I am halfway through the Venti’s web site redesign. I am very excited — this is a first for me. I have skills at graphic design but I have stayed wholly print, meaning what design I have done was for print purposes (brochures, business cards, posters, booklets, etc.). I have steered away from web design…
Monthly Archives: April 2008
We got rice!
Many of us have probably heard about the global rice crisis which has hit parts of Africa, Thailand, the Philippines. These places seem so far away from us distracted Americans. While we empathise with their terrible fortune, and contribute to Oxfam or Red Cross, such crises hardly seem to affect us at home. Well, at…
Venting
The construction process is ongoing and pretty chill so far. Dino rolls with the punches but also raves about the great job his contractors are doing. Last week Matt and Doug from BCH Construction (www.bchconst.net) had to cut through the ceiling of the cafe for the hood vent system. Matt was up on a ladder…
Dino enlisted the help of Doni Cane and Aron Danublio (sp?) to assist with the construction of our bike frame chandeliers. Holy schnikees, they are gonna be crazy looking. It took Aron about 45 min. to weld together the beginning of the chandelier. We will need several more non-aluminum frames for the second chandelier, which…
Hooray for Spring
It’s been a big week. Things are moving along famously at the new location. Abundance, color, transience, longer days. I am grateful.
moving
Front of Moving Flier. Hooray! I just uploaded the files to my favorite high volume printers: Phoenix Media. Check ‘em out at www.phoenixmedia.com
Irony
OK, for those of you out there who don’t know, I do not drink alcohol. Dino doesn’t drink alcohol. Yet we are applying for our full on-premise liquor license. Seems kinda contra. I am coming up on 7 years clean and sober. The thing is: I’m the one w/ the problem, the one who can’t…
Construction
Construction is well under way. Check it out: The electricians came out of the gates with a bang — Scott’s Electric. These guys are on it. Super professional and are taking their time to make sure the job is done exactly the way I want it. Thanks, Keith. Doug and Matt at BCH Construction have…