFi Café in Oakland: Awaken" by Cyrus Farivar, cyrusfarivar.com	8/28/08
	"Fair Trade Go Juice" - Kwan Booth, Not for Tourists.	7/28/08
	"Awaken Cafe" - Breakfast in the Bay.	7/14/08
	"And Some Good News" - by Becks, Living in the O.	6/25/08
	"Downtown Oakland Coffee Finally Wakes Up" - Man Seeking Coffee.	5/15/08
	Video: "Oakland Green Jobs Corps" - insideBayArea.com.	2008
	"Oakland Walking Tours Set to Resume" - by Annalee Allen, Oakland Tribune.	4/27/08
	"Awaken Cafe Opened Today" - by Becks, Living in the O.	4/21/08
	"Awaken Cafe Awakens" - by Dan, Oakland Magazine Blog.	4/21/08
	"Downtown Oakland Shines a Little Brighter with New Venues: Atmosphere Improving in Area West of City Hall" - by Angela Woodall, The Oakland Tribune.	1/25/08
	"Awaken your love for O-Town" - by Angela Woodall, Night Owl.	12/30/07
	"Awaiting Awaken Cafe" - by Becks, Living in the O.	12/22/07
	"Bring Home the Burning Man: Two 30-something Entrepreneurs Who met at the Festival in the Desert Open a Cafe And Performance Space in O-town." - by Andrea Lampros, The East Bay Monthly.	12/07
	"latte art, the new scene, brooklyn west" - by Chip F. Beal, Root: International Design Collective.	10/20/07
	"Larry Biggie Writes in to Defend What Remains of His Honor" - by Ryan Tate, Covers. The Business of Restaurants and Hotels.	06/06/07
	"The Future of Restaurant Finance is Here: Oakland Man Pre-Pays for $1000 of Beer" - by Ryan Tate, Covers. The Business of Restaurants and Hotels.	05/16/07
	"Cafe Patrons Hold Key for Capital" - by Eve Mitchell, Oakland Tribune.	05/16/07
	"Oakland: Awaken Downtown" - by Greg Sherwin, Espresso News and Reviews.	05/01/07
	"Awaken Downtown: A New Cafe Has Downtown Oakland's Residents Excited" - by Kwan Booth, Novometro.com.	04/30/07

Memberships and Associations.