Nothing beats the rich aroma of a fresh cup of coffee while you settle into a deep armchair, ready to conquer the territories of essays, math problems and debates that students face each semester or quarter. There are dozens of coffee shops splashed across Sacramento, and The Sacramento Press put together a list of reliable study havens. A delicious and caffeinated beverage, free Wi-Fi and a welcoming space are the characteristics The Sacramento Press looked for on the hunt for Sacramento study spots. Old Soul at Weatherstone 812 21st St. 443-6340 Hours: Monday through Sunday 6 a.m. - 11 p.m. Free Wi-Fi: Yes Old Soul at Weatherstone is located in an early 20th-century brick building

Less than a month after Temple Coffee moved from its 10th Street location, four artisan coffee enthusiasts are taking over the space to open Broadacre Coffee and offer a personalized, one-on-one, cultural take on modern-day cafes. Brothers Lucas Elia and Jacob Elia – who owned Bloom Coffee in Roseville for three years – and former Bloom Coffee baristas, Andrew Lopez and Justin Kerr, are in the process of setting up their new coffee shop at 1014 10th St., which is slated to open in the next week. To keep updated on Broadacre Coffee’s progress and find out when the shop will open, check its Twitter and Facebook pages. “The opportunity just arose, and we really love that area,” Lopez said.

Temple Coffee, a fixture on 10th Street since 2005, moved a block on Wednesday to Ninth Street, where it will have a more open, modern feel, but little else will change. The move from 1014 10th St. to 1010 Ninth St. was something owner Sean Kohmescher said he had been looking to do for some time, saying the old space didn’t fit the needs of the coffee bar. “The design of the (new) space is set up much more for conversations and engagement,” Kohmescher said, adding that the old space felt cramped. Also bigger, at about 2,000 square feet compared to the old location’s 1,450 square feet, the newer one gives a more open feel. Both  seat about 60 people, but the feeling in the new building i

We stepped into the inner sanctum of Temple Coffee & Tea where a quiet ritual was about to take place: a Tea Processing and Tasting class. Several tall tables with cups of labeled tea leaves, water, cup placement mats and note paper stood at the ready. The din from the outer café faded as the ten initiates waited to hear the word from our tea guide Leslie Fraser. “It’s time. Let’s start.” As Leslie asked us about our favorite teas, our wide disparity in knowledge became immediately evident. One man in the class talked about his specialty Sencha green tea air-shipped from Japan directly to him in vacuum-sealed bags. Others were hard-pressed to identify what type of tea they liked best (whi

London, Paris, Rome ... Sacramento. It would be inappropriate to include Sacramento in a list of historically rich, architecturally endowed and characteristically unique places like Europe’s “big three” destinations. Even on our own continent, the appeal of Sacramento is dwarfed alongside the likes of New York, Chicago or Boston. Let’s bring it even closer to home, meaning the West Coast or even closer, Northern California. San Francisco or Sacramento? If forced to label one or the other “world-class,” which would it be? Honestly. It wouldn’t be fair, or accurate, to say that Sacramento has nothing good to offer the world. It offers the world a lot of things, right? Think to yourself,

How well do you know your coffee? From the grinder to the filter (bleached or brown), from the water to the method of brewing (Mr. Coffee or French press), Temple Coffee and master barista Ben Lance have the answer. Thursday, Temple Coffee informed the java-loving public with its "The Art of Brewing" event at the newest 2829 S St. location. The event started off examining the flaws of the common coffeemaker notoriously associated with cramped hotel rooms and finished with what looked liked, at first glance, a chemistry set equipped with Bunsen burner and all. The common home coffeemaker produced a light-flavored cup of coffee that the crowd felt lacked the desired viscosity. As a novice,

Sean Kohmescher has come up with a winning business model when it comes to his two Temple coffee shops, but don't call him a businessman. "My identity is not a businessman," he said. "My identity is someone who is passionate about coffee and tea." Someone wanting to follow in his footsteps might think twice about replicating the road to his success. Kohmescher spent eight months building the first location. "I built everything. If it's not a chair and it's not a couch, I built it," he said. Although Kohmescher has a degree in interior graphic design, he has no formal background in architecture. He couldn't afford an architect at that time, so he drew the plans up himself -- sketch afte