COVID Killed Our Local Coffeeshop, But...

United States
March 20, 2024 1:31pm CST
It's a really nice place. Half of it is a coffeeshop, and in the back, there's a stage and seating. They used to have Open Mic Nights on the last Thursday of the month, which would also appear on Channel 17 (Public Access) and a really cool place right by my house, not too far from Downtown. After COVID, it would open up, then close up (no business, I reckon). I've kept my eye out for events, or any news and see nothing but the hours, which are pretty sorry.. 10-2, 3 days a week. Anyway, for a while, I've thought how much of a pity it is for it to be discarded, and planning to go there when they open on Friday and ask the owner if he'd ever consider using it for a sound studio, for music, or whatever. I haven't sat down and come up with figures, pricing, or the details, but receptive to any ideas you might know that happens in your area. There's a lot of musicians who might want to upload something "professional" onto YouTube, etc., or voice-over, and I have the equipment, but I'm just thinking of the many different ways, or possibly additional ideas, such as a place to film some short (or long) movies, anything artistic...... The main reason I haven't done so already is my suspicion the place is so bad they're open for 12 hours a week just to be above water, but that's another angle of mine, that I'd be willing to receive a portion of profits, whatever. I've been in business before, but I'd be willing to try.
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@kaylachan (71540)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
20 Mar
I'm sure anything you can do to help them out would be welcome.
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• United States
20 Mar
I hope so. I'm trying to rehearse it all!
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@kaylachan (71540)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
20 Mar
@PinkFloydFan Just pace yourself, and don't try to over think things.
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• United States
22 Mar
@kaylachan thanks, good idea
@RasmaSandra (80635)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
20 Mar
Too bad they closed and hopefully you can help them out,
• United States
22 Mar
no, they're open, but barely.
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@porwest (92463)
• United States
21 Mar
Sounds very similar to a place we had that was an old train station turned into a coffee shop, Balance, that had some great coffee. It's with new owners now and called something else I can't quite recall. But they did add some "features" there and it seems to be doing pretty well.