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The smaller office above Hartford Coffee will be available for lease after March 5. Your rent includes all utilities except telephone and the free WiFi is fairly reliable upstairs. The attached balcony is private but the restroom is shared.

If you're interested in seeing the space, please email me at shannon@hartfordcommunitycafe.com or call the cafe. The number is 314.771.5282 and I'm there most weekdays.

Really. Why Leave?

This weekend will be absolutely HUGE with several events you won't want to miss.

On Saturday night we welcome Java Jam artist anDrea. If you missed her last year, be sure to get there early as the house will be packed despite the extra 20 chairs we're bringing in.

Sunday at 6:00 PM there will be a meeting upstairs in the Java Lounge for folks interested in joining forces with the Marble Stage Theatre group. We're going to need lots of help to get the next show off the ground and we need you! Call me if you have any questions about this at 314.771.5282.

Also Sunday at 7:00 PM is the February Free Candy with Amanda Doyle and KWMU's Tom Weber filling in for Julia Smillie. It's loud, it's fun and you can swear if you want to because most people have the good sense to leave the wee ones at home for this show. Check out their website at www.freecandy.net.

Bring a cot, have a sammie and settle in for the weekend. I know its Mardi Gras and all but I suspect, if you have beads, a full 60% of our staff would be willing to flash some boob to keep you at Hartford Coffee.

Get On "The List"

What say you to an evening of food, drink, music and art? The more the merrier is our response! Please join us next Sunday the 19th from 5-8 PM in honor of James Fox, our February artist.

Is there a catch? You bet. To make it past the doorman you gotta get on the eVite list by emailing me at shannon@hartfordcommunitycafe.com. Please do this as soon as possible..yes, now is a good time.

Things Are Looking Up(stairs)

As many of you know, the children's area at Hartford is wildly popular. The original concept of the play area was to have an inviting environment for the parents, children and families of our neighborhood. James and I both believed that too often, families are not considered part of the greater community and very few accommodations are made for them. Hence, the play area. It gets a lot of use and it has afforded countless parents to enjoy a cuppa with their kids close by.

Adults without kids sometimes get the short end of the stick when the cafe is busy. In response, we'll soon be offering an adults only area upstairs. For lack of a better term, we're calling it the Java Lounge at this time. Hopefully, it'll be ready to go within a week.

If you have any books or magazines you'd like to share, please drop 'em by Hartford Coffee so we can have a nice lending library in the Java Lounge. Other features will be comfortable seating, limited tables and chairs and Tah-Dah! no kids!

Anything else you'd like to see in the non-play area? Send me an email.