It might be a little early for a "save the date," but the date and location of the U.S. Barista and Coffee Brewing Championships were officially announced today. As always there is a call for volunteers to help out.

Because the World Championships will be held in conjunction with the SCAA Expo in Seattle in April, the US Championships were moved up and needed their own location. So they will be at the Long Beach (CA) Arena, Feb. 19-22, 2015. More details here: http://uscoffeechampionships.org/partic ... pate-uscc/.