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New coffee shop in LaVilla neighborhood is the start of more development for the area "I just found out that there hasn’t been a café or restaurant in this area in over 15 years," said Crazy Beans Coffee manager Erika Cline. Author: Leah Shields Updated: 1:18 PM EDT May 6, 2021 JACKSONVILLE, Fla — Downtown development looks different to everyone. For Downtown Jacksonville, we often hear of big plans that don’t go far.  Sometimes it’s the small developments that can revitalize an area.  Crazy Beans Coffee is in Jacksonville Regional Transportation Cen...

Crazy Beans Coffee opened its breakfast and lunch cafe April 6 on the ground floor of the Jacksonville Regional Transportation Center in LaVilla nearly two months after closing its doors in Fleming Island. Representatives from the family-owned chain and Jacksonville Transportation Authority officials attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony inside the JRTC. “Crazy Beans is not just coffee, it’s a culture,” Crazy Beans co-owners Edgar and Herbert Bartley said in a news release April 6. JTA CEO Nathaniel Ford said the transportation authority is “proud to support a small, local and minority-o...