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Thursday, February 28, 2008

Oakland Is Fourth "Greenest City"


Popular Science's America's 50 Greenest Cities

"Want to see a model for successful and rapid environmental action? Don't look to the federal government—check out your own town. Here, our list of the 50 communities that are leading the way. Does yours make the cut?"

from Novometro

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Sunday, February 24, 2008

Recycled Glass Tile


We're installing a beautiful recycled glass tile backsplash in the main cafe area! The tile is from our good friends at Ecohome Improvement -- if you haven't been over to their shop and paint bar and neighboring design studio, we recommend you make a trip! They've got green alternatives for many conventional building applications: tile, countertops, flooring, cabinets, no-voc paints (which we're using at the cafe), and much more! Check them out!

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Reused, Salvaged, and Community Created Counter


We've been working on our main counter for Phase One, the world-class espresso bar. At it's core, is a re-used lab table from UC Berkeley Overstock and Surplus Den. We cut off the legs to make in the legal height for ADA access and added casters. We're now adding to that a redwood facade using the salvaged redwood from the old drop ceiling at the Golden Bull. The countertop was fabricated out of stainless-steel by a friend of the Awaken Cafe and the whole thing was put together by other members of this community! Stay tuned for more photos when we get it complete!







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We're Extremely Pleased to Announce Two New Partners



The Awaken Cafe LLC is excited to announce our two newest members, Larry Biggie and Eric Berlow. They round out our team with years of experience in both business development and research. Both are profoundly committed to the redevelopment of Oakland into a world-class model city. They are both intelligent, creative, inspired, and a welcome addition to our team! We couldn't be happier to have them!

You can read more about them here and contact them here.

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