Front Porch, a free coffee shop near Cal Poly campus, recently underwent a renovation to accommodate its growing student population and provide a more inviting space for students to connect and collaborate.
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Sequel Tea to replace Campus Market Starbucks next fall
Sequel Tea, a cold brew boba tea concept founded by a Cal Poly biological sciences major, is expanding to a second storefront on Cal Poly’s campus, replacing Starbucks at Campus Market in September.
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#Proffee: Making your morning a little bigger
As the sun rises over San Luis Obispo, residents similarly rise out of their morning slumps. Whether it’s a coffee, a trip to the gym or simply a step out the door, waking up in San Luis Obispo is different for everyone— yet residents share a common morning ritual of getting coffee. But Robby McLaughlin […]
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From ‘seed to cup’: Nano’s Coffee opens new location in San Luis Obispo
The new shop follows the success of their original drive-through location in Paso Robles, where the Nano family first started serving their specialty coffee beans to the Central Coast.
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Front Porch: ‘Donde cada persona y momento cuenta’
Editor’s note: El artículo fue originalmente escrito en Inglés. La traducción en Español fue hecha por Emilia Pirir. Después de la pandemia, Front Porch, una cafetería sin fines de lucro basada en la fe, abrió sus puertas para todos los estudiantes y desde entonces ha estado llena a todas horas del día. Está ubicada al final de […]
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Front Porch: ‘Where every person and moment matter’
After the pandemic, Front Porch, a faith based nonprofit coffee house opened its doors to all students and is now full to the brim at all hours of the day. It is located off of Foothill Boulevard near the Health Center on campus.
Front porch offers free coffee and espresso during the day and hosts other events such as a free meal on Wednesdays each week. It stays running through donations from local churches, community members and student volunteers.
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Skipper’s Brew Coffee House celebrates “Big Gay Grand Opening” tonight
Since a second location of Skipper’s Brew Coffee House first opened downtown in February, co-owners and married couple Shari Rubino and Karen Pike say everything has gone better than expected. Now, Skipper’s Brew is hosting a “Big Gay Grand Opening” today, June 15, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. The event will include a DJ, […]
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Scout Coffee Co. coming to Cal Poly this fall
Locally owned and family-run Scout Coffee Co. will open its third location on Cal Poly’s campus in fall 2021. The new location, next to the Welcome Center in yakʔitʸutʸu, will offer their award-winning coffee, freshly baked pastries and other menu items that will be exclusive to the Cal Poly location. Aside from their bakery items, […]
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Traveling coffee cart Field Day opens a temporary storefront
The two former Scout baristas opened their own shop, opting for a traveling business — the “most approachable, least scary entrance” into the coffee business.
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Student sells Quokka, a ‘jitterless’ coffee created by Berkeley students, at Cal Poly
After having some bad experiences with jitters, two UC Berkeley students created “jitter-less” coffee and it’s available at Cal Poly.
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“Coffee with Attitude”: Nautical Bean opens second location in San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo coffee shop Nautical Bean opened a second location off of High Street Feb. 12. The new shop is a much larger space than the original Nautical Bean, showcasing even more of its eclectic decor and distinctive ambiance. Owner Brett Jones decided to open the second location after witnessing the close relationships established […]