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  • From Mess Hall to Food Hall: Liberty Public Market
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    From Mess Hall to Food Hall: Liberty Public Market

    The building at 2820 Historic Decatur Road is over 100 years old. In 1923, it opened as a mess hall inside the Naval Training Center, one of the largest military installations on the West Coast. Thousands of recruits sat at...

  • Talitha Coffee’s Co-Founder Discusses Her Trip to the Dominican Republic
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    Talitha Coffee’s Co-Founder Discusses Her Trip to the Dominican Republic

    Co-founder of Talitha Coffee Jenny Barber recently went on a mission trip to the Dominican Republic in service of seeing firsthand Talitha’s impact on ethical coffee practices. We sat down to ask her some questions about what she did, what...

  • Understanding How Sex Trafficking Works: A Conversation Over Coffee
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    Understanding How Sex Trafficking Works: A Conversation Over Coffee

    The most silent experiences can carry the most violence. When people think of sex trafficking, they imagine scenes from Taken – a film dramatizing teenage women being abducted for sex trafficking. The reality, though, can be much more subdued. Sex...

  • Is Our Coffee Shop in Clairemont... or Morena? Good Question.
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    Is Our Coffee Shop in Clairemont... or Morena? Good Question.

    We get asked this more than you'd think.  Someone comes into our cafe on Morena Boulevard, orders a coffee, glances around and asks: "So is this Clairemont?" Fair question!  Our address says one thing, Google Maps sometimes says another, and...

  • What's In Banker's Hill, San Diego? A Coffee and Community Tour
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    What's In Banker's Hill, San Diego? A Coffee and Community Tour

    There's a particular kind of morning in Bankers Hill that's hard to describe unless you've had one. The jacarandas are doing their thing on Fifth Avenue. Someone's walking a dog that clearly has opinions about where to go next. A...

  • Talitha Coffee's Signature 'Arise' Espresso Earns 92-Point Score from Coffee Review
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    Talitha Coffee's Signature 'Arise' Espresso Earns 92-Point Score from Coffee Review

    A rare distinction for an everyday espresso and a signal of how demanding coffee evaluation has become. Talitha Coffee Roasters received a 92-point score from Coffee Review for its Signature Arise Blend Espresso, according to the publication’s 2026 rankings. In...

  • The Truth About Trafficking
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    The Truth About Trafficking

    Behind Every Statistic Is A Story Talitha Coffee is committed to ending trafficking and uplifting survivors along the way. We share these facts to honor resilience and invite our community to stand for freedom. Human trafficking is the exploitation of...

  • National Human Trafficking Prevention Month: How to Get Involved
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    National Human Trafficking Prevention Month: How to Get Involved

    January is National Human Trafficking Prevention Month. Here's how you can get involved: Raise Awareness Support Anti-Trafficking Organizations Education Yourself and Others  Take Action Anti-Trafficking Month invites us to pause, learn, and reflect on how our everyday choices can quietly...

  • Coffee Shop Spotlight | Inicio Coffee Company
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    Coffee Shop Spotlight | Inicio Coffee Company

    Discover the Heart of Inicio Coffee Company: A Community Gem in the Sam Fernando Valley We're shining a light on Inicio Coffee, one of our incredible partners brewing Talitha Coffee with intention. Inicio is more than a café; it's a community gathering...