Lonnie April 18th, 2009
I’ll admit it. I’m a coffee nut. So I emailed my neighborhood coffee roaster to see what was going to be available this week. The answer: the usual great selection, plus a Kenya Chania Estate organic. This one is roasted to a full city roast, which works well in my antique vacuum pot. The label on the bag tells me what’s inside. The aroma: lemon, berry. Taste: papaya, spice. Body: medium. Aftertaste: milk chocolate.
Lonnie November 2nd, 2007
Did you ever search for something for years, even decades, and then… you found it? It’s so wonderfully gratifying when that happens, no matter how seemingly insignificant the object of the search might be. For my part, I spent most of my adult life searching for The Mother Cup… Continue Reading »
Lonnie October 10th, 2007
Thank you, WSYR, for that great newscast on the facade program for James Street businesses! As many as 20 businesses in a 5-block stretch will be able to take advantage of this grant program, so this will have a major impact on the way James Street looks. That, in turn, will attract the kinds of businesses we’d like to see fill in the gaps.
The newscast highlights Cafe Kubal (no, it’s not Kabul, despite the newscaster’s pronunciation of it), a successful and unique business that’s working out of a tiny shop in the Eastwood Plaza. Watch the video of the newscast for the whole story – you’ll even see Matt Godard doing some of that great latte art!
Lonnie June 26th, 2007
At Cafe Kubal, in the Eastwood Plaza on James St., we are frequently tempted by these heavenly goodies:
But for the more health-conscious, Matt and Rachel are now offering this:
Watching your carb consumption? Just want something savory? Check this one out – we did, and it’s the best hummus we’ve ever had!
But… what do we come to a cafe for, anyway? Why, the “café”!
Matt’s getting really good at this latte art!
Lonnie March 10th, 2007
Walk into Cafe Kubal, just three blocks from the corner of James and Midler, and you immediately know where you are. There is no other cafe like it, for where else will you find not only precisely these beans being roasted in this particular antique roaster, but also the work of The Craftsman, Ron Cosser, who carries on the artistry of Gustav Stickley, fronting the counter that holds your just- made cup of cappuccino? In addition to coffee drinks and teas at reasonable prices, you’ll also find Austrian- style pastries made with butter that’s flown in from Austria! Cafe Kubal is located in what’s commonly known as Sacred Melody Plaza, but the plaza recently got a new lease on life and is now officially the Eastwood Plaza.
Matt and Rachel Godard
It’s businesses like these that create a sense of place, that foster a sense of authentic human attachment and belonging. We welcome businesses to Eastwood that are, whenever possible, locally owned and operated, for it’s the people from here who understand the needs of the people who live here.
Lonnie January 29th, 2007
Sunday, January 28, 2007 (courtesy the Post-Standard)
BOB NIEDTAt least when you’re moving a hardware store, there are plenty of tools – and a fine selection of those cool brass numbers to go on the new mailbox – to get the job done.Mission accomplished at Nightingale True Value, in Eastwood.The long-timer bounced over to the Sacred Melody plaza, 3525 James St., from 2313 James St., at the corner of Grant Boulevard.
Well, it’s actually the “Eastwood Plaza” but few of us think of it as such. We’re thrilled that True Value has stayed. Visit them, folks, and support your local economy. Keep Syracuse dollars in Syracuse!
You can bring your spent fluorescents to True Value Hardware (that’s compact, U-shaped, and/or 4-foot fluorescent bulbs). They’ll ship them for recycling. Keep hazardous waste out of the environment!