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The Spartanburg Coffee Shop That Used to Be a Bait Shop
121 Coffee opened in July 2024 behind WestGate Mall in a converted 1940s bait shop with an outdoor pond and deck. Here is why a story that specific is worth telling well.

Jacob Mishalanie
Sep 129 min read


What Shows Up When You Search Coffee Shop in Spartanburg, SC
A coffee drinker who searches coffee shop Spartanburg, SC sees a confirmed map pack, review platforms, a few shop websites, and a regional roundup. Here is what each result is and what an independent Spartanburg cafe can do about it.

Thomas Garner
Sep 1217 min read


Southern Grace Coffee: 10 Years Independent in Maryville, TN
Southern Grace Coffee Co. marks a decade in a 1925 Tedford Street house after leaving a franchise to go independent.

Jacob Mishalanie
Sep 128 min read
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