Lose Those Love Handles! WCOM Benefit Party Tsunami Benefit Concert Lunchbox Concert Series Update on Main Street       Redevelopment Wine Wednesdays 10% Off for Owners Open Valentine's Day

Tsunami Disaster Relief People all over the world are mobilizing to act on behalf of the victims of the Asian Tsunami. Here at WSM we will be focusing our efforts in three phases. First will be immediate and direct relief. Weaver Street carries many products from the affected region around the Indian Ocean. In addition to collection jars at all of our registers, we are donating a percentage of coffee, tea, and rice sales to CARE, the Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere, Inc. Read more...

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Counter Culture Aceh Relief Blend

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Tsunami Disaster Relief (continued)

In our second phase we will be focusing our monetary efforts on organizations that can rebuild lost infrastructure and give direct aid to other coops. We will be carefully monitoring relief efforts and at the appropriate time the monies collected into the Tsunami Relief Fund will go to an International Cooperative Fund set up by the International Cooperative Alliance (ICA), the world-wide governing body for cooperatives. This Fund will benefit all affected cooperatives in the Tsunami region and provide them with funds to rebuild their cooperatives. The ICA was one of the first non-governmental organizations to be accorded United Nations Consultative Status. The major objective of the ICA is to promote and strengthen autonomous co-operatives throughout the world; and indeed has been doing so for over 100 years. Because the ICA already has a presence in the areas affected by the Tsunami, and a strong connection to the people and their businesses, Weaver Street feels confident that this is the most direct and effective way to assist in long-term recovery. Our third phase will be an ongoing support of organizations like Equal Exchange and other Fair Trade Distributors whose mission is to support small coffee, tea and chocolate growers with loans, above market prices and direct sales. James Watts, Weaver Street's Operations Manager says, "Long-term support of products is just as important as direct aid. Here at Weaver Street, we are committed to the success in our stores for all products carried from the affected region." Equal Exchange is a small wholly worker-owned cooperative located outside of Boston. They are also the largest certified fair trade coffee company in North America. Their mission is to pay a fair price for coffee, work with democratically run cooperatives, buy directly from the growers, provide advance credit to farmers, and encourage ecologically sustainable farming practices. Additionally, our local Durham coffee roaster, Counter Culture, has created an Aceh Relief Blend. Counter Culture is donating one dollar of each pound sold to their fund for the coffee growing families of the Gayo Co-operative and others in the devastated regions of Sumatra. Weaver Street Market is proud to be selling the Ache Relief Blend in our café as well as by the pound in our grocery aisles. Weaver Street is matching Counter Culture's donation of one dollar per pound to support their effort.

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Counter Culture Aceh Relief Blend

From Counter Culture: The earthquake that caused the tsunami occurred off the coast of Aceh, Sumatra. Sumatra is a major coffee-producing nation and we have roasted coffee from Aceh for many years. Counter Culture Coffee has developed a strong partnership with the Gayo co-operative based in Tankengon, Aceh, and we want to do everything we can to help our partners and the other citizens of Aceh during this time of great hardship. For this reason, we started a Sumatra Aceh Relief Fund. Counter Culture Coffee seeded this fund with the prize money we won as Roaster of The Year. We realize that many of you want to help, too, so we have created Sumatra Aceh Relief Blend. For every pound of Relief Blend we sell, we will donate $1.00 to the fund. We will use the fund to provide humanitarian aid to our partners in Aceh and others in Northern Sumatra who need relief. We have already begun to sell this blend and will promote it until April 1, 2005, but we will also send money from the fund periodically for the next few months to offer more immediate support. In April, we will publish a complete accounting of the aid we were able to give. Although coffee from Sumatra will be difficult to source as a result of this tragedy, we are committed to the producers of Aceh and continue to advocate the amazing Gayo coffee. This event underscores the precious nature of great coffees: in fact, harvest is currently underway in Aceh. We've received our first shipment from Sumatra this year, and since we may have to make it last, Counter Culture Coffee has chosen to create the Relief blend from non-Sumatran coffees. By doing this, we hope to promote a sense of unity between producers and consumers worldwide. In buying and brewing this coffee, we all can contribute to the relief efforts in Sumatra. Aceh Relief Blend is a delicious blend of Guatemala, Papua New Guinea and Organic French Roast. This blend is well-balanced and complex, with notes of butterscotch, chocolate and plum. Weaver Street Market will match this donation per pound, so for every pound that is sold here at Weaver Street, $2 goes into this fund.

Visit Counter Culture's website for more information.

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Lose Those Love Handles!

By Jenni Butler, Wellness Department So the holidays are finally over, the relatives have gone home, the decorations are put away, and the food indulgences have set in to double your size. It's time to follow through with your promised New Year's resolution to lose those holiday love handles. A great way to jump-start a diet or exercise program is a detoxing cleanse. The benefits of a good cleanse are endless. It will clean your digestive tract, clear excess mucus, purify the liver, kidneys, and blood, enhance mental clarity, and strengthen your immune system. A quality detox will also clear out negative emotions, harmful stress, and enhance the mind-body connection. The Wellness Department provides the perfect support for your post-holiday cleanse. Flora's Flor-Essence, is a gentle purification tea with several organic aqueous herbs. Nature's Secret's Ultimate Cleanse is a two-part program for total body detoxification. We also carry Renew Life's full line of cleanses such as Heavy-Metal Cleanse, Liver Cleanse, Para-Gone, and Cleanse Smart. In addition, we carry The Master Cleanser by Stanley Burroughs, to guide you through the detoxing process. Begin your winter detox and stop by The Wellness Department so the staff can help you find the right cleanse for your needs.

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WCOM Benefit Party

Listen Up! Community-powered radio station, WCOM 103.5 FM is throwing a swell party on Monday, January 31 at Panzanella. Listen Up! and rub elbows with local literary stars from 6 to 9 PM. Robert Griffin and Friends will make music and of course, we'll have great food and libations. Tickets are available at Weaver Street Market in Carrboro. Listen Up! will be broadcast live on 103.5 FM but you must be present to win door prizes and bid on a pair of Carolina basketball tickets. Call 967-3795 for more information.

Visit WCOM's website to learn more about the station.

Tsunami Benefit with Chris Reynolds Swing 'n' Jazz at The ArtsCenter!

Sunday, January 23 from 2 to 3:30 pm. Chris Reynolds (piano), Rick Keena (guitar), Wells Gordon (bass), Joe Izzo (drums), Howard Smither (trumpet), Lou Sawyer (sax) and Frankie Alexander (vocals) bring music and meaning together for a crucial cause. Proceeds benefit Habitat for Humanity International's Asia Tsunami Response Fund. Habitat for Humanity has a presence in 6 of the 12 affected countries - Indonesia, sri Lanka, India, Thailand, Malaysia and Bangladesh. Admission is FREE but donations will be collected during the performance.

Visit Habitat for Humanity's website for more info on their work.

Lunchbox Concert Series in Century Hall at the Century Center

This popular concert series returns with additional shows, so stop by Weaver Street Market to pick up your lunch and walk over to Century Hall each Thursday in January & February to enjoy free concerts featuring the best of local and regional Classical and Jazz artists in concert. Last year's shows were packed to capacity, so come early! This year, the focus is on Classical & Jazz. Free coffee is provided courtesy of Open Eye Cafe. Thursdays in January & February Carrboro Century Center-Century Hall Admission: Free/Open to the public Look Who's Coming to Lunch! Concert #2: "Contrazz" (Jazz) This quartet of highly skilled players includes David DiGiuseppe on accordion, Rodney Marsh on saxophone and flute, Bernie Petteway on guitar and Pete Campbell on piano. Combining the improvisational style and solos of a jazz band with a repertoire of traditional Celtic, Quebecois and American old time music, Contrazz is a high-energy ensemble known for its driving rhythms and hot music. Thursday, January 13 from 12:00-1:00PM Concert #3: "A Folksong Fantasy" (Classical) Harpist Emily Laurance and flutist Alma Coefman are two of the areas most talented and sought after classical musicians. After hearing these two, you may not want to go back to work ... ever! Emily and Alma will be giving a special "Breakfast with an Expert" presentation at 9:30am prior to the concert, which will be more educational in nature. Thursday, January 20 from 12:00-1:00PM

Update on Main Street Redevelopment: From the Chapel Hill Herald

Mall's Future Presented in 3-D BY ANDREA UHDE : The Herald-Sun auhde@heraldsun.com Jan 10, 2005 : 9:17 pm ET CARRBORO -- A parking deck could hold 500 vehicles, and a parking lot under the ArtsCenter could hold about 100 cars. Performance Bicycle Shop would be torn down and replaced with a five-story building. The ArtsCenter would be visible from all sides of the street and space above the ArtsCenter would be used by artists for galleries and living spaces. That's the newest 3-D vision for the rebuilding of the 300 E. Main St. business strip, a project that could transform downtown Carrboro. After digesting reams of public input, the group planning to revamp the business strip that includes The ArtsCenter, Cat's Cradle and Amante Gourmet Pizza, will reveal its most specific plans to the Board of Aldermen tonight at 7:30 p.m. at Town Hall. The presentation will include a 3-D form of the plans. "We have tried to work to make the pedestrian connections a little bit better, we've tried to improve the traffic circulation a bit," said Laura Van Sant, one of five partners in Main Street Properties of Chapel Hill LLC, which owns most of the strip mall. "We've taken some of the ideas we've heard from the various advisory boards, from other people, and we've included those in there." One concern raised at a September public information session held by the developers was the visibility of The ArtsCenter and the Cat's Cradle. Van Sant said her group has created pedestrian alleyways and made the area more open, thus increasing the visibility of the two performance venues which attract customers from all over the region. Also, according to the new plans, Performance Bicycle Shop will get a new building -- a change decided on after members of the public and planning board representatives raised the idea. "The planning board told us, other people told us to put as much as possible on the site," Van Sant said. "The building they're in now, when they built it, they did all their operations there," she added. "Now, all they need is their retail store." Plans for the downtown area also include building an outdoor performance venue, a green space similar to the front lawn at Weaver Street Market and about 400,000 square feet of commercial space. That's some seven to eight times more than is there now. Van Sant said she plans to apply for a conditional use permit for the redevelopment this spring and start construction in 2007. Her rough estimate of project costs: $30 million to $40 million. Carrboro Mayor Pro Tem Diana McDuffee likes what she has seen of the project so far. "The early concept plans I saw seemed like they had really taken all the planning we'd done and were touching on all the points we liked," McDuffee said.

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Wine Wednesdays

Due to popular demand, the Wine Wednesday Special has been extended through the month of January. Each Wednesday, Panzanella will feature 5 different specially selected bottles of wine for only $10 per bottle (tax not included)! Don’t miss this chance to enjoy a great bottle of wine at a great value. Featured wines will not be available by the glass. Regular wine list will be available.

Visit Panzanella's website to view all menus (lunch, dinner and Sunday brunch).

Owners Get 10% Off!

Through the end of January, owners will receive a 10% discount EVERY time they eat at Panzanella Sunday through Thursday (closed Monday). Simply print out the coupon available in the link below, fill out your name and owner number and sign each coupon. Present to your server upon ordering your meal. Unlimited usage but you must have a coupon each time you dine. So print out a stack of coupons and dine often! There are so many delicious items on the menus this winter - you’ll want to sample them all!

Click here to print your coupons.

Open Valentine's Day

Panzanella will be open Monday, February 14 for Valentine's Dinner from 5:30 pm until 9 pm with a selection of Valentine's specials along with the regular menu. Reservations are accepted. Please call 929-6626.