I think it's only appropriate my first blog should be about the Boulder coffeehouse I visited today, The Laughing Goat.
I write an Editor's column for my newspaper, the Boulder County Business Report and I recently wrote about how I was checking out different free hot spots around Boulder. Soon after, I got two responses from coffee spots I failed to mention, Super Joe Specialty Coffee in nearby Superior and The Laughing Goat. One of the owners of the Goat, Daryl, sent me a letter including several vouchers for free coffee so it was hard to pass up.
Two of the former baristas at the now defunct Penny Lane are now owners at the Goat, and they've created a relaxed -- laid-back -- Boulder bohemian atmosphere with great coffees and frequent entertainment in the evenings, including live music and poetry readings. I was there for the noon Saturday crowd, and there weren't many seats left.
Seemed more of a college-age and 20 something crowd tdoay than a few of the older Boulder regulars you find on the west end of the downtown mall at the Trilogy coffee shop and used book store, but the Goat has a lot more room and very good energy. I want to try it out one evening.
Located at 1709 Pearl St. it's open from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. weekdays and from 7 a.m. on weekends.
Their Web site is just under way, but you can get a feel of the place by looking for thelaughinggoat on myspace.com.
I hope to meet Johnny or Daryl, the two owners I'm told are also behind the counter making lattes and capuccinos, and thank them for having yet another very cool gathering spot in our city.
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