About

Posted by Adrienne on November 6, 2006

My inspiration for this site was the process and experience of getting to know my new home: the Twin Cities. I wanted to explore every area of this metropolis and it occured to me that I could do this through indulging in my love of coffeeshops. So I made it my new project to visit every independent coffeeshop in the Twin Cities and document it somehow. A blog seemed a good way to reach people if they were interested and this way I could include photographs and allow people to participate.

This is not just a review of coffeeshops but also an exploration of neighborhoods and how coffeeshops function as community gathering spaces. I will look specifically at coffeeshops, their patrons and atmosphere to further understand the city as a whole. I will include information relating to visiting the coffeeshop for yourself - so this site can actually work as a way to find the perfect place to have a cup, or as a guide to exploring the cities. I hope it makes people take a closer look at the places they live and visit.

This project also ties in with my career goals. I am currently attending graduate school for landscape architecture at the University of Minnesota. My true love is cities and my passion is making them better places to live. My other interests are community, the psychology and design of urban spaces and green spaces, and of course coffee. Enjoy and feel free to leave me (Adrienne) comments or write me an email. Then go out and visit your own neighborhood coffeeshop.

Also a special thanks to my own webmaster, Justin, for making this happen (and for being an amazing person too).