Coffee drinking linked to longer life
May 16, 2012 (Health.com) -- Drinking a daily cup of coffee -- or even several cups -- isn't likely to harm your health, and it may even lower your risk of dying from chronic diseases such as diabetes and heart disease, a new study in the New England Journal of Medicine suggests.
The relationship between coffee drinking and health has been a hot topic in recent years, but research has produced mixed results.
Shaw Interview Series: U Street Café
May 15, 2012 (Shaw Living) U Street Cafe (right beyond the border of Shaw Proper located on U Street between 13th and 14th) is a business contributing to the "Small Town in a Big City" personality of Shaw and its neighboring streets
John Richardson, Operations Manager for the cafe, and Patrick Coyle, the cafe's Director of Marketing, sat down with me in their shop to give some information about why we should pay attention to U Street Café
14th and U, Mt. Pleasant farmers' market open May 5
May 2, 2012 (The 42) Farmers market season is upon us! This Cinco de Mayo, both the Mt. Pleasant Farmers Market and the 14th and U Farmers Markets open for business.
The MtP market, located at Lamont Park at Mt. Pleasant Street and Lamont, runs from 9 am-1pm every Saturday until Nov. 17, while the14th and U market is open at the same times outside the Reeves Center at 14th and U.
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Learn About The 2nd Annual Metropolitan Branch Trail 5K Race/Walk!
April 30, 2012 (Gometbranch.com) The second annual Metropolitan Branch Trail 5K Race/Walk will be held on Saturday, May 5, 2012. The race is a community hosted and organized event in partnership with local neighborhood volunteers and the DC Road Runners Club. Free registration for the first 150 youth runners. Race start is at 9:00 a.m., Packet pick up and race day registration, starting at 7:30 a.m. on May 5.
Race Location: S Street and 4th Street, NE DC. Volunteers welcome! New this year--technical t-shirts!
Pre-race Packet Pick-up: Friday, May 4 at 5 - 7 p.m., Tynan Coffee and Tea, 1275 1st St., NE DC (free 1-hr. parking in Harris Teeter garage on M St.). Race bags and your choice of a water bottle or coffee cup will also be available for pick up while supplies last.
Online registration* will be available until Thursday, May 3, at 11:59 p.m.! Register now!
*Race shirts are not guaranteed for those registering the week before the race.
*A limited number of race day registrations will also be available.
Interested in sponsoring our event? Go to our Sponsor page or contact us!
Off the Beaten Path: The Boseong Green Tea Fields in South Korea
April 24, 2012 (Tripologist) While living in South Korea for two years and traveling extensively around the country, I discovered many beautiful and awe-inspiring places. However, if you had to ask me for my favorites, the Boseong Green Tea Fields would easily be near the top of the list.
The town of Boseong is located on the southern coast of Korea in South Jeolla Province. It is one of the most famous green tea producing regions in Korea, and forty percent of the country’s green tea comes from the fields around the town.
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Hold the milk: Austrian thieves make off with 2 tons of coffee
April 10, 2012 (Washington Post) VIENNA — In a heist that could fill the mother of all bottomless cups, thieves in Austria have made off with 2 tons of coffee.
Police say the culprits broke into a wholesaler and coffee-roaster’s warehouse east of Vienna, loaded a stolen van with the goods and then drove off
A police statement issued Tuesday put the value of the vehicle and its contents at more than 55,000 euros — $72,000.
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Green coffee beans show potential for losing weight
March 27, 2012 (Los Angeles Times) When roasted at 475 degrees, coffee beans are sometimes described as rich and full-bodied. But for the full-bodied person who is not so rich, unroasted coffee beans — green as the day they were picked — may hold the key to cheap and effective weight loss, new research suggests.
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Cherry Blossoms at 100 Years
March 21, 2012 (The 42) Bigger, better, more. That could be the motto of this year's National Cherry Blossom Festival. 2012 marks 100 years since the original trees were gifted to the United States from Japan --to the District from Tokyo, to be precise-- and planted in the area we now know as the Tidal Basin. Before the Jefferson Memorial, before the FDR Memorial, before the Lincoln Memorial, there were cherry trees. How does one celebrate 100? By throwing the longest, most elaborate party ever. That what the NCBF folks are doing. The Festival runs a full 5 weeks -- March 20-April 27.
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Tea's Amazing Health Benefits
How Tea Makes You Healthier
March 5, 2012 (ThirdAge.com) If you enjoy the soothing experience of sipping a hot cup of tea, it turns out you are doing your body some favors, too. Throughout history, tea has been used as a tool for improving health in many different ways. In recent years, Western research has confirmed that drinking tea has many physical and emotional benefits, from improving heart health to increasing happiness. Because of tea’s healing properties, including antioxidant-rich flavonoids, there are a number of surprising ways that tea can enhance your mind, body, and overall wellbeing.
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262 VALENTINES COLLECTED FOR VALENTINES FOR VETERANS!
Washington, DC (February 16, 2012) - Thank you to everyone who participated in Tynan’s Valentines for Veterans program! Two hundred and sixty two valentines and thank you notes were collected and delivered to the Armed Forces Retirement Home in Washington, D.C. and the Walter Reed Medical Hospital in Bethesda, MD.
TYNAN COFFEE & TEA LAUNCHES VALENTINES FOR VETERANS
Washington, DC (January 23, 2012)—For the second year in a row, Tynan Coffee & Tea has launched “Valentines for Veterans,” at all locations – Columbia Heights, Friendship Heights, and NoMa/Capitol Hill North, in support of those who have served in our Armed Forces here at home or overseas. Partnering with Walter Reed National Medical Center in Bethesda, MD, as well as the Armed Forces Retirement Home in Washington, DC, Tynan Coffee & Tea is excited to offer the community a vehicle to show their love for the troops.
“We think it’s extremely important to say thank you to the special group of men and women who have served our country,” said Katie Tyson, Managing Director of the Clover Restaurant Group. “Valentine’s Day is a great day to share your appreciation not only with your family and loved ones, but also with those who help to protect them.”
Between now and February 9, each customer visiting a Tynan location will have the opportunity to receive a complimentary Valentine and to write a message of appreciation for a veteran. Tynan Coffee &Tea will then deliver those Valentines on February 10, 2012 to both Walter Reed National Medical Center and the Armed Forces Retirement Home to distribute to their members.
For more information about Tynan Coffee & Tea-Columbia Heights, Tynan Coffee & Tea-Friendship Heights, or Tynan Coffee & Tea-NoMa/Capitol Hill North, visit www.tynancoffeeandtea.com.
Coffee Roasters Rethink the Blend
January 9, 2012 (The Wall Street Journal) Coffee roasters are caught in a grind.
There is a lull in supplies of arabica beans, the most widely consumed variety of coffee, after rain damaged output in Colombia and Central America. Meanwhile, Brazil's harvest, expected to be large, is months away. Prices still are at historically high levels, even though they have come down considerably from the near-14-year settlement high of $3.0490 a pound hit by the front-month futures contract in May.
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Tea
January 3, 2011 (New York Times) Tea is soothing, a quality to be craved in these stressful days. It is more subtle than coffee and meant to be sipped, not gulped. A cup of tea has less caffeine than a cup of coffee — half the amount or less
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Third Thursday FUN
December 29, 2011: (DC NoMa) NoMa BID is now running “Third Thursday FUN.” On the third Thursday of each month, the BID will host an event, including a neighborhood walking tour, an outdoor concert and a neighborhood happy hour. The event series will kick off on January 19 with a Tynan happy hour. Tynan will offer $2 off beer and wine, as well as specials for kids. There will also be NoMa giveaways.
Bike To Work Day!
May 20, 2011 (The 42 ) This is every day for a lot of us. Capital Bikeshare has done a lot to make biking to work a more common occurrence here in DC. But even without the bike sharing program, causal cycling is on the rise in District and the city has been on a 10 year venture to improve bike infrastructure; both by innovating and borrowing ideas + best practices along the way. Bike to Work Day is not a event exclusive to DC. It's national, taking place all this week. Regionally, Maryland and Virginia (suburbs of DC, at least) are taking part.
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