It's rare that a coffeehouse sends out a press release touting its imminent opening in Lincoln Park, a neighborhood not known for lacking a good coffeehouse. But there's a time for everything and the inbox today saw the arrival of one announcing the proposed fall opening of CityGrounds, mere steps from Gemini Bistro and Oz Park. The artist renderings of what the bar and counter seating look like are impressive, as is the sourcing of beans from Metropolis. But it appears the real reason for the press release is to pimp what CityGrounds says is Lincoln Park's "first Kees van der Westen Mirage Duette espresso machine." more ›

Bourbon is the fuel that turns the Chicagoist engine, but coffee is the primer. Today is National Gourmet Coffee Day and we decided to take a very (un)scientific poll of the staff to see if their favorite coffee houses have changed since the last time we paid homage to our favorite java castles. more ›

Wicker Park coffee shop mecca Filter is set to reopen next month at 1373-75 N. Milwaukee, according to Metromix. Bonus: they're gonna be roasting their own beans. Let's hope the new location doesn't become a Bank of America. [Metromix, via Gapers Block] more ›

Former art teacher Dave Beckham was sick of “traditional liberal bastion coffeehouses” so he opened Conservative Café an uber-conservative, "pro-American" coffee house in Crown Point, Indiana more ›