by Angela Solis-Francis | Feb 9, 2026 | Blog Post
El Tiny Cafe is a small, heart-led coffee shop rooted in Berkeley and Mexico, born from a very tender family moment. While Lilia Vizcaino—“Lily”—the café’s founder, was working two café jobs and pregnant at the time, her three-year-old daughter often accompanied her....
by maite | Feb 6, 2026 | Blog Post
El Tiny Cafe is a small, heart-led coffee shop rooted in Berkeley and Mexico, born from a very tender family moment. While Lilia Vizcaino—“Lily”—the café’s founder, was working two café jobs and pregnant at the time, her three-year-old daughter often accompanied her....
by Angela Solis-Francis | Nov 25, 2025 | Blog Post
Algunos negocios nacen de la estrategia; otros, del espíritu. La Curandera nació de lo segundo. Lo que comenzó como un sencillo frasco de salsa macha preparado con chiles de un pequeño huerto casero en California pronto se convirtió en una poderosa expresión de...
by Angela Solis-Francis | Nov 25, 2025 | Blog Post
Some businesses are born from strategy, others from spirit. La Curandera began as the latter. What started as a simple jar of salsa macha made from a small home garden in California soon grew into a powerful expression of heritage, healing, and economic independence....
by Angela Solis-Francis | Nov 5, 2025 | Blog Post
Recently, I had the honor of participating in the panel “Building Accountability: Meet the Community Leaders,” organized by Northern California Grantmakers (NCG). It was a profoundly human space, where community leaders and funders came together to explore how we can...
