Michael Hilliker of Vic’s Espresso — Boulder’s favorite coffee shops — has just opened a new store at Walnut and 30th, right next to the new Chase bank in the shopping center with Office Max. Vermilion worked with Steve Vosper of Architecture Inc and Dennis Southward of Southward Contracting to transform the shop into a colorful and upbeat place. The menu signage was produced by the great team at Photocraft. The upstairs mezzanine has plenty of tables for relaxing. The main floor has two machines to handle the morning rush. We’re happy to see Vic’s in this part of town!

With the launch this week of the new Homebrewers Association website, we now have two of the three sites live for the Brewers Association. This one features tons of cool stuff for the homebrew enthusiast, including extensive commenting and sharing for every post, video posts from YouTube and Vimeo, tools such as Find a Brewery, Find  a Homebrew Club, Find a Supply Shop, lists of events and competitions, even a “homebrewopedia.” And to add some levity, our Brewing 101 instructional video takes a carefully sardonic approach to the topic, created by by our motion graphics whiz Alan Dague-Greene. Enjoy.