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Done. The 3 most beloved Kentucky restaurants that are now gone
Kentucky’s restaurant landscape has shifted again, following a year that already took several distinctive local favorites off the map. The latest losses include a kaleidoscopic Lexington coffeehouse and two Louisville…
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Lexington coffee shop in danger of closing will stay open under new owners
A Cup of Common Wealth, a popular downtown coffee house that has been up for sale since last summer, will remain open under new ownership. The shop announced on its Facebook page Friday that longtime customers Abby and Alex Clay are the new owners of both A Cup of Common Wealth and Magic Beans Coffee Roasters. “Abby has experience in the coffee industry, and Alex has longtime business management experience,” the post stated. The shop on Eastern Avenue has been in business since 2013. Its previous owner, Salvador Sanchez, said in June that he had taken a job in New York and would probably close A Cup of Common Wealth by the end of the year if he didn’t find a buyer. The business, which built a loyal following by offering a “pay it forward” wall where customers could buy a drink for someone else and set their own parameters for who would receive it, was named Lexington’s Small Business of the Year in 2016. Chocolate Holler, one of a few spin-offs A Cup of Common Wealth tried over the years, closed earlier this year after nine years in business . The new owners said in the social media post