The Station coffee shop to open 2nd location in Columbia City

The Station, a preferred espresso store and group hub on Beacon Hill, plans to open a second location in Columbia Metropolis by the top of spring.

Why it issues: Co-owner Luis Rodriguez tells Axios his purpose has at all times been to offer a spot the place individuals can meet their neighbors and beat the fabled Seattle Freeze. He has the identical concept in thoughts for the Columbia Metropolis location.

What they’re saying: “The Station is greater than a espresso store,” stated Rodriguez, who co-owns the enterprise along with his spouse, Leona Moore-Rodriguez.

• “My purpose was to make a spot the place individuals are not simply coming there for espresso, however they’re coming there to fulfill their neighbors and their group.”

Particulars: The brand new location might be proper by the Columbia Metropolis mild rail station at Martin Luther King Jr. Method S. and S. Alaska St., Rodriguez stated.

• The house might be twice as giant because the Beacon Hill location, he stated.
• The menu would be the similar, together with brunch objects similar to breakfast sandwiches and chorizo biscuits and gravy — with presumably a couple of new objects thrown in, Rodriguez stated.