Kiera - thanks for sharing your support for Ben! He’s simply the best, and you are right … every time I go in there, I see someone who is a pillar of the community - the mayor, the ex-Mayor, a friend. I wonder what would happen if this were a coffee shop where you could sit down and mingle? Perhaps that’s just the point that it isn’t, and that’s why it’s special.
Thanks for the comment -- it made my day! Your point about the value of the single counter is super interesting, and, I would assume, spot on. It seems that having limited space forces people to spend time closer to Ben and the other coffee drinkers. That proximity most likely increases the length of interactions and thus, the connection to the local. Maybe instead of overcoming the fact that the Daily Rise is in a grocery store, we like it BECAUSE it is in the grocery store. Sounds like I may need to drink lots of coffee in lots of places to find out...
Kiera - thanks for sharing your support for Ben! He’s simply the best, and you are right … every time I go in there, I see someone who is a pillar of the community - the mayor, the ex-Mayor, a friend. I wonder what would happen if this were a coffee shop where you could sit down and mingle? Perhaps that’s just the point that it isn’t, and that’s why it’s special.
Thanks for the comment -- it made my day! Your point about the value of the single counter is super interesting, and, I would assume, spot on. It seems that having limited space forces people to spend time closer to Ben and the other coffee drinkers. That proximity most likely increases the length of interactions and thus, the connection to the local. Maybe instead of overcoming the fact that the Daily Rise is in a grocery store, we like it BECAUSE it is in the grocery store. Sounds like I may need to drink lots of coffee in lots of places to find out...
How dare you secretly write incredible things about me...
Thank you so much Kiera. This warms my soul more than coffee ever could. 💜☕️🙏
It makes me happy that it made you happy! Thanks for fostering such a great community.