Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Firestorm Cafe & Books is a worker-owned and self-managed \"anti-capitalist business\" located in downtown Asheville, North Carolina, USA. Named after the Firestorm, this infoshop operates with an eye on creating a sustainable, radical community event space. Firestorm Cafe & Books features a coffee bar, vegan food, free wireless internet, an extensive stock of books, and regular events (such as film screenings, political and economic teach-ins, local and traveling musicians and community workshops).Firestorm Cafe & Books opened in May, 2008, spearheaded by Co-Creators Libertie Valance and Neala Byrne (aka Kila Donovan). Since opening, Firestorm has hosted economist Thomas Greco, gay activist Wayne Besen, the Beehive Collective, environmental scholar Kirkpatrick Sale, and benefits for the animal rights group Mercy for Animals.In May 2010, Firestorm Cafe & Books was named the \"#2 Best Slow Money Business in America\" by the Slow Money Alliance. In December 2011, Firestorm was featured in a list of the \"10 Coolest Independent Coffee Shops Across the US\" surveyed by Zagat, a U.S. publisher of popular restaurant guides."@en }
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- Firestorm_Cafe_&_Books abstract "Firestorm Cafe & Books is a worker-owned and self-managed \"anti-capitalist business\" located in downtown Asheville, North Carolina, USA. Named after the Firestorm, this infoshop operates with an eye on creating a sustainable, radical community event space. Firestorm Cafe & Books features a coffee bar, vegan food, free wireless internet, an extensive stock of books, and regular events (such as film screenings, political and economic teach-ins, local and traveling musicians and community workshops).Firestorm Cafe & Books opened in May, 2008, spearheaded by Co-Creators Libertie Valance and Neala Byrne (aka Kila Donovan). Since opening, Firestorm has hosted economist Thomas Greco, gay activist Wayne Besen, the Beehive Collective, environmental scholar Kirkpatrick Sale, and benefits for the animal rights group Mercy for Animals.In May 2010, Firestorm Cafe & Books was named the \"#2 Best Slow Money Business in America\" by the Slow Money Alliance. In December 2011, Firestorm was featured in a list of the \"10 Coolest Independent Coffee Shops Across the US\" surveyed by Zagat, a U.S. publisher of popular restaurant guides.".