September 2018

Here at the Perk we just KNOW you’ve been celebrating International Coffee Day ever since you heard about it. We know we have! Welllll… that’s not strictly true. We missed the first one in 2015. Or was it 2009? And maybe a couple since then. But here at the Perk EVERY day is coffee day, so we feel warm and fuzzy about the whole thing. This year the International Coffee Organization, or the ICO for short (don’t you just love all those acronyms?), is celebrating Women In Coffee. Now, we don’t recommend covering women in coffee, especially if it’s hot, but I guess as long as it’s consensual and tasty and nobody gets hurt then it’s all good. But in all seriousness, women are central to the production and distribution of coffee, and their contribution to the coffee chain deserves to be celebrated. Bring your favourite woman to the Perk and celebrate her with one of our coffees! And maybe a dessert…

It’s barrelling down on us like, well, a bongwater-filled barrel.

Reefer. Muggles. Bud. Chronic. Weed. Grass. No matter what you call it, marijuana will be legal in Canada on October 17th and it’s coming your way. You no longer have to wait until mid-afternoon to spark up.

Canada as a whole is struggling with the implications, and Calgary is no different. Or we here at the Perk. To toke or hoot? Vape? Edibles? Indoors? Public spaces? School? Work? Coffee shops? Bars? There are no definitive answers, yet.

We are the only country other than Uruguay to legalize cannabis, and we are treading uncharted waters. Or leading the developed world, your preference.

How does this affect the neighbourhood? Well, there are at least 6 cannabis store applications on 4th street alone, and over two dozen in the Mission – 17th Ave – Beltline area. That’s approaching coffee shop territory. Inconceivable!

We here at the Perk are keeping a wary eye out on developments. No decisions have been made, and in the meantime, we’re just going to sip coffee , snack on munchies, and watch. Come join us!