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Sunday, July 16, 2006
PTown was a blast. It was BEAR WEEK, so I felt thin ( a bear is a bigger gay guy, with hair)!
Here is a picture of some of the Bears we met, actually we met Jeff (bottom right) and Jacques (I GOT SKILLS T-shirt) on the RSVP Cruise.
Jeff is Varla Jean Merman when in drag, and Jacques co-wrote his show. We are still trying to find a date for Varla to come to the cities for a show in the fall.
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Monday, July 10, 2006
Gloria W. Smith paintings
Stop in the cafe to see the beautiful flower paintings of Gloria Smith. Stunning!
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Friday, July 07, 2006
NATURAL FIREWORKSby Tom Reynen
The photographer for this summer really matches the oil painter, lots of summer flowers. Tom's work was up our first summer and people love it. To contact Tom about buying any of his pictures you can email him at: tommyrey@comcast.net » posted by Tom | link
Thursday, July 06, 2006
VACATION! Dean and I are heading out Saturday to PTown for the week. We have never been there, but it is sort of a summer Mecca. It will be fun to see Miss Richfield and Varla Jean, both have stage shows in PTown. I plan on reading several books from my list! With the new job and move I have gotten behind.
If you have any question about the cafe while we are gone Jason and Brandon will be in charge. Thanks guys!
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Wednesday, July 05, 2006
It is always interesting to hear how different people define the term Gay Business. Some people think a gay business is one that only gay people go to, like a gay bar. Others believe that a gay business is one that is owned by gay people: Twin Cities Quorum Members (http://www.twincitiesquorum.com/index.php5). While others believe if your business advertises to gay customers then it is a gay business.
The definition is not written out.
The only reason I am bringing this up is now that we live in Lake Elmo (near Stillwater) we want to support local gay or gay friendly businesses. I saw an article in Lavender about such businesses and the Lake Elmo Inn was listed.
Then I saw this: http://images.nictusa.com/cgi-bin/fecimg/?25990438471
The owner of the Lake Elmo Inn gave $1000 to Bachmann for Congress. Now, how could a business listed in Lavender as a gay friendly business give money to Ms. Bachmann? Well, the clear answer is he doesn't mind the gay dollar from the gay customer but he doesn't really support us.
Someone needs to define the term gay business.
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Friday, June 30, 2006
Have you heard our new radio ad? It is on Air America 950 (http://www.airamericaminnesota.com/). Please let us know if you hear it.
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Thursday, June 29, 2006
 Ahhh...Ohhh Yes, it is the 4th of July Weekend. Well, the 4th is on Tuesday but most people are taking a 4 day holiday.
NOT US! The Wilde Roast Cafe will be open regular hours on the 4th. 7am to 11pm
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Monday, June 26, 2006
Post Pride Let Down?
Some people in the GLBT community look at Pride as the "Gay Christmas." You get to see all of your friends from the cities and out of town in one place: The Park.
Dean and I decided not to be in the parade this year, do to moving and weather. It is a stress taking down the cake slices when we see rain. But, they will be back next year with a twist! But, our coffee was for sale at the OutFront booth....iced and hot.
The highlight of the weekend for us was Lavender's Brunch at Solara. I don't know if people are aware of all the good things Lavender does for the community and nonprofits, but the brunch on Sunday was a great example of one of them. They traded Solara for 200 FREE brunches and gave 150 of them to Claire Housing and 50 to the Good Time Softball Team Bandits. The two groups were allowed to sell the brunch tickets for $15...all of money went to the nonprofits! NO OVERHEAD...the tickets sold out quickly because after brunch all you had to do was walk out the door to see the parade. Keep this in mind for next year. KUDO to Lavender...thanks for the community support!
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Thursday, June 22, 2006
Come in and try one of our Summer Salads:
Bleu Cheese Iceberg Wedge Salad
A wedge of iceberg lettuce with our homemade bleu cheese dressing, crispy bacon, tomatoes and crumbled gorgonzola.
Mexi- terranean Spinach Salad
Baby spinach tossed with our garlic-rosemary-basil vinaigrette, oven roasted cherry tomatoes, grilled corn, goat cheese and almonds.
Classic Field Green Salad
Our tradional field green salad with our homemade chipotle lime vinaigrette, dried cranberries, candied pecan and gorgonzola.
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Monday, June 19, 2006
New Neighbors....have you been to the cafe lately? We have two new neighbors: across the street is the political office of Paul Ostrow, who is running for U.S. Congress (http://ostrow2006.com/), and next door to us is KeyNorth.
KeyNorth is not yet open, but should open soon. The ladies who own KeyNorth describe it as a mix of woman's travel products: KeyWest lotions, clothing, jewelry.
We are VERY excited for our neighborhood improvements.....please support them.
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