The end of an era

Posted by Jay Lee | Filed under General, Houston, KPFT, Technobabble, Technology Bytes Radio

Kaveh Kanes is closed.

This is a sadness.

Technology Bytes has hosted our monthly geek gathering there since March of 2002. It was the scene of our 10th anniversary party featuring Drop Trio. It was the only place downtown to grab a good cup of coffee and have some relaxing wi-fi. The space was just COOL!

GAH!!!!

There’s a rumor that two long term employees may re-open it. One can only hope.

In the meantime we need an alternate location for the January geek gathering.
Maybe Cafe Artiste.

Permalink | December 13th, 2005

7 Responses to “The end of an era”

  1. TechBlog Says:
    December 13th, 2005 at 4:13 pm

    R.I.P. Kaveh Kanes

    Dwight Silverman : ChronicleGood to the last drop. A moment of silence, please, for the passing of a geek institution. Kaveh Kanes, the downtown coffee shop known for its cool atmosphere, hot java and free WiFi, is closed. Workers inside…

  2. Dr. Ricky Says:
    December 13th, 2005 at 5:47 pm

    How much space do you need? May I suggest Tropioca?

  3. Dr. Ricky Says:
    December 13th, 2005 at 5:48 pm

    Oh, and yes, they have free wifi.

  4. Laurence Simon Says:
    December 13th, 2005 at 8:48 pm

    I’d suggest Stag’s Head, but I don’t think it’s quite the same as Artiste.

  5. Robb Zipp Says:
    December 14th, 2005 at 1:33 am

    It’s all my fault. :-( At least I gave them a couple of bucks the time I went.

  6. Bill Shirley Says:
    December 14th, 2005 at 12:04 pm

    I’m not a coffee drinker, but a few blocks away is Franklin Street Café. It has great sandwiches and a casual atmosphere (played scrabble at lunch a few times), and I hear good coffee.

    And Houstonians need to walk a few more blocks.

  7. Jay Lee Says:
    December 14th, 2005 at 12:40 pm

    I’ll have to check out Franklin Street and Tropioca.

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