We are off to the races!

We are working as hard as we can to open by mid-to-late August. To reach that goal, we’ve got to crowdfund and bust our buns to do as much as we can ourselves. We’ve been very busy sourcing furnishings, painting chairs, and haunting estate sales for beautiful lumber we can use to build out the bar and seating areas. The skyrocketing cost of building materials this year has given us a huge hurdle, but we aim to leap over it with the help of friends and neighbors.

Four days into our campaign, we’ve reached 6% of our goal. We sure appreciate all of you who have given already or who have shared our campaign. Thank you!

I will be doing a series of blog features on our wonderful business partners so you can get to know them. This will truly be a community coffee shop, as you’ll see if you watch our video on our story page. My first feature will be on the marvelous All About Art, which is supplying our stoneware mugs to use in the cafe and for folks to purchase. You can already reserve your mug under our Shop section (they will be ready for pickup when we open). If you aren’t local or don’t want to join the discount club, mugs and tumblers will be available to purchase when we are open (or you can opt to nab one over on Kickstarter that will ship to you when they are ready).

I am very excited to announce that we will be hosting a coffee and tea tasting in July to introduce you to what is coming. There will be live music, mugs and tumblers and tee shirts for purchase, and plenty of delicious drinks to savor. Please bookmark the blog or follow us on Facebook for details as that plan is finalized!

A little peek at our floor plan!

We are truly excited to see everything coming together for a dream that has been more than two years in the making. We can’t wait to welcome you!