tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34140697.post116785886027122455..comments2023-11-05T03:02:20.813-08:00Comments on ...That Black Girl: MorebucksTHAT BLACK GIRL?http://www.blogger.com/profile/05490122050968564824noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34140697.post-50291054047280330222007-07-10T23:20:00.000-07:002007-07-10T23:20:00.000-07:00I now know how I ran into your blog... I googled t...I now know how I ran into your blog... I googled the phrase "really good coffee" for some research I'm doing to maybe open a business, and that phrase is in the first sentence of this post.<BR/><BR/>If I get to Portland, I'll have to check it out.Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06929822438922748582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34140697.post-49370972523477875632007-01-22T06:44:00.000-08:002007-01-22T06:44:00.000-08:00AJ's is defintely worth supporting. She is openin...AJ's is defintely worth supporting. She is opening a third in the New Columbia in North. Also worth trying coffee shop on NE Prescott and 14th- another hip black-owned coffeeshop with great coffee.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34140697.post-1167942838274572202007-01-04T12:33:00.000-08:002007-01-04T12:33:00.000-08:00Excellent! buying local is all part of the strateg...Excellent! buying local is all part of the strategy to create a different economy.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Have you looked at <BR/>portland.indymedia.org?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34140697.post-1167928019560301242007-01-04T08:26:00.000-08:002007-01-04T08:26:00.000-08:00As a black woman small-biz owner, I concur! I defi...As a black woman small-biz owner, I concur! I definitely do my best to support local businesses (and smaller businesses on the Internet, like the craftspeople on Etsy). Large corporations are destroying neighborhoods and the middle class, and its up to individuals to shop (and NOT shop, too- save $$ instead of focusing on consumerism) with a greater consciousness. Thanks, That Black Girl.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34140697.post-1167924987071667592007-01-04T07:36:00.000-08:002007-01-04T07:36:00.000-08:00There's also an AJ's on Albina at Portland.I'd tou...There's also an AJ's on Albina at Portland.<BR/><BR/>I'd touch on gentrification, but I think I have too much to say and not enough coffee yet.vjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09519617172103008099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34140697.post-1167874964421805032007-01-03T17:42:00.000-08:002007-01-03T17:42:00.000-08:0042nd & Prescott?! Dang! That was my neighborhood...42nd & Prescott?! Dang! That was my neighborhood for five years! (Why did all the good stuff go in after I left...) That's great news for that neighborhood! (I'm trying to picture which corner for a coffee drive-thru...)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34140697.post-1167867686807562732007-01-03T15:41:00.000-08:002007-01-03T15:41:00.000-08:00You should always prefer local businesses over nat...You should always prefer local businesses over national chains - if all else is equal.<BR/><BR/>More money stays in the local economy when you spend it at a locally owned business. That is good for schools, roads, parks, other businesses, and employees - all right where you live.<BR/><BR/>But don't shop at local places that suck, and don't shop at national places just because they are Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com