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  • Full Bloom Coffee & Craft - Sneak Peak!

    Full Bloom Coffee & Craft - Sneak Peak!

    Here's a sneak peak at our progress! You may have been wondering what's going on at 141 W. Main recently. Well, we are moving forward on many fronts in our revitalization! We have completed the major construction and remodeling of the building. We are now working on the finishing work including flooring, painting, tiling, and installing light fixtures. We also recently poured a solid white concrete countertop for the bar area and installed some cabinets. We thought it was due time to announce the cafe name. The new cafe will be called Full Bloom Coffee & Craft. We will have coffee (of course),...

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  • Things are Brewin' on Main Street!

    Things are Brewin' on Main Street!

    It's been three weeks since we started the cafe remodeling. What have we 'bean' up to? ;-) We are excited to share with you that the interior framing is complete. That's right, things are really starting to take shape! All of the major framework including structural beams, walls, ceilings, bathrooms, a new and improved staircase to the second floor and the coffee bar on the main floor have been framed out. The original staircase (as you can see in the photo to the right) was very steep with short steps. The new staircase is much easier to use and we feel will serve...

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  • What do peanuts and coffee both have in common?

    What do peanuts and coffee both have in common?

    They're both roasted! Also, they're both posers. Peanuts aren't actually nuts (they're legumes), and coffee beans aren't really beans! "Coffee beans are beans." -the average coffee consumer (we all start here) "Coffee beans are cherries." -the more educated coffee enthusiast "Coffee beans are seeds." -the coffee connoisseur (you'll probably end up here) Even though all beans are seeds, not all seeds are beans. Beans belong to the legume family; however, you won't find the coffee tree in that family. Kind of the black sheep, if you will. Consequently, the seeds of the coffee tree are not beans. If you think this...

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