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Tuesday, July 10, 2007

CAFE CREATORS


We've given the "Friends of the Awaken Cafe" Gift Card Program a whole new identity. This innovative and rewarding program has now got a name that captures its real essence: CAFE CREATOR CARDS! With your purchase, CAFE CREATORS are literally creating the Awaken Cafe out of thin air! We've also dropped the "Gift" part, because while it is a gift to you, to us, and to the community, it really is quite distinct from a traditional gift card.

We hope you like the new name! Leave a comment below and let us know what you think.

And if you'd like to be a CAFE CREATOR, go here to purchase a Card today!

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Wednesday, June 13, 2007

We Love Oakland


We've created a bumper sticker that we plan to pass out in downtown Oakland. We wanted to spread the word to our future customers, but we didn't want to hand out just another flyer. So we came up with the idea of combining an advertisement with a gift!

Here's the bumper sticker and the web page it refers people to.

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A Cafe for All of Us, Built by All of Us


We've created a flyer to speak to the vast community of Bay Area Burners. Kari and I have both been attending Burning Man for many years and in many ways this project was inspired by the community and creative aspects of that event.

The flyer asks people to compare Center Camp at Burning Man, and what they like about it, to the Awaken Cafe. People interested in participating in building the Awaken Cafe are directed to log on to a special web page.

Check out the flyer and the web page and let us know what you think!

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Wednesday, June 6, 2007

Blogger/Journalist Ryan Tate Weighs In


We've been following journalist Ryan Tate's excellent stories in the San Francisco Business Times on the business of restaurants and the revitalization of downtown Oakland.

I recently stumbled across a tongue-in-cheek posting he made on his blog "Covers" in response to the Tribune story about the Awaken Cafe. I wrote him a note introducing myself and telling him that I had evidence that the suspiciously named Friend of the Cafe Larry Biggie actually exists. Biggie must have noticed the link on the Awaken Cafe web site, and also wrote to him. Which prompted this posting from Tate.

We think the exchange is pretty funny and like Tate's style! Let us know what you think!

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Monday, February 5, 2007

We Signed the Lease!


We signed the lease today on the Golden Bull space! See our new location page on the website! (We’re pictured here signing the lease with John "Jesso" Smith, our landlord and owner of Jesso's Seafood in Oakland, CA.)

Thanks to your feedback, we've introduced a special offer to commemorate this occasion: a limited release of $250 and $500 cards! Tell your friends!

We're also pleased to announce that we've reached an agreement with Nick and Laura Neuhausel to become our first investors and partners in the Awaken Cafe!

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