Indie Coffee

Today we’re having a double celebration. First, it’s Indie‘s birthday! We have 22 candles on our cake. What a ride it has been! And second, it is Grasshopper Day! To the uninitiated, Gary Grasshopper returns to Indie Coffee every August 14 to shed light on the weather for the next few weeks. The answer? Gary did not spit today, meaning there will be six more weeks of summer! This year has been a very low-key celebration, but we suggest you join in the fun anyway. Do something green, eat a Grasshopper waffle, jump around, sing a Grasshopper Carol, put a spring in your step, hop to it! But please, we beg you, do not spit when you’re nervous. You may turn into a grasshopper!

A bittersweet day in our hood. After 35 wonderful years, Hong Kong Cafe will serve its last meal tonight. What great friends and neighbors they’ve been to us throughout the years. Wishing Phillip, Terry and crew loads of joy, happiness, and of course, RELAXATION in your retirement. We will truly miss you!

Tonight @ 6:30! Please join us for an intimate live performance of Rachel Loshak, a world class performer originally from England. Now based in New York, Rachel has created six full length LPs (available on Apple Music), has sung onstage at the Grammys, and is cocreator of the production company that brought Gustafer Yellowgold into our world. Her current tour is promoting the release of her new album, Songs to the Sun, a tribute of sorts to her late husband, Morgan Taylor. We are honored that her Madison tour stop Is at Indie. Tonight we will be serving beer and wine. Staying open late, come anytime! A suggested $20 donation will be requested at the counter. Lighting candles at 6:00. Show start time at 6:30.

Congrats to Teva, winner of our internal World Cup barista challenge! We are sure that the people of Spain are almost as happy as she is.

Starting to like a few things our new neighbors did. What used to be a chain linked, fenced-in parking lot, is now a nice path with grass and trees. Mr. Jensen’s No Parking sign (pic 2), remains on the wall, a little doorway to the past. On pic 3 you can see their crazy temporary fence they put up a year ago. Pic 4 shows the view from our side. Pretty soon, probably next week, we will finally be getting that fence replaced. Stay tuned!

Another nice article on little free libraries for your reading pleasure. :)

Madison’s chapter of the Little Free Library story - Madison Commons - Dane County Community News Madison is a leader in the Little Free Library movement, with 37 of the free book boxes in the Madison area alone.

Try our new chicken liver and pesto cortado, garnished with fresh red onion! Today only!

Patio open! (As is the coffee shop on this blizzardy day.) Put yer boots on and come on in!

Indie welcomes back local poet Thor Ringler tomorrow (Thursday Feb. 12) at 6:30. Join us for this free poetry reading with a little storytelling mixed in. Thor heads up the VA’s national project, “My Life, My Story.” He’ll be reading some new work.

Despite everything, the soul needs love. Come in for a hug. XO