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Ariel Somes doesn’t drink coffee.
But whenever she and her husband travel, they seek out the local coffee shop to help them get a sense of the “community feel” of the place they are visiting.
Somes, who owns the General Store in Cheltenham, noticed a gap in Inglewood after the General Store and Roxy’s shut down.
“There was nothing in the village that created that community feel,” Somes said.
She bought the building, which was the village’s original hotel, along with another heritage plaza up the road.
She wanted to open a coffee shop in the hotel along with an ice cream store, fitness studio and marketplace up the street.
But then the COVID-19 pandemic hit. So, she waited and worked slowly on her plans.
Coywolf Coffee opened to the public quietly without fanfare in May.
Along with serving coffee from Toronto’s Pilot Coffee, lots of tea and fresh-made pastries, Somes has been adjusting the offerings.
She brought in lemonade — which is a hit with the cyclists and really good hot chocolate that’s made from shaved chocolate chunks.
The coffee shop also serves apple fritters from Holtom’s Bakery and sausage rolls — which Somes said is a nod to her Australian roots.
She loves that on Sundays, there’s a group of seniors that come in and pull all the tables together to chat.
“It’s a nice feeling to have people enjoying it,” she said.
The ice cream shop, The Cub, is also up and running. They serve Kawartha Dairy ice cream and smoothies.
Once Somes finds some instructors, she hopes to open the fitness studio and then the marketplace after she gets permits for the kitchen.
The marketplace will be like a high-end grocery store — without the high prices, she said.
She aims to stock unique items and support local producers and businesses.
“Instead of having 15 kinds of pasta, there will be two kinds of really good pasta,” she explains, with easy to grab food for the cottage or for dinner.
“I hope people will see this as a community hub. And when people come to visit Inglewood they can come and get a sense of this amazing community.”
15596 McLaughlin Road., Inglewood
Hours Monday to Friday 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
15666 McLaughlin Rd, Inglewood
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