Place: Sweetwaters Downtown, corner of W. Washington St. & Ashley

Date: Friday, September 3, 2010

Time: 7:30am – 9am

Meet Michigan Radio’s new All Things Considered host, Jennifer White, and their Morning Edition host, Christina Shockley over coffee at Sweetwaters downtown.  Stop by for a free cup of coffee and other Michigan Radio freebies and prizes.

For more information: http://www.michiganradio.org/coffee.html

Place: Liberty Plaza, on Liberty St. at South Division

Date: Saturday, May 15, 2010

Time: 9am-10am

Volunteers will plant flowers, mulch planters, and help spruce up the downtown areas along State, Main, South University, and Liberty Streets. Interested individuals, families, youth groups, and other organizations are welcome to drop in on this event. Please pre-register by calling Nancy at 734.794.6000 extension 43112 or e-mailing nstone@a2gov.org.

*Volunteers receive a free pizza lunch, t-shirt, and a buy-one-get-one-free drink reward from Sweetwaters.

For more information, click here.

Have a recipe that calls for coffee?  Submit your own coffee recipe to info@SweetwatersCafe.com. Be sure to include pictures of your creation and yourself.  Your recipe may be posted on our blog, and the best recipe wins a free bag of coffee!

For inspiration, here’s one we’ve tried:

Midnight Blend Cherry Almond Cake

1 cup of sour cream
1 package of french vanilla cake mix (Betty Crocker or your favorite)
3 eggs
1 cup Sweetwaters Midnight Blend brewed coffee (brewed strong)
1 can cherry pie filling
½ cup of almond slices

Powdered Sugar Glaze

1/3 cup butter
2 cups powdered sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
2-4 tablespoons water