by Russell Volz | Nov 27, 2020 | Russell's Ramblings
Hello Coffee Friends, Alisha and I pray that each of you had a wonderful Thanksgiving, which I guess officially kicks off the holiday season. So, now is a perfect time to be thinking about Christmas coffee gift giving options. It’ll be no surprise that I suggest...
by Russell Volz | Nov 19, 2020 | Russell's Ramblings
Lake City Coffee is the fourth business of which I have owned in the last 20 plus years. Throughout that time, I have exercised a general belief that politics has little place in business. Considering my coffee business and my political leanings, we should discuss...
by Russell Volz | Aug 24, 2020 | Russell's Ramblings
It’s easy to understand why Alisha and I, owners of Lake City Coffee, would be called coffee nerds. Nobel Rottens Wine Club Yet, recently we joined The Nobel Rottens Wine Club, hosted by The Culinary Stone here in Coeur d’Alene Idaho and conducted by certified...
by Russell Volz | Jun 7, 2020 | Russell's Ramblings
As I write this blog post, isolated demonstrations against “White Privilege” are all the latest rage on the MSM. As heinous as “White Privilege” crime may seem to be, my crime is far worse. My personal self-loathing is so great, that I’m...
by Russell Volz | Mar 25, 2019 | Russell's Ramblings
While roasting coffee, I’m looking for the perfect coffee color. So, having just the right roasted coffee color is critically important to creating the perfect coffee. Until recently, I had no idea how important color has become to left-coasters. Here’s a...
by Russell Volz | Jan 25, 2019 | Russell's Ramblings
Term Limits For All Let’s send a message to congress that will epitomize our contempt for them by funding the shutdown. I don’t mean that we try to stop the shutdown, but we try to keep the shutdown going! Since our federal government does more harm than good, then we...
by Russell Volz | Jan 23, 2019 | Russell's Ramblings
Spokane, WA (January 22nd) – Russell Volz, the owner and Coeur d’Alene coffee roaster of Lake City Coffee, is once again in the forefront of controversy by donating to the Go Fund Me campaign ‘We Build The Wall,’ which has so far raised over $20,000,000....
by Russell Volz | Dec 15, 2018 | Russell's Ramblings
If you’re a Lake City Coffee drinker, then you’re not the average American coffee drinker. American Coffee Drinkers The following statistics come to us from the recently released National Coffee Association’s 2018 report on coffee trends. Overall, most of the numbers...
by Russell Volz | Sep 6, 2018 | Russell's Ramblings
Just one conservative leaning social media post was all it took for Google to brand Lake City Coffee as a conservative coffee roasting company. Although being called a conservative coffee roasting company was never my intent, that is a name that I’ll take all day...
by Russell Volz | Jun 7, 2018 | Russell's Ramblings
As the most conservative coffee roasting company in America, I was shocked today to receive an email from Yelp promoting “Pride Week” in Spokane Washington. In the name of inclusivity and equality, they ask that I “get into the spirit” of their...
by Russell Volz | May 10, 2018 | Russell's Ramblings
As the Principal and Gourmet Coffee Roaster of Lake City Coffee, I can confidently say that just having a great product isn’t enough to succeed. A successful business is also built upon tried, true, and tested processes, procedures, and tools. The challenge is...
by Russell Volz | Apr 30, 2018 | Russell's Ramblings
How many times have you been told that you can’t quit your way to success? On the other hand, I’ve often said that it takes the first year of a business to just figure out what you’re really and truly selling and who your customers really and truly are. I...
