The other day I enjoyed a rarity- coffee with two girlfriends, no husbands, and no kids at an actual coffee shop for a couple of hours! There's a Starbucks I can walk to from home and one right by work, so I do end up there all the time. But, I wanted to try to break out of that and go somewhere interesting and different. Somewhere local and unique. I suggested "Let's NOT go to Starbucks." Everyone wracked their brains and we ended up at... Peet's. I guess it was a step in the right direction, but still not what I was looking for.
Christine Hanson has set up this site where you can type in your zipcode and find out all the local, non-corporate owned coffee shops, bookstores, and movie theatres in your area so you can patronize them. And the site depends on public contributions. Check it out to find out cool places near you to try and add if the cool places you already know about aren't on there, add them! People like me, who are newer to your area will appreciate it. You can even use this service from your cell phone. When you are out and about it can look up places for you and text back the info.
This is a great way to have some varied experiences, build community by getting to know local shop owners and workers, and put your dollars into your community's economy. See you at the coffee shop!
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