Opinion | Calhoun: Wake-up Call

Your cup runneth over downtown this morning

No boss could refuse you a coffee break this morning -- not when dozens of downtown establishments will be offering all comers a free cup of joe between 9:30 and 10:30 a.m. Who'll be pouring it on (and out)? The three homegrown Ink! outposts, as well as the thirteen Starbucks...
By Patricia CalhounJuly 29, 2009
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No boss could refuse you a coffee break this morning — not when dozens of downtown establishments will be offering all comers a free cup of joe between 9:30 and 10:30 a.m. Who’ll be pouring it on (and out)? The three homegrown Ink! outposts, as well as the thirteen Starbucks locations downtown (including the one in REI), the Corner Bakery spots in the Pavilions and Tabor, the solo downtown Caribou Coffee, Peet’s and Peaberry Coffee outlets, and even the Brown Palace.

Fair warning: Sizes vary, and Starbucks will only be handing out sample-size cups. The locals might be more generous, since this is Downtown Denver Employee Appreciation Week. Find more details here.

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Patricia Calhoun is editor emeritus of Westword, the alt-weekly she co-founded in September 1977. She was editor-in-chief from 1977-2026. She’s been inducted into the Colorado Press Association Hall of Fame, the Association of Alternative Newsmedia Hall of Fame and the Colorado Restaurant Association Hall of Fame (probably for her bar tab). She’s received dozens of local, state and national awards for writing, including first place for feature writing and first place for column writing with the Society of Professional Journalists, and is a weekly commentator on Colorado Inside Out, PBS12’s public affairs roundtable.

patricia.calhoun@westword.com

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