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Whenever I find a cool structural system, I will be highlighting them and posting them to this blog. This time I was pleasantly surprised to find a beautifully well-kept bow truss at the Highland Park Bowl in Highland Park, Los Angeles!

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Tadros finally exposed as the Ponzi Scheme he is.

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A Super Way to Start This Super Bowl Sunday

By Edward M. Bury, APR (aka The PRDude)

Perhaps it’s not an exciting way to start off Super Bowl Sunday, February 7, 2016.

A view of northbound Milwaukee Avenue, my favorite street in the world.

But here’s what I did on this unseasonably warm and pleasant morning: I went for a long walk in the neighborhood and stopped for a cup of coffee at a new, independent shop just off Milwaukee Avenue, my…

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Bow Truss Coffee Roasters

BOW TRUSS

2934 N Broadway, Lakeview

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WE’RE BAAAACK! Thanks for bearing with us while we’ve been in hibernation during this horribly long and brutal Chicago winter. Although snow is pretty rad [read; in December when you want that cozy holiday ambience], I have officially realized I could never live in Minneapolis where brutal winters are a yearly must, and that next winter xo-chicago should relocate and become xo-honolulu from December to April. Of course we could’ve kept up our bi-weekly posts during these past three months, but let’s get real–all of us Chicagoans would’ve, given the choice, chosen to stay far away from the cold streets of Chiberia. Luckily, spring has officially arrived, at least on the calendar, and we are back, ready to explore the culinary goodness chicago has to offer one bite and sip at the time.

Our first stop this spring is BOW TRUSS Coffee Roasters on Broadway in Lakeview. Due to pregnancy brain and distracted by the awesome weather that allows me to open my coat, put on sunglasses and stare at the blue sky, I manage to walk past BOW TRUSS twice, before realizing the dark and minimalistic facade overshadowed by the colorful awnings and signs surrounding it, is where I need to go. The place is empty– due to the lovely weather, the barista assures–but within a few minutes several patrons joins us at the two community tables for the delight of fresh roasted coffee bean drinks.

We order our coffee, but first the barista runs around the counter to flip the record on the turntable behind us. Talk about ambiance. In a way it feels like you are at a friends loft, and not a coffee shop.The space is beautiful in the industrially sparse kinda way. High beautiful ceilings that rise above you like an ark. A stack of vintage suitcases functioning as a room divider. Vintage sleighs hanging on the wall. The hustle and bustle from the back of the room where the magic beans are being curated and roasted. BOW TRUSS in Lakeview is actually the company’s first roasting house. Only the front of the space is dedicated to the bar, where you can grab a cup of coffee and learn about the roasting process and brewing methods, if you wish.

That it functions as a serious roasting house more so than what you would expect of a traditional coffee shop, is reflected in the simple menu (none of that classic coffee house counter spread of puff pastries, cookies and sandwiches), the limited seating (only two smaller community tables and a few stools at the bar), and the lack of costumer restrooms (an important fact if you have to pee a lot). In a way, the simplicity of the whole concept allows you to savor your coffee without any distractions from the flavor. Although the place seems designed for those who want to grab a coffee to go, stop in for a quick coffee with a friend, or pick up a bag of freshly roasted beans (STRONGLY RECOMMENDED!), we still managed to spend two hours here, savoring our coffee’s and catching up on all the things we’ve missed in each others lives during the past three months. Bow Truss is definitely worth a visit whether you want to linger around or just grab a coffee to go. The beans are truly magic.

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If you find yourself in Chicago, stroll on over to the River North neighborhood and check out Bow Truss Coffee Roasters.

Bow Truss is an independent roaster with their River North location here on North Wells and a second location in Lakeview on North Broadway. In the warm season, their cold brew coffee is A-class delicious; in the winter months, I go for their cappuccinos.

This River North location is located just northeast of the Merchandise Mart by the L and has some street parking for an quick pickup on the way to and from the office!