groundswell

so i'm hanging out at groundswell, the neighborhood coffee shop that my the folks in my community decided to buy. i freaking love it here. when we first moved into this neighborhood, it was called j & s bean factory & it was run by a bunch of really cool folks. but it ended up getting sold to someone else who didn't quite know what they were getting themselves into... folks in the neighborhood stopped coming... they even formed a boycott against the shop. the employees all quit & it pretty much turned into a wasteland. BUT, then we (the good folks at thirdway) started dreaming about buying this shop & making it about the neighborhood again.

so we thought & prayed and as time passed it became more & more clear that we should pursue it. and wouldn't you know it, today we are about 4 months into the mix of things. my buddy jeremy is the manager & the folks that i live with all volunteer to help run the shop. we painted, renamed the shop, went back to the j & s beans and a lot of the folks from the neighborhood started coming back :)

haha... i don't know why i've been plugging things in my last 2 posts, but you should swing in if you're in the area! we're located on the corner of hamline & thomas avenue in st. paul. i'm sure you'll be greeted with a smile & a friendly hello :)