Artist Diaries // Joy McMillan

Did you know we highlight a local artist each month in our Midtown location? Dacia Parker of Parker Lane Art & Design Studio curates & carefully displays the art for us! We are so grateful :)Writer, Speaker, Poet, Artist, Enneagram Enthusiastic, Graphic...

Meet Your Barista// Faith Johnson

We cherish getting to know and love Faith over the past couple of years. She is thoughtful, a hard worker and resilient! We are so proud of all she is accomplishing and wanted to take a moment to congratulate her on her graduation AND awesome scholarship opportunity!...

Meet Your Barista // Julie Martin

“I do think that small acts of kindness can make a big impact. I hope that I can be a listening ear, a friendly face, and a warm smile for those coming in the shop and that my kindness will make their day a little bit better.” Meet Julie!! She is a bright light,...

Live Oaks of Midland// Lisa Thompson

We are so excited to partner with Lisa Thompson to celebrate Self Love Beauty’s Third Annual Affirmation Day! Because we strongly believe in the power of encouragement, we absolutely love that we have the opportunity to pause and set aside a whole day just to give...

Happy EARTH DAY!

Happy Earth Day!We celebrate Earth Day Everyday by these simple practices: -We partner with Midland Recyclers & Midland Association for Permaculture [we have composted over 44,000 pounds of spent coffee back into the earth] -We use local sugars and support bee...

Live Oaks of Midland// Marsha Flowers Akindona

In honor of Women’s History Month, we wanted to feature a young woman who is literally making history with her amazing trailblazing, unstoppable energy, enthusiasm and incredible grit & grace.Marsha Flowers Akindona…. honestly is hard to describe in any other way...

Meet Your Barista // Gabi Krieger

What a gift Gabi is to Live Oak! She is calm, steady, genuinely kind and always ready to offer help. She truly embodies the Live Oak heart for our community. We have loved getting to know her and hope you will too!What is your name?Gabi KriegerWhere are you...

Book Reviews

“Reading is fun and has many benefits, regardless of your age. It’s a key component of education and professional development. It also has immediate and long-lasting health benefits such as increased cognitive function, memory, vocabulary, empathy and decreased...

Meet Your Barista // Carlee Harrington

Meet Carlee! Hard-working, diligent, genuinely kind, always ready to lend a hand or share her knowledge and unexpectedly hilarious; Carlee is such a wonderful part of the Live Oak family. We have truly come to love her! You can find her behind the bar sharing her...

Meet Your Barista // Jolie Wing

We have absolutely loved watching Jolie bloom! Since Live Oak opened she has been a beautiful part of our community. We loved evenings listening to her play the ukulele and sing. She has been such a gift to us!With her beautiful voice, her easy going & charmingly...