Hello everyone,
As you have probably heard, our region will be under new pandemic mitigation regulations beginning this Saturday, October 3rd. These regulations eliminate indoor seating for dining, limit outdoor seating options, and severely restrict capacity limits for gatherings. Having worked under similar measures this past June during Phase 3, we understand how significant these changes will impact our ability to continue operating. So, it is with a heavy heart that we must temporarily close our doors once again as we regroup and decide how best to move forward in the coming weeks (potentially months) that these measures may stay in place.
While we understand the need for everyone to do their part in keeping each other safe and reducing the transmission of this terrible virus, we are extremely disappointed in the approach and severity that these new measures take on our small segment of the greater business landscape. We at Katie’s Cup, along with many of our fellow local bar and restaurant businesses, have worked tirelessly to provide a safe space for our staff and patrons. We have worked incredibly hard to go above and beyond the required health department protocols and have been forced to constantly shift and adapt as we navigate an ever-changing field of shutdowns, rules, regulations, and enforced guidelines. We have risen to every challenge and continue to pull together to get the job done. Many local establishments will not return from this latest development. Others will return but will be forever altered. But the Katie’s Cup team is not giving up!
Next week, we will meet to review our options and brainstorm our next steps as we head into this new chapter of 2020. Small, local businesses and organizations don’t last for over a decade without overcoming a few challenges and a lot of dogged determination; this is no different, even if the end boss is bigger than any we have faced before. Katie’s Cup is, in many ways, a family. Through love, patience, support, and prayers, families pull together in times of need and that is exactly what we’ll be doing over the next several weeks.
We will have more information regarding our rentals, food service, and more by the end of next week. Until then, we are open our normal hours for the rest of this week; indoor dining + carryout + curbside on Thursday and Friday 8am – 2pm, then carryout/curbside only on Saturday 9a -1pm. Don’t forget that you can always order our delicious coffee online day or night and have it delivered right to your door. Head to our BULK COFFEE page for more information and to order.
We are deeply grateful to our staff, volunteers, vendors, art community partners, and especially to you, our customers and supporters. They say it takes a village to raise a child; it also takes a village to raise, nurture, and grow a small, local organization such as ours. We are blessed to be part of such an incredible community and we look forward to serving you again very soon at the Cup!
Stay healthy, stay safe.
~ Heather Ashcraft, Administrator