By Susan L. Serbin
Times Correspondent
MEDIA No surf. No sand. No boardwalk. But a vibe will be laid back, infrequent and accessible as a Havertown integrate and their extended family move to a precinct a Ocean City Coffee Company during 34 W. State St.
Today is a OCCC soothing opening for Lauri and Corey Watkins, Corey’s brother, Russ, and assorted relatives and cousins. And we competence roughly skip Janie, a “Shop Girl,” given she is usually 2 months old, and one of 4 Watkins daughters.
“My father and we have wanted a business of a own. Add to that we became spooky with Ocean City Coffee, removing it mixed times a day when we’ve been during Ocean City off and on,” pronounced Lauri. “We approached a owners to see if they would be open to entrance to Delaware County.”
One of a owners, Cal Corvaia was no foreigner to Delco, carrying lived in Sharon Hill and Glenolden before vital in circuitously Berwyn for 30 years.
“I desired Delco, though we like being nearby a water,” pronounced Corvaia, who is a 49 percent owners of a association that has dual Ocean City locations. He emphasized a other 51 percent is Joan Williamson, creation this a woman-owned company.
“I would get approached all a time about expanding. Lauri and Corey were meddlesome and we started to demeanour around for a plcae — Havertown and other places in a suburbs. Then we came to Media.”
That, as many business owners have proven, was a winner.
The building had been sole when Turning Point closed, and a Watkins entered into a franchise a same day they knew another baby was on a way. That creates Janie and OCCC brewing only about a same volume of time.
Lauri left her training pursuit during Aston Elementary School to dedicate full time to a venture. Corey is a Havertown military officer who, ironically, schooled to adore coffee from a OCCC flavors. Both a Watkins have low Delaware County roots.
What will make OCCC opposite in a city where coffee is not so tough to find? Corvaia immediately referred to a 85 opposite blends, all of them accessible in unchanging and decaf.
“We import beans from 18 opposite countries and fry them ourselves on a Boardwalk,” pronounced Corvaia, who travels a universe and is operative on “direct trade” with coffee growers.
Clearly sum matter to a organization, as Corvaia explained a eponymous mugs are all palm thrown with American clay by American potters.
While coffee is a categorical event — a mart also has dozens of teas —offerings will embody breakfast and lunch transport and desserts. There will be onsite baking, so be prepared for smashing aromas that might be even improved if a group starts roasting coffee on State Street.
Corvaia and Watkins will exam a waters, so to speak, on a hours and contend they are receptive to customers’ suggestions all around. Currently hours are designed for 6:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday to Tuesday, and 6.30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday to Saturday.
“We have a outrageous following from a shore, and 20 percent of a ‘rewards’ members are from Delaware County,” pronounced Corvaia. “We are vehement to be partial of Media.”