Definitely significant amounts of melancholy today as we closed the SE Water Ave shop. Huge amounts of hard work went into getting open in late 2005. We did so much of the work ourselves. The neighborhood was supportive from the start as we evolved and grew. The World Cup in the summer of 2006 was way too much fun. The place really worked out.
Our employees have been the best. After we opened the NE Glisan spot, they really ran it all. We could not ask for better staff. And at the risk of getting sentimental I(Dan) would like to say that the one single most important thing I’ll take away from the whole effort is our staff’s genuine goodness. If you watched them work you realized immediately that they were obviously friends with each other and enjoyed working together. That will always mean a great deal to me.
So hats off to a great staff and to the great set of customers that supported them. Hope to see you all at the NE Glisan shop soon.
