COFFEE CUP Getting New Grounds
Well, the last cup of coffee … the last bite of soul food … will be served at the old Coffee Cup Restaurant on S. Clarkson Street on Saturday. After lunch, they’ll be closing the store and moving to their new location, uptown in the Cameron Brown Building (S. McDowell and E. 3rd Streets), and reopen the week after Labor Day.
As stated in an earlier blog, their present restaurant only seats 38. At their new location, they’ll have about 1,700 square feet and will be able to about 50 hungry customers. Since they have the extra space, they could opt to expand (the first floor used to be a bank). Now, I also said they’d planned to go into the Third Ward (”Brooklyn”) neighborhood to continue their fine cooking, but, from what I understand, there were already plans in the works to do a “land swap” of that area so they can build a new baseball stadium.
Nonetheless, it’s good to know that Gardine Wilson and his amazingly-talented crew will continue to bring their good “down-home” cookin’ and grinnin’ to the Queen City. No doubt, they’ll have to grow, considering their new location!
A QUICK, SERIOUS WORD
Maybe you could call this a plea.
Recently, a judge deemed it safe for a man, accused of violently threatening and abusing his wife, to return home to her. This was against the advice of her family, friends and those familiar with domestic violence across-the-board.
A week later, the woman was dead.
Listen … I’ve been all over this country, lived quite a few years myself (I’m 57), been the victim of abuse as well (yes, it can happen to men!), and can tell you by observation and experience: NEVER TRUST AN ABUSER TO CHANGE … no matter WHAT he/she tells you! It’s a power-play comfort zone for them … and SOMEONE WILL GET HURT … or worse!
If you, or anyone you know, is being abused by a partner/spouse, be sure to GET OUT OF THAT HOUSE, and AWAY FROM THE ABUSER! If you need to return for something, use the law to help you get it! Don’t try it by yourself!
Now … we can’t turn the clock back and return Sonia Long to us … but we can definitely do what’s necessary — including pushing for stronger laws and punishments — to keep it from happening again!
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