Dear Anna,
I am resending the newsletter with an important correction. Please note that Casa Cacao and Moonbird Coffee do not serve alcoholic drinks. I sincerely regret the error.
- Doug Calem, CORC Founder and Co-Director
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We are primed! Seventeen Okapi Locations in Central Ohio
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Here’s are some cool facts about the participating Okapi locations.
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Twelve of the seventeen businesses (almost 70%) are brick-and-mortar shops. Two of those are inside other businesses — a music studio (Swonderful Times Café) and a bookstore (Queer Beans). The remaining 30% work out of trailers or have a booth at the Worthington Farmers Market.
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Seven of the seventeen shops (41%) are either minority owned businesses and/or women owned businesses.
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Most shops are traditional coffee shops, but the notable exceptions are Sunny Sips (smoothies), Casa Cacao (kava and cacao drinks are a main staple) while a few others sell alcoholic drinks as well (Black Kahawa and Barrel and Bloom).
Below are short profiles of each of the four new locations:
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Founders and owners Rick Smith and Prudence Kelly opened Light Meeting House in Olde Town East (1485 Oak St) in June of this year in the space that formerly housed Adella’s on Oak. It is a cozy coffee shop with exceptionally kind owners. It has ample seating, natural lighting and features an outdoor patio.
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Owner Ayala Wolak opened Columbus’ first bar dedicated to serving kava and cacao on 367 E. Hudson (just east of Indianola Ave). Casa Cacao offers a wide variety of coffee, tea, kava and cacao drinks (kava drinks are made from the root of the kava plant, traditionally consumed in the South Pacific for its calming effects). Its 10-point mission leads with “Be consistently friendly, helpful, and respectful to all clients, coworkers, and our community.”
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Owners Candice and Eric O’Neill opened the Moonbird Coffee trailer this year at 1400 Holly Ave in the parking lot right behind The View on Fifth in Grandview Heights. Moonbird features a collection of espresso drinks, matcha, kiddo hot cocoa, and some specialty drinks. Moonbird sources their coffee, tea, spices, chocolate, and even sugar in the most ethical manner possible.
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Co-owners Lauren Branch and Reese Steiner opened Queer Beans Coffee & Tea in Stonewall Columbus’ Community Center, located at 1160 N. High St. in the Short North. Queer Beans occupies a portion of the Little Gay Bookstore, an on-site cafe-bookshop designed for community, comfort, and visibility. Queer Beans serves locally roasted coffee in collaboration with nonprofit Roosevelt Coffeehouse
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Man needs difficulties; they are necessary for health.
- Carl Jung
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Reuse Saves Lives
Reuse Saves Money
Reuse Creates Jobs
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