Greetings MilkBoys and Girls, Tonight’s shows at both Bryn Mawr (Jeannine Hebb w/ Annie Dinerman and Gretchen Watt) and Ardmore (Lucas Carpenter’s Birthday Bash) are CANCELLED. We’ll still be open during the day as long as it’s safe (and reasonable) for us to do so. As far as Sunday goes, we’re playing it by ear [...]
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Fast! Fast! Service!
June 30, 2011 – 6:38 am
The biggest news here is that we’ve made a change in our service-style and introduced waitstaff. Why? So we can serve you faster and better! The complaint we’ve heard most often over the years is, “I can’t just get in and get a quick cup of coffee to go.” Well, we hear you. And now [...]
Lucas Carpenter to Light Up the Stage at MilkBoy Coffee!
June 22, 2011 – 12:57 pm
Our beloved Lucas Carpenter is coming back to us! On Sunday, June 26th, he, Sam Gongol and Jake Ohlbaum will be gracing our stage with their presence. A former employee of ours (Ms. Michelle Zipkin) who now writes for CultureMob, an online entertainment blog, did an article about the upcoming show. Check it out and [...]
Hey Rosetta! Show This Saturday
May 20, 2011 – 12:50 pm
Hey Rosetta! has garnered critical acclaim for the new release of Seeds and their international tour. The recent success has sparked an announcement of another round of US dates with one coming this weekend, Saturday, May 21st, to MilkBoy Coffee in Ardmore. Check out their brilliant and moving video for their single “Yer Spring” below [...]
The Autumn Defense – Day of Show Tickets
May 13, 2011 – 11:43 am
As always, we will release a block of day-of-show tickets to see The Autumn Defense tonight, Friday the 13th. The long time side project of Wilco bassist John Stirratt and keys player Pat Sansone will be a great show! Online ticket sales have stopped but walk up (cash-only!) tickets will be available at the door [...]
We made the Inquirer!
April 1, 2011 – 6:19 pm
An article detailing the exploits of “The People (aka. the Carpenter’s Union) vs. MilkBoy Coffee” made it to the front page of Philly.com – the web version of the Inquirer. Rapidly approaching 200 comments, It’s currently the most read and shared article on the site. What are your thoughts? LINK BELOW vvv http://www.philly.com/philly/news/homepage/20110401_MilkBoy_Coffee_s_expansion_to_Center_City_draws_union_protests.html
A note of support that we thought you may want to read-
March 11, 2011 – 3:19 pm
Harriet Katz sent this email out to her friends and it was kindly forwarded to us. We did not know Ms. Katz before, but we contacted her to thank her and ask for her permission to reprint it; we think you should read it. Thanks, Harriet! Harriet Katz Many of us have no doubt seen [...]
Meet Your Barista: Larry!
February 25, 2011 – 1:41 pm
Want to know more about the friendly and goofy MilkBoy baristas behind your favorite cup of latte? We’re starting a whole series of “Meet your Baristas” and here’s the first and our very own southern charmer:
Happy 5th Birthday!
February 21, 2011 – 5:04 pm
Thanks everyone for your warm wishes! Last week’s $5 gift-card giveaway was a HUGE success, with 45 loyalty card holders getting $5 cash put on their gift cards. To be (only a little) tongue-in-cheek, we’re pretty amazed that we have customers at all, let alone ones that are so loyal to us! In all seriousness, [...]
