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The Urban Legend

The School Newspaper of Urban School of San Francisco

The Urban Legend

The School Newspaper of Urban School of San Francisco

The Urban Legend

Urban students at a coffee machine on Thursday, October 28. Photo credit: Ella Chen.

Caffeine: helpful tool or addictive drug?

Ella Chen, Staff Writer November 18, 2021

Urban students often show up to their 8:30 a.m. morning class with a cup of coffee or a Yerba Mate in hand. Between long days of school, extracurriculars and limited hours of sleep, caffeine can provide...

Students Becky Phillips '21 and Robyn Wadsworth '21 drink Yerba Mates in the Student Center.

Here’s the tea on Yerba Mates at Urban

Clementine Daniel, Managing Editor November 29, 2019

A Yerba Mate craze has spread across Urban following Flik’s decision to sell them this fall. The bottled or canned refreshing drink is made from the naturally caffeinated leaves of a species...

SF businesses draw the short straw with new ban

SF businesses draw the short straw with new ban

Clementine Daniel, Staff Writer October 25, 2018

Iced coffee. Boba tea. Smoothies. Every time someone purchases one of these refreshing drinks, they are also purchasing a straw. Set to come into effect in July 2019, San Francisco’s newly...

Third Wave Coffee

Third Wave Coffee

Olivia Meehan, Assistant Editor of Design and Head Photographer June 8, 2016

  In recent years, coffee has transformed from a daily routine to a culinary experience. According to the blog Craft Beverage Jobs, an online platform that connects people in craft beverages, the history...

Rendering by Pfau Long Architecture

Rooms With a View

Zachary Ngin, Staff Writer March 17, 2016

Urban’s North Campus, the so-called “Blueprint for the Future,” is opening next year. The 63,000-square-foot building will include seven classrooms, two student commons, a college counseling center,...

Coffee art from Andytown Coffee Roasters.

Independent coffee roasters excite San Francisco

Mara Pleasure, Staff Writer February 10, 2015

Four dollar lattes and ten minute waits for drip coffee may seem like a waste, but before you write off these independent roasters, listen to why they got involved in in coffee in the first place. Small...

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