<delurk> The Comet has moved, I believe, to 36th and Lancaster. I haven't been to the new location, but I spent plenty of time at the old 41st St location. Also, be sure to check out the Green Line Cafe, which is finally (so I hear!) set to open on Monday, at 43rd and Baltimore. </delurk>
kmj On Fri, 17 Jan 2003, Knight, Sandra (US - Philadelphia) wrote: > Where's the Comet? > > Sande Knight > Deloitte & Touche > Assurance and Advisory Services > tel 215-246-2424 > fax 215-405-3178 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, January 17, 2003 8:20 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [UC] Nice, but... > > > Nice, but wouldn't it be nicer if the evolution of the neighborhood weren't > closing the door to opportunities for home-grown sweat-equity places like > The Comet? At least, other than in Penn's institutional-use buildings. > > The following from today's Daily Pennsylvanian. > > -- Al Krigman > > Two Bucks County Coffee spots to heat up 40th Street > The first location, a coffee bar, opened this week inside the new Dental > School building. > > By Lara Gitlin > January 17, 2003 > > Coffee will be in the air this spring on the 40th Street corridor thanks to > the opening of new Bucks County Coffee Co. locations. > > The local coffee chain is expanding in West Philadelphia with two new > facilities -- a coffee bar which opened Tuesday in the Schattner Center, and > a larger coffeehouse slated to open later this year. > > The coffee bar was included in the plans for the Dental School's new > Schattner Center, which opened in September. The chain closed a former > location next to the dental student lounge before winter break. > > Just as the Bucks County Coffee shop on Sansom Street caters to law school > students, the one inside the Schattner Center will serve the dental school > community, Bucks County Coffee District Manager Darella Fortson said. > > So far, according to Fortson, the new coffee bar has gotten a great > reaction. > > "Students are so excited that we're here," Fortson said. "We've gotten a > fabulous response." > > The coffee shop's business has tripled in the three days since its opening, > Assistant Manager Leslie Sowell said. > > Second-year dental student Adam Saylor is impressed with the new location. > He described the old one as "tiny and horrible," saying that the new one is > a big improvement. The new coffee shop is also changing the social > atmosphere of the dental school, providing a place for students to meet, sit > and talk. "It gives a lot of life to the new part of the building," Saylor > said. > > The larger coffeehouse, the lease for which was just signed on Dec. 23, is > still in the planning phase. Construction should begin in February for an > anticipated April opening. > > It will be located on the corner of 40th and Locust streets and will be > marketed to the entire Penn population as well as the West Philadelphia > community, Fortson said. It will have a separate entrance with a retail > front and plenty of sitting space, making it among the largest of the Bucks > County Coffee shops. > > She said that the company is hoping to get business from The Bridge: Cinema > De Lux and the surrounding area. > > The new facility will "have a terrific impact on 40th Street as a hub where > the campus and the community come together," University Marketing Manager > for Business Development Anthony Sorrentino said. "There are a lot of people > who work and live in that area, and I think that it will be an asset to both > of them." > > The coffeehouse will go beyond the traditional coffee and pastries, serving > wraps, sandwiches, soups and desserts. In addition, the large space will be > divided into several different areas, including a computer center with space > for laptops, a fireplace, sofas and outdoor sitting space, said Bucks County > Coffee President Rodger Owen. Owen also hopes to have live music events. > > Owen said the location is pivotal because "that area is a focal point of the > whole Penn community." > > Fortson said she hopes that the coffeehouse will be a place where students > can sit and relax. "We want it to be a place that's fun, a great place to > hang out," she said. "We want Bucks County to be the place to go." > > Sorrentino and Bucks County representatives are not worried about business > competition from the other coffee retailers around campus. Sorrentino said > he believes that there is enough market for coffee to go around. > > Cosi Assistant Manager Eddie Barksdale agreed, saying that he does not > expect a decline in business for the competing coffee house located on 36th > Street. "We've been here a long time and have a good customer base," > Barksdale said. > > > Al Krigman > > This message (including any attachments) contains confidential information > intended for a specific individual and purpose, and is protected by law. If > you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this message. Any > disclosure, copying, or distribution of this message, or the taking of any > action based on it, is strictly prohibited. > ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>.
