Crumbs & Whiskers' kickstarter campaign has raised over $35,000, has gotten all of the necessary permits from the D.C. government and, this just in, officially signed a lease for a Georgetown location. So Washington is definitely getting a cat café in the near future though it probably won't open until late summer. And until it does, I thought I'd share what I hope Crumbs & Whiskers will be like. And that's basically Meow Parlour. Meow Parlour is New York's first, adn to date only, cat café. Or perhaps I should say a space with cats, where you can bring coffee purchased at another location around the corner. Unlike Paris' cat cafe, Cafe des Chats (which actually is more of a ...
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Postcard from France: Cour Bérard in Paris
Cour Bérard is a small street in the 4eme arrondissement in Paris. It's the home of the Moretti & Moretti, an art galerie which focuses on street art, digital art and installations. I headed to the galerie to check out its Konny Stedin exhibit. If you've been to Paris recently, I'm sure you spotted some of the German street artist's work. Her signature black and white portraits, with the red paint tears, can be seen throughout Paris, like this one below which I snapped a few years ago outside of Beaubourg But the best street art wasn't inside the gallery. It was actually outside, in the street, which was lined with graffiti black cats. Cour Bérard is a small street, but it's ...
Postcard from Paris: a Paws Café at Café des Chats
Paws Café... Pause café... get it? OK, that was a bad pun, but I couldn't help it. Just like I couldn't help visiting both of Paris' cat cafés during my last stay in the city. In my defense, one of them is just a few blocks away from my parents' apartment. When did rue Sedaine become so hip? The original Café des Chats, located in the haut Marais close to Beaubourg, opened back in the fall of 2013 and turned out to be so popular that a second location near Bastille was added. Margaux Gandelon, the young entrepreneuse who launched the "café chat" concept in Paris after a successful crowd-funding campaign, was directly inspired by the "neko" cafés in Japan. She describes her project as ...
Social Media Explained by Cats
I love this infographic from the folks at Avalaunch Media so much that I just had to share it: I think these are pretty spot on (sorry Google +)... what do you think? ...
10 Purrfect New Year’s Resoultions
The cat lady in me thinks this is the best new year's resolution video I have ever seen: [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KD9qvF4z8cE] So much for my resolution to spend less time on YouTube watching cat videos ;-) ...
Animal Planet’s Kitten Cam shows its Catitude!
The entire city is showing its Natitude this week... even the adorable little kitties from the Washington Animal Rescue League that are featured on Animal Planet's Kitten Cam. Well, they're actually showing their Catitude! Go Nats Cats! ps: speaking of the Washington Animal Rescue League, it's election season and the race for president is in full swing. You can vote with your stomach at many of the area's bars and restaurants, but you can also express your preference for a good cause by voting for either Barrrk Obama the dog or Mitt’ns Romney the kitten on the shelter's website. Both animals are available for adoption and while your vote (and donation of $1 or more) may not change the ...
Well played, Charlotte.
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iK4QypS6bxE?rel=0&w=560&h=315] Pardon my Southern slang, I'm here in Tampa for the Republican National Convention and everyone else staying in my hotel is from Arkansas... but y'all know by now I'm sure that I'm a huge cat lady. I love cat videos (hello, who doesn't) and the Democratic National Convention just won a few points with me by releasing this cat-astic video featuring Fernando, a cute orange feline. It's like they knew I've been enjoying Tampa a little bit too much and wanted to remind me that Charlotte's got a lot too ;-) Well played Charlotte. Well, played. ...