Philip Meech and Caffè Lusso take people on a coffee journey around the world. A coffee roaster and entrepreneur for over 25 years, he wants coffee drinkers to slow down, taste the roasted beans, and enjoy the rich variety.
Courtesy Caffé Lusso
In this episode, Philip talks with Washington State Magazine editor Larry Clark about enjoying coffee, his lifelong love of coffee, the art and science of coffee roasting, and his journey from … » More …
Nelson Pham spent six hours at Tacoma’s Boze Elementary School one day last summer. Armed with the iNaturalist app and GPS tagging, he identified and mapped every tree on the school’s property.
Some trees were healthy, others were struggling. Only two were providing shade for the crowd of spectators watching youth soccer games at the school’s playfields.
“All these parents were just baking in the sun,” says Pham, a Tacoma Community College student. “I wondered where the trees were.”
By the end of the summer, Pham created an interactive database of trees at 12 Tacoma schools. The work was part of an internship with … » More …
Linda McLean got the idea during the COVID-19 pandemic when she was looking for socially distanced programing opportunities centered around food security and food sovereignty.
She held her first two Inchelium Red garlic workshops—one drive-thru and one walk-thru—in autumn 2020, giving out bulbs along with tips for planting, growing, and cooking them. There was so much interest in the garlic, known for its mild flavor and reddish color that appears as the bulbs cure, that she made it her mission. Since then, promoting Inchelium Red garlic has become a primary focus.
“The goal is to encourage tribal members to grow Inchelium … » More …
There are doors—and then there are really big, automated doors.
For the latter, Darren Kiesler (’05 Arch.) and Boone Helm (’03 Comm.) run the Big Door Company, which installs and automates large door systems throughout the western United States and British Columbia.
The longtime friends met at WSU and then became business partners a few years ago.
Kiesler and Helm answered questions for Washington State Magazine about their unusual company, time at WSU, incredible projects, and how automated doors could help people.
All photos courtesy the Big Door Company
How did you get the idea of a company focused … » More …
