noca1218
Worthington
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Hey all, I was wondering if any of you had experience with a coffee shop in the CCAD/CSCC area... I don't even know if there is one. I got to CSCC and would love to find one, and also have a friend interested in opening one in the area.
Any help, advice, cautions, etc would be welcome.
Walker
The KLD / Downtown / Gay Street
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There's a coffee shop inside the Discovery Exchange bookstore. Pretty sure they serve Crimson Cup.
I think there may also be coffee dispensers in the POD at CCAD. Not a real coffeeshop though.
The closest private businesses may be Zanzibar and Urban Spirit on East Long, but they're a bit of a hike from the main campus area.
There was supposed to be a coffee shop in the Seneca Apartment building between CSCC/CCAD and Franklin, but I think that fizzled:
http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/topic/urban-republic-new-coffee-shop
Personally, I think a coffee shop in the CSCC/CCAD area could make a killing. There's virtually no off-campus area for students to go for food, drinks, snacks or any sort of comfortable study area that doesn't require getting back in the car and driving.
If it were me, and I had a whole pocket full of money to spend, I'd buy this building and convert the bottom floor to a 24/7 coffee shop aimed at the student crowd in the area:
http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/topic/livework-opportunity-near-csccccad
Anyway, keep us posted on what your friend is up to. Would love to help put them in touch with some resources on their business venture. Have them email me: walkerevans@columbusunderground.com
noca1218
Worthington
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I knew about the DX coffee place, but there's not much room to study or meet up with people in there. There's other places you can do that on campus, but they're sometimes noisy and most often crowded...
That property was actually the same one I was looking at on the way to class today. Thanks for the information on that, and I'll forward this all on to her!
Walker
The KLD / Downtown / Gay Street
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labi wrote >>
There's a coffee shop that serves Starbucks in CCAD's Crane Center (SE corner of Cleveland and Long).
Is it open to the public or just students? I walk by CCAD a lot (it's between work and home) and I've never seen anything pointing people in to a coffee shop there.
labi
Weinland Park
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Walker wrote >>
labi wrote >>
There's a coffee shop that serves Starbucks in CCAD's Crane Center (SE corner of Cleveland and Long).Is it open to the public or just students? I walk by CCAD a lot (it's between work and home) and I've never seen anything pointing people in to a coffee shop there.
You know, you might be right. I think there may be a policy that you're supposed to have a student ID to be in that building. But maybe that's just in the evenings? I take visitors in there all the time and never think twice. I would be stunned if anyone had a problem going in unless they started picking fights with students inside or something.
If you go by there all the time, maybe you should just give it a try one day - just go in the front doors and go to the left - it's right in the middle of that atrium-like space on the front.
noca1218
Worthington
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Someone else told me about the CCAD place today. But as someone with a lot of roommates on crazy schedules, I would want somewhere to study, quietly, with minimal distractions. That's what we were thinking about, and it would be sweet to have a place with free wi-fi, and definitely somewhere open 24/7, or close to it. Everywhere else closes at 11 or 12 at the latest, unless I'm missing something.
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