Haley Kesterson News Today

5/15/21 An Iowa City coffee shop will soon be gone, but not forgotten, as two of its former employees plan to open a new coffee shop in its place. Dash Coffee Roasters on the corner of Bloomington and Linn Streets will close its doors next Saturday. Owner Rebecca Weinbrenner told the Press-Citizen she’s “downsizing” after two years in business to concentrate on Dash’s original Cedar Rapids location. But the retail space that hosts Dash will still be serving coffee. Two former Dash Iowa...

But Haley Kesterson and Tucker Shepard, two former Dash employees, are stepping up to keep the coffee pot on. While not immediately available for comment, they posted on Instagram that Tru Coffee would open June 1. "We are so thankful for the foundation that has been set and the community that has been built through (Dash Coffee). We were just two confused little baristas when we first started working for them a few years ago, so we are over the moon to be able to have this opportunity to open ...