Meet Ticy Cox and her 24-year-old daughter, Ayanna, the founders and homeowners of Kawaha Java, the primary Black-owned connoisseur espresso store within the Owensburg, Kentucky space.
The mother-and-daughter duo has at all times been obsessed with espresso and the ambiance that native espresso outlets present for conversations. That’s what impressed them to open Kahawa Java with the motto: “The sample of espresso and dialog.”
Whereas they have been on the lookout for the right location for the espresso store, they discovered that also they are providing one thing new to the realm. The espresso store is located inside a residential space the place folks can cease by to get their cup of espresso.
“Speaking with the realtor, he mentioned ‘there’s nothing [like this] over right here, nothing in any respect.’ So we needed to deliver one thing to the west aspect and it ended up being precisely that,” Ticy advised the Owensboro Instances.
The title Kahawa Java comes from their Swahili roots, which accurately means “Espresso Espresso.” However other than espresso, additionally they serve teas, matches, and pastries. Additionally they have a room for spoken phrase and dwell music performances.
Furthermore, they hope to develop past the partitions of their location as they plan to additionally open a espresso truck. Since launching their store a number of months in the past, they’ve additionally added catering and low companies at totally different occasions.
“We hope to outgrow the area and hope that we do superb to the place we will take it to the following place that we go and do our personal construct, however you by no means know,” Ayanna mentioned.
Make sure to comply with the espresso store on Instagram @KahawaJavaShop
This story first appeared on BlackBusiness.com.
