New door sign.

Former MN House Rep. Jamie Becker Finn may have stepped back from serving in elected office, but politics still have a place at her independent coffee shop Makwa Coffee in Roseville. @makwacoffee.bsky.social #RosevilleMN www.rosevillereader.com/makwa-coffee...

Stopped at Miigwitches Brew on my way to Duluth!

One of our awesome regulars is organizing adoption of the park by the shop! Everyone is invited to show up & help out.🌿 Invasive Clean Up at Cottontail Park Tues 4/29 6-7pm Bring gloves, hand weeder tools, pruners or clippers if you have them. (This is just the initial meet up, we will have more)

Peanut butter pie is back! Stop by any time after 12pm on Thursday 4/24 (we have to wait for the chocolate ganache to set) 🤤

Visit us any time on Thursday, April 24, 2025, and 25 percent of your bill will be donated to the Aliveness Project to promote health and wellness for communities most impacted by HIV/AIDS. PLUS we will have peanut butter pie available starting after noon!

Small Business Corner: Tax Day Edition My dad always told me that if I got to the point where I needed to pay taxes, that was a good sign that I was doing well for myself and able to contribute to supporting others. 🧵

Patio is lovely today! ☀️

New hours posted! Open until 6pm on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.

Word Nerd tonight! Going forward, Word Nerd will be the second Wednesday of every month. Yay! Chill vibes for readers and writers, 5-8pm.

Small Business Corner (in this economy?!?!) The prices we charge are based on what we pay. Example: the price of a vanilla latte is determined by adding up costs of: espresso beans, water, milk, flavor syrup, cup, lid, sleeve, & label. The total cost of these items is the Cost of Goods (or COGS). 🧵

At 1pm today, our sales were way down from our usual busy Saturday and I was like “bummer but glad y’all are at the protest”…and then everyone just showed up at 3:30 instead. Y’all are the best. 🫶

Pop tart roll call! 🍋Blueberry lemon curd 🍫Chocolate raspberry 🍐Pear ginger blueberry 🍓Triple berry 🫐Blueberry & cream

You’re probably going to want some caffeine before you head to St Paul for any afternoon activities

Shop calendar for April! 3rd: Craft Night 5-9p 9th: Word Nerd 5-8p 13th: Artist pop-up 12-3p 20th: Artist pop-up 12-3p 24: Dining Out for Life! 25% of gross sales all day will be donated to The Aliveness Project! 27: Sunday Coffee Run with ReNew Earth Running 8am 27: Artist pop-up 12-3

To our transgender neighbors: as hateful laws and rhetoric spread across the country, we will keep showing up for you. We love you and will keep fighting to keep you safe in Minnesota.

Today and every day, You belong here 🏳️‍⚧️ #TransDayOfVisibility

Today is Trans Day of Visibility!🏳️‍⚧️ To all our trans family, friends and customers - we love you!! The needless vilification of the trans community right now will never ever change that. You will always be welcomed and valued at our business. #tdov

Outdoor seating is ready to go! ☀️ Dogs are also welcome on our patio - be sure to ask for a free doggie biscuit at the register. 🐕

Free author event this evening at our shop! Join Native author Art Coulson for a reading from his newest book. Art Coulson is a 2023 McKnight Fellow and will be sharing from his new work in progress. All are welcome to attend, the reading starts at 6pm.

We have freshly baked gluten-free muffins today! 🫐Blueberry or 🍌Banana chocolate chip

We had a really great book club discussion last night around By the Fire We Carry by @rebeccanagle.bsky.social Pretty sure we used all of the words on the current regime’s banned word list. The book is excellent and there’s at least one copy on our free library shelves! Highly recommend.

It’s a beautiful day for a book club! Discussion starts at 6pm but feel free to come in early to settle in. All are welcome to join us! (well, except fascists, they can find their own book club) More details at thee Facebook event page: fb.me/e/4eZsDtRfO?...

We are hosting a free event this evening Tuesday 3/18 with Minnesota Gardening from 6:00-7:30p. We will be thinking spring and talking all things garden planning and seed starting! Feel free to come in early to nab a seat and order a drink.

Okay team, you know the drill. We are doing another supply drive for unhoused relatives living in the Twin Cities. This time the focus will be on gathering food supplies. All donations will go to Camp Nenookaasi and the warming/navigation center at MIWRC. Miigwech. 💙

Word Nerd tonight! 5-8p

Roseville and Shoreview residents who live in District 40B: It's Special Election Day! Polls are open from 7a-8p and you should go to your normal polling location in your neighborhood. Not sure where your polling place is or if you live in District 40B? Visit pollfinder.sos.state.mn.us

Anyone else thinking spring?! Come visit us in the sunshine today - we even brought back some of our outdoor tables! ☀️ Pictured: the first bloom from a strawberry plant, taken last spring

Shout out to Minneapolis-based Red Wolf Chai!

Please. Shovel. The sidewalks and ramps near you. I’m begging you. People cannot get to their basic needs without it. (And if you can’t, please ask for help — even from me personally! — from someone)

Limited time only! Our annual evolving sculpture is back. Stop by to see this unique art installation while you still can. No ticket required. #art

March event calendar! 🌱4: Seed starting with Minnesota Gardening 6p 🧶6: Craft Night 5-9p 🗳11: 40B residents remember to vote! 7a-8p 📖12: Word Nerd 5-8p 📚19: Book Club 6p 🎲20: Game Night 5-9p 🩵25: Author event featuring Art Coulson 🏃30: Coffee Run with ReNew Earth Running 8a

Stop by this morning to pick up some Girl Scout cookies! They’ll be available from 10-12 Sunday March 2nd! What’s your favorite kind? We think they all go well with coffee. 🍪💖🍪

A customer reached out with concerns re my politics as a small business owner. To be clear: I will always stand up to Nazis. I will always defend the rights and freedoms of trans people. I will always oppose fascism. I will always encourage others to do the same.

Friday was our busiest day of the year! Y’all are the best. 🫶 Our team also really appreciated the generous tips today - the small ways we all show care for each other can be really powerful too. 🩵

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In the capitalist system we live in, taking action by withholding spending is an important tool. But! Please remember that local micro businesses are not the same as the corporations and oligarchs harming our country. A bad Friday of sales would cause actual harm to small shops like ours.

Our regulars are the best. That is all.

We are hosting our first gardening event! Join us on Tuesday, March 4th at 6pm to learn and ask questions about garden planning and seed starting!🌱 Our guest speaker will be our good friend Brad Tabke from Minnesota Gardening!

Pop tart roll call! 🍫Chocolate caramel 🍐Pear cardamom 🍋Blueberry lemon curd 🍎Salted caramel apple 🥭Mango brown sugar Handmade and freshly delivered from Fruit and Grain!

Very special pop tart roll call! In addition to our usual squares, we also have “heart pops" in blueberry lemon curd or raspberry jam flavors.💖 🍏Salted caramel apple 🫐Blueberry lemon curd 🥭Mango brown sugar 🍓Triple berry And remember tonight is our first Word Nerd! 🤓 5-8p

Join us tomorrow for our first Word Nerd night from 5-8pm! Many of you have asked about a "silent book club" or some kind of writing club. We decided we'd combine the two. 🤓 So come start that novel, read that book, or finish that poem with chill fireplace vibes and a warm mug. 🖊

Massive @mnaurorafc.bsky.social sale today and tomorrow. These kits for $40 is insane

It’s a muffin morning! Our baker Amy Kay braved the snow to bake two kinds of gluten free muffins today: 🥕Carrot cream cheese and 🫐Blueberry!

What he said!👇🏼

We are so excited to share that our maple syrup is now organic and sourced more locally from Maple Valley Cooperative! Maple syrup has been one of our magic ingredients since day one at Makwa Coffee. We hope you appreciate "the good stuff" as much as we do!🍁

If you were going to rebrand an americano, what would you call it?

When we did our clothing and supply drive a few weeks ago, we ended up getting quite a few donations of kids items. Camp Nenookaasi didn’t need them so today we donated them to Roseville Area Schools! Miigwech everyone who contributed!

Finally got a chance to stop in at @makwacoffee.bsky.social ‘s shop thanks to my PT schedule/location! We love Native-owned businesses—especially when it means coffee! 🥰🐻☕️