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The shop is the brainchild of partners Brian Ernst and Laura Gorham of Kettering, who told this outlet they are transitioning from other careers — Ernst in ineterior design, Gorham in teaching — to launch Epic Coffee Shoppe together.
The shop will serve several artisan coffee drinks as well as ice cream, and one of its signature offerings will be “Affogato” — an Italian-style coffee drink consisting of a scoop of ice cream topped with a shot of hot espresso, Ernst said.
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The founders are still working out the shop’s hours and other details, but plans call for opening at 7 a.m. six days a week, Ernst and Gorham said. The shop will seat 12 to 15 on a patio, and about 40 inside.
“We’re shooting for the end of October” to open, Gorham said.
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The West Stroop Road space is on the western end-cap of the Castle Hills retail center, and it previously housed Sweet P’s Handcrafted Ice Pops, which now operates at the 2nd Street Market in Dayton.
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