FOLLOW THE READER: BEYOND THE AMERICAS

FOLLOW THE READER: BEYOND THE AMERICAS

San Francisco Gate - A 200-year-old home in the small market town of Woodstock, it has six bedrooms with shower, TV, hair dryer, telephone and tea/coffee maker. All are nonsmoking. Singles are 50 pounds ($97 US), doubles 60 pounds ($117), including a full English ...



Chinese bloggers crusade has Starbucks feeling heat

Chicago Tribune - Palace authorities are weighing whether to banish the coffee chain from the historic site, and thousands of Internet users are visiting Ruis Web site each day to praise or blast him. To many of them, he is either the voice of Chinas conscience or a ...



Cocoa is the beverage of choice in the winter

Detroit News - A friend of mine, who is a serious coffee drinker, visited me for the weekend. Unfortunately, I forgot about her caffeine love affair and never offered to make her a pot of coffee. Sure, I fed her and offered her all kinds of other foods, just not ...



Coffee Cup owners say theyll reopen

SignOn San Diego - Owners of the Coffee Cup in La Jolla said yesterday they hope to reopen their fire-damaged restaurant within three months. The fire started Thursday night in a storage area at the popular Wall Street eatery, according to the San Diego Fire-Rescue ...