No ordinary joe
The jive on java in Lincoln
By Gerry Beltz
Senior Reporter “ --
The answer is: One of the most popular
places for college students to congregate.
What is a coffee house?
Actually, coffee houses appeal to all ages—
from high-school kids to retired folks, espres
sos, lattes and mochas have become the bever
ages of choice in recent years.
It ’ s important to know where to catch an iced
latte and a biscotti while cramming for a mid
term, so we present a brief guide to the various
coffee houses in Lincoln, and their magnificent
mochas, luscious lattes or exquisite espressos.
Bagels and Joe
1339 O St. and 4701 Old Cheney
HOURS: (Old Cheney location) 7 a.m. to 7
p.m., Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
weekends. (Downtown location) 7 a.m. to 7
p.m., Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
weekends.
PRICES: 69 to 99 cents for a cup of joe, SI .29
for an espresso.
VARIETY: About a dozen beans (four brewed
and ready), four kinds of tea.
OTHER ITEMS AVAILABLE: Up to 20 kinds
of bagels, kid-sized bagels, bagel sandwiches.
OTHER STUFF: Downtown location located
inside Twisters for music shopping, while Old
Cheney location is near a laundromat, decor
makes one think of 1950s.
The Bakery
located inside the Nebraska Union
HOURS: Monday through Friday 7 a.m. to 9:30
p.m., closed on weekends.
PRICES: 65 to 79 cents for coffee (refill cups
%e available); and 99 cents for an espresso (70
cents extra for a double espresso).
VARIETY: Only one flavor of gourmet coffee
available daily, and is available in either regular
or decaf, five kinds of tea.
OTHER ITEMS AVAILABLE: Sandwiches,
bakery items, bottled Coke and Pepsi products!
Pepsi on tap, popcorn, Snapple.
OTHER STUFF: Until it moves back into it’s
renovated comer spot, the center-of-the-Union
location makes it very handy.
The Cafe
located in Barnes and Noble, 5140 O St.
HOURS: 9 a.m. to 11 p.m., the same as Barnes
and Noble
PRICES: A buck for coffee (first refill free),
$1.25 for an espresso (double pull).
VARIETY: Just the house blend, both decaf
and regular, but also around 20 varieties of
flavored syrups to add for flavor; several kinds
of tea available as well.
OTHER ITEMS AVAILABLE: Tasty treats
brought in by Molan Bakery, Brownbaggers
and The Cookie Company; sandwiches and
soups.
OTHER STUFF: Games (Scrabble, Uno, chess
and checkers), daily newspapers available within
The Cafe, you can bring in something from the
shelves while you sip your espresso, or carry
your cappuccino to the stacks.
the cafe
located in Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery
HOURS: Tuesday through Friday 9:30 a.m. to
3:30 p.m.
PRICES: $1.25 to $2.00 for an espresso, 80
cents for coffee.
VARIETY: Six kinds of tea, Columbian coffee
(hot or iced).
OTHER ITEMS AVAILABLE: Salads, quiche,
homemade bagels and biscotti.
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Meatless meals delight
patrons of Milford cafe
By Albert Schmid
Hestaurant Critic ----
Wlien people think about opening
a restaraunt, they take many things
into consideration, the three most im
portant being location, location and
location.
So, with that in mind, who would
—
choose to open a
vegetarian placein
a small Nebraska
farm town?
That’s exactly
what Terry Torrez,
a vegetarian of 13 1
years, did at the i
Flamingo Cafe, i
518 First St., in i
Milford. the <
town s only table-service restaurant, i
Even though more than a few eye
brows were raised, Torrez insists that
Milford is the most logical place for a
non-meat eatery. In her window hangs
a sign: “Support your local soybean ,
farmer, eat vegetarian.”
Torrez does admit however that 50 -
percent of her business comes from
outside Milford.
“Even though I am surrounded by
soybean farmers, they can’t fathom
eating them,” she says.
As the name suggests, the 50-seat
cafe has a 1950s theme with pictures
of Elvis, Roy Rogers and James Dean
on the walls. The tables, chairs and
plates are also from the same era mak
ingthe customers’ flashback complete.
The menu reads like one from anyt
soda shop, offering hamburgers, hot
dogs, chili dogs, grilled cheese,
Rueben, chicken sandwiches, a club
sandwich and several variations, all,.
3f course, without meat—just meat
substitutes. The menu also features
several vegan (pronounced VEE-gon)
terns for the truly strict vegetarian.
3ther menu items include nachos, as
sorted pies and non-dairy ice cream.
No sandwich item is more than
$3.50.
The cafe also features a full line of
shakes, malts and sodas, made with or
without dairy products, for the cus
tomers’ delight.
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Networkbuyouts cause concerns
By Jeff Randall
iienior Reporter
First of all, don’t panic — Dave
Letterman isn’t going anywhere.
But with the recent corporate
buyouts of both ABC (purchased by
Disney) and CBS (purchased by
Westinghouse), people across the
country have been wondering what
the new network ownership wi 11 mean
to their favorite television shows.
And in Lincoln and Omaha, affili
ates of these networks have been left
to wonder what the future will hold, as
well.
Paul Tranisi, director of marketing
and promotion for ABC affiliate
KETV in Omaha, said the buyout an
nouncement came as a bit of a sur
prise.
“There are always rumors about
that sort of thing. Who really knows 1
what’s going on in the upper levels of
the business world?” Tranisi said. “But I
we’ve always waited for an actual i
confirmation or event to believe any i
of the rumors.” ,
Local affiliates
left to adjust,
look to future
Howard Kennedy, general manager
for KMTV in Omaha, had a bit of
inside information on the pending
buyout because if his membership on
the CBS affiliate advisory panel. But
Kennedy said he had suspected some
thing would happen before any actual
confirmation was made by the net
work.
“If you’re in a business and you’re
paying attention, you can usually get
some indications that something is
about to go down,” Kennedy said.
AtKOLN-TV (Channels 10/11) in
Lincoln, general manager Frank Jonas
said reaction to the CBS buyout was
minimal.
“It hasn’t made any waves,” Jonas
said.
Although the exact effects of the
juvouts will not be known for a con
siderable amount of time, representa
ives at all of the affiliates felt confi
lent about their futures.
Disney’s ownership of ABC most
likely will provide a number of poten
tial sources of entertainment and in
formation for both the network and
viewers, Tranisi said.
That increased selection hopefully
would increase the quality, variety
and availability of entertainment and
make it available to larger audiences,
Kennedy said.
Kennedy said he foresaw no plans 1
for programming changes or expan
sion, but he is certain the network’s
buyout will bepositive for all involved.
“Westinghouse has historically
been a fine broadcasting corporation,”
he said, “and we see no reason why
that tradition won’t continue to get
even better.”
That sentiment was echoed by
Jonas, who said changes at Lincoln’s
affiliate were not likely.
“I’ve worked at stations where
buyouts of networks have happened
before,” he said, “and there really
have never been any major changes in
my past experiences.”