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This long weekend is all about cycling here in Santa Rosa.  Courthouse Square is host Saturday’s Rose Parade which starts at 10am.  The theme this year is ‘rose pedals’ which combines the traditional rose theme with a celebration of bicycles, just in time for Monday’s AMGEN Tour of California stop in Santa Rosa (which just so happens to be the home of Levi Leipheimer, the winner of the last 3 tours).  

I am working with the Courthouse Square Merchant Association with social media, helping with @CourthouseSq on Twitter and their Facebook Page, Courthouse Square in downtown Santa Rosa.

Courthouse Square shops decided that they wanted to show their support for the tour by decorating their storefront windows with bicycles donated by the Trek store in Santa Rosa.  To make it into a competition, Trek donated a gift certificate as a prize for the best display.  Sift: A Cupcakery also donated a dozen cupcakes to the winner.  

This is where we need you guys, the Facebook Fans!  Each store thinks their storefront is the best, so we need you to vote for your favorite one! 

Please visit our Courthouse Square AMGEN Tour Photo Album and click LIKE on the picture of your favorite display.   There is a glare from the sun hitting the windows, so I encourage you to come visit downtown to see the display’s in person.

The image with the most ‘likes’ will win. 

To make this even more fun, we will be giving away a dozen cupcakes to one random Facebook fan who participates!   Winners will be announced on Monday, so make sure to vote right away!!

Thanks!

 

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Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:16:00 -0800 @sifted grand opening in @downtownsr. http://shanaray.posterous.com/sifted-grand-opening-in-downtownsr http://shanaray.posterous.com/sifted-grand-opening-in-downtownsr

Finally I am getting to writing my wrap-ups of the craziness of last week.  With Sonoma County Restaurant Week and the grand opening of Sift: a Cupcakery in downtown Santa Rosa, my week was filled with dining out, cupcakes and of course, I was never without my trusty iphone.

Friday night was the Grand Opening celebration of Sift.  Owner Andrea invited local Santa Rosa business owners and media to come take a look around (their new party room should be open by the middle of March), eat some food, drink some Chandon bubbles, eat some mini cupcakes and.....

Try pairings of Dogwood Zinfandel with cupcakes that actually had the zinfandel stirred in.  This is something special that Sift does for different winery events.  Any winery can call them up and purchase cupcakes with their own varietal blended into the frosting for wine.  Unfortunately, Sift cannot sell these cupcakes directly to the public because the alcohol in the wine isn't baked out of the frosting like it would inside the actual cake part.

Enjoy the photobooth in the party room.  Not normally there, but it was a great addition to any party!

Create their own cupcakes at the sprinkles bar.  Part of the party package that is offered is a cupcake decorating class where everyone can pick and choose their cakes and decorate them with a frosting of their choice and then of course, with SPRINKLES!!!

If anyone ever visits Sift make sure to sign in on Foursquare or tweet a picture or two to @Sifted

Cheers!

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Wed, 17 Feb 2010 11:04:00 -0800 update on today's opening at sift: a cupcakery. http://shanaray.posterous.com/update-on-todays-opening http://shanaray.posterous.com/update-on-todays-opening

The owner of Sift: a Cupcakery emailed me (and others on her email newsletter list) that her new Santa Rosa store which was schedlued to open at 10AM won't be able to be open until 2PM today.

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Dear Cupcake Lovers,

I am unfortunately writing today's update because the Santa Rosa building has other plans for our opening today. They will not let us open until after 2pm! We were devastated to find this out...and are so sorry for any inconvenience for our customers.

Thanks for your support,

Andrea

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