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Sko Joe’s coffee cafe: Special education students serve food, drinks Leela Kulkarni and Jaron Leung February 12, 2025
Rocking out at Red Rock: The Bay Area’s longest running open mic Miya Whiteley and Meena Narayanaswami May 19, 2023
Killiney Kopitiam: Singapore’s iconic coffee shop arrives in Palo Alto Akhil Joondeph and Aanya Kumar December 9, 2020
Essential employees: Student workers at Philz Coffee and Sweetheart Cafe Mia Baldonado and Jasmine Venet July 14, 2020
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![BARISTA'S BREWING — Three Gregorys Coffee baristas make customers coffee's and food items. “This store [has been] a long time coming, so we’re excited,” Johnny Alcantar, the supervisor of the Stanford location, said. “Anyone’s always welcome here.”](https://verdemagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Screenshot-2025-05-26-at-10.32.45 PM-1200x797.png)
![CAFE CHATTER — Palo Alto High School special education teacher Dan Gallucio looks towards the entrance of Sko Joe’s Cafe. "Interacting with customers, making cinnamon rolls, making coffee, making tea; they [students] are doing it themselves,” he said.](https://verdemagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_1776-1-1200x900.jpg)
![POWERFUL PERFORMANCE — Mika Buggy, an 18-year-old Mountain View resident and regular performer at the Red Rock Coffee open mic, sings Adele’s “Easy On Me.” “I hope people keep coming back here [to Red Rock],” Buggy said. “It’s just a great place to start doing music.” Photo: Miya Whiteley](https://verdemagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Screen-Shot-2023-05-17-at-2.01.25-PM-e1684532635744-900x689.png)
