Local coffee brand CxT Roasting Company is planting roots across the river in East Peoria. CEO Mitchell Popadziuk said the aim is to open a new storefront in the Blutowne development in mid-summer. He ...

Smart home devices promise convenience, but the recent DJI robot vacuum hack exposes just how vulnerable these gadgets can be. In an unexpected turn of events, a hobbyist programmer connected a ...

Think twice the next time you want to brew yourself a cup of coffee in your hotel room. Nothing is worse than being on a trip and realizing you didn’t pack enough pairs of clean underwear. Thankfully, ...

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It was roasting day at George Howell Coffee in Acton. A shiny industrial roasting machine thrummed loudly, while an employee monitored its vital signs on a pair of computer screens nearby. Howell, ...

Valve says it has to ‘revisit’ its shipping schedule and pricing plans for the Steam Machine, Steam Frame, and Steam Controller. Valve says it has to ‘revisit’ its shipping schedule and pricing plans ...

Historically, roasting coffee has been a very hands-on, sensory experience. Roasters used their senses of hearing, smell and sight to determine what stage a roast was at. Today, new technology is ...

Sadie Crowley, Stacy Wilk and Monroe Matsen are co-owners of Moon Peak Coffeehouse, which opened on Nov. 28, after a previous shop they worked at was forced to close earlier in the year. (Curtis ...

Owner Ray Marcy said the decision to sell followed long-term planning regarding the future of the business as it approaches its 30th anniversary. Fiddleheads Coffee, the family-owned Thiensville-based ...

If you enjoy dark chocolate or coffee, or both, you may be benefiting from a substance found in these products that is linked to a reduction in cellular aging. A study published this month in the ...