Midwest

Wanderlust Coffee Turns a Corner with Second Indiana Cafe

Wanderlust Coffee has opened its second cafe in West Lafayette, Indiana, offering elements that may be be familiar to fans of Wanderlust’s original location in Lafayette while venturing into some...

2026.05.20

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Scooter’s Coffee Inks Franchise Deal for 31 New Locations

Scooter’s Coffee has signed one of the largest franchise development agreements in its history, with 31 locations planned across North Carolina and Virginia through a partnership with Boddie-Noell Enterprises, the...

2026.04.22

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Scooter’s Coffee Inks Franchise Deal for 31 New Locations

Scooter’s Coffee has signed one of the largest franchise development agreements in its history, with 31 locations planned across North Carolina and Virginia through a partnership with Boddie-Noell Enterprises, the...

2026.04.22

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Barra Brings Sunshine Coast Vibes to Central Minneapolis

Customers at the Skyway shopping center in downtown Minneapolis are getting a taste of the Sunshine Coast through Barra, a new cafe with a thoroughly Aussie-inspired multiroaster program. The...

2026.04.09

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Civic Coast Coffee Bringing Fresh Roasts to Indianapolis’ Near Eastside

With the open-hearted determination of a West Coast skater, Civic Coast Coffee is delivering fresh-roasted coffee in Indianapolis through online sales, pop-ups and a growing wholesale business. Two worlds...

2026.04.08

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Atmos Coffee Blasts Off in Cleveland with Roastery Cafe

The aroma of house-roasted coffees combines with modern space-themed art to set the atmosphere at the newly opened first cafe of Atmos Coffee in Cleveland’s Gordon Square neighborhood. Cosmic...

2026.04.07

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Espy Cafe Seeks to Surprise and Delight in Ann Arbor

Inside the new Espy Cafe in Ann Arbor, Michigan. All images courtesy of Espy Coffee. Long communal tables set the tone at a new coffee destination in Ann Arbor, Michigan,...

2026.03.18

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Vessel Coffee Collaborative Cruises Into Cleveland Cafe

A new cafe called Vessel Coffee Collaborative opened this month in Cleveland’s Gordon Square, carrying roasts from throughout the country. Cleveland coffee pros Austin Fedor and Jacob Digman collaborated on...

2026.03.17

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Veil Cafe Uncovers a Diversity of Flavors In Kansas City

The curtain has been drawn on a multicultural, multiroaster coffee experience in Kansas City with the opening of Veil Cafe in the Garment District. Blending modern touches with the vintage...

2026.02.05

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In Michigan, Schuil Coffee Acquires Leelanau Coffee Roasting

Grand Rapids, Michigan-based Schuil Coffee Company has acquired Northern Michigan roaster-retailer Leelanau Coffee Roasting Co., uniting two of the state’s longest-running specialty coffee brands. The acquisition includes Leelanau’s ...

2026.02.05

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