Wireworks Coffeehouse: A converted auto garage houses this hip-but-not-self-obsessed coffee shop just across the river from downtown Pueblo, bustling with equal numbers of local java-hounds rushing to appointments and hanger-outers sipping Colorado Springs-roasted High Rise coffee and munching on pastries. Specialties: Coffee and syrup flavor combos like the suntan (mandarin orange and chocolate) and the khaki (caramel and white chocolate). Local bands play here every now and then; call for upcoming events. Free wi-fi, natch.|100 Broadway, Pueblo, 719-543-3000|Tucker Shaw
Tribest Personal Blender: The slender Tribest Personal Blender is just big enough to hold a banana, a carton of yogurt and a heaping tablespoon of protein powder. Pour the ingredients in, screw on the top (which holds a tiny pronged blade), then turn the whole thing upside down. The lid hooks into the tiny base, blends your smoothie and then goes straight into the dishwasher. Turned right side up again, the container doubles as a glass. Screw on a storage lid and shove leftovers into the refrigerator. Retail ranges from $59.99 to $79.99. |tribest.com, 1-888-618-2078|Linda Castrone
The Women’s Bean Project is moving on up and online. Its entire product line is now available at
Amazon.com. This means soups, salsas, sweets, dips, rubs, coffees, teas, gift baskets and bundles will be
seen by millions of Amazon’s customers who, when they buy, help women from backgrounds of unemployment
and poverty stabilize their lives. Locals can still buy Women’s Bean Project products at
womensbeanproject.com or from its home base in Five Points. | 3201 Curtis St., 303-292-1919 |
Ellen Sweets
