a café on bangs avenue

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ryan has been spotted editing some of his amazing photos here at cafe volan.  take the time and check out this great feature of our amazing photographer pal, ryan struck via eastern surf magazine

photo: easternsurf.com

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part III

the last three pours of the night. mark (top) cabell (middle) paul (bottom)

cabell takes the win with a beautiful cortado

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part II

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part I

paul took a trip to rhode island to see his friends (the providence coffee society) and have some fun at their tulip tuesday throwdown at new harvest coffee roasters in pawtucket. here are some photos of the fun

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check out our friends, the razor blazers doing some good things for a great cause - there are 250 records remaining for purchase, each an original work of art / 50 artists contributed 10 unique 7'' covers for the release

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photo: paul saporito

jason stumpf, designer and builder of custom furniture - operates on espresso only - see a bit about him here at the b spot and find out more about his stunning work here on his site - we're proud to see jason back on his own doing what he does best for his clients

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grayson, getting his day started

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we really do have the coolest friends. anthony is the definition of craftsman. we're stoked things are going so well for him in san francisco but we sure do miss him here - photo and story via the san francisco chronicle

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lauren is an aeropress champion and mom to two of our cafe's favorite pups

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we're going to miss our bike show at the cafe with kerri martin of second life bikes, shown above.

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Cafe all star @glidesurfco will be selling some select surfboards at the cafe. Shown above, shapes by Ryan Lovelace and exquisite glassing by Luke Crossman - stop by and have a look via @cafevolan on instagram

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on a recent visit to the crossman loft - luke as shown, preparing a single fin for one lucky max rallo

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#asburypark crosswalks just gone wildstyle via cafevolan on instagram

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our friend rick malwitz is doing a very cool thing to help support the victims of hurricane sandy. 

check it out here

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mel and the oilers car club are putting on the race of gentlemen this weekend - race day this saturday, october 20th at 10am on the beach between the jetties at loch arbour and allenhurst - pre war autos and tank shift motorcycles only

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MANE coffee conference was this weekend. what a great time surrounded by great people.  

thanks to gerra and rik from new harvest for hosting such an event.. it really lets us know just how special our industry is. looking forward to next year!

(the photos above are from saturday night's latte art throw down, a chance for everyone to unwind, have fun, and showcase their talents)

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Chemex lab at MANE coffee conference. Having a great, informative, inspirational weekend in Rhode Island.