Bright Spot Coffee skeleton to open this summer a few doors down from Final Gravity Brewing Co. (Photos by Mike Platania)
It turns out Lakeside is removing a double shot of coffee shops this summer.
Bright Spot Coffee, run by Outer Banks internal Eli Thompson, is formulation to open a cafeteria and roastery during 6114 Lakeside Ave., a few doors down from Final Gravity Brewing Co.
Thompson started Bright Spot final spring, roasting beans in his father-in-law’s garage in Amelia County.
“I was on a tiny little spit that did one bruise during a time,” Thompson said. “I got started learning, and it grew and it’s worked out.”
Bright Spot given has picked adult about 15 indiscriminate accounts via a region, with Perk Bon Air being a initial to pointer adult and Ginger Juice’s Midlothian location being one of a many recent.
The space will be separate between Bright Spot’s roasting operation and a cafe.
Thompson pronounced a association given has upgraded a spit and is bringing a operation to Lakeside Towne Center.
Bright Spot’s 1,500-square-foot space will be separate uniformly between a roasting operation and a coffee shop. Thompson pronounced he’s articulate to contractors for a buildout, as he hopes to start a roasting operation in May and open a emporium side in late summer.
Bright Spot won’t have any food prolongation in-house, yet Thompson pronounced they are looking to offer baked products from other internal vendors such as Gnarly Girls Baking Co.
The project’s cost was not disclosed, yet Bright Spot has launched a Kickstarter looking to lift $25,000 to assistance account a buildout. Thompson pronounced that’s a tiny apportionment of what a buildout will cost.
“We launched Kickstarter some-more as a approach to have a village to feel like they’re concerned in creation it happen,” he said.
Thompson combined that if they do not strech their idea by a May 14 deadline, Bright Spot will lapse a money. As of press time, Bright Spot has lifted about $2,700.
Bright Spot would be a second new coffee-related business to open in Lakeside this year.
Food lorry Pulp Fiction RVA is preparing to open a cafe during 5411 Lakeside Ave. that will offer coffee, smoothies, bagels and other to-go dishes out of a space that many recently was assigned by Early Bird Biscuit Co.