South/Southwest

NBA’s Corey Kispert Launches The Bitter Truth Coffee Company

NBA sharpshooter Corey Kispert has launched a new coffee brand called The Bitter Truth Coffee Company, pairing fresh roasts with words of inspiration from lessons learned on and off...

2026.03.31

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Un Cafecito Brings Big Coffee Energy to Salt Lake City

A Latin-inspired coffee shop called Un Cafecito has opened on Salt Lake City’s North Temple corridor, bringing drinks such as horchata lattes and cafe de olla alongside a community-centered...

2026.03.31

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Bizarre Coffee Brings More ‘Good Mood Juice’ to Georgia

Quirky flavor combos and exceptional coffees are the baseline at Bizarre Coffee, which recently opened its third cafe north of Atlanta in Roswell, Georgia. Bold blocks of color and...

2026.03.25

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Three Questions with University of Kentucky Coffee Lab’s David Gonthier

The University of Kentucky is getting its first-ever coffee education program for undergraduates this fall. David Gonthier, an associate professor in the UK Department of Entomology at the Martin-Gatton College...

2026.03.24

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Iwana Coffee Gives Las Vegas Fresh Roasts of Colombian Gems

A jackpot of freshly roasted Colombian coffees awaits guests at the sister-owned Iwana Coffee shop in the Las Vegas Arts District, where in-house roasting recently launched. The cafe opened...

2026.02.12

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Spin the Wheel at Counter Culture Coffee’s New Brewing Competition Brewlette

North Carolina-based Counter Culture Coffee is launching a free manual brewing competition series called Brewlette, designed to remove some common barriers to participation among coffee pros and home enthusiasts...

2026.02.11

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Spin the Wheel at Counter Culture Coffee’s New Brewing Competition Brewlette

North Carolina-based Counter Culture Coffee is launching a free manual brewing competition series called Brewlette, designed to remove some common barriers to participation among coffee pros and home enthusiasts...

2026.02.11

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Different Hospitality Acquires Boomtown Coffee in Houston

A newly formed Houston hospitality group called Different Hospitality has acquired local specialty coffee roaster Boomtown Coffee, according to a firm that brokered the deal. Financial terms of the...

2026.02.10

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Details Shine at Filigree Coffee’s First Cafe Outside Orlando

Meticulous preparation and intricate flavors are wired together at Filigree Coffee’s first brick-and-mortar cafe, which opened in Horizon West outside Orlando late last month. Above shiny, brew-colored tile fronting...

2026.02.09

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Veil Cafe Uncovers a Diversity of Flavors In Kansas City

The curtain has been drawn on a multicultural, multiroaster coffee experience in Kansas City with the opening of Veil Cafe in the Garment District. Blending modern touches with the vintage...

2026.02.05

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