The new Wildflyer Coffee shop at 3262 Minnehaha Ave. in Minneapolis. Wildflyer Coffee homepage photo.
Though the perils of 2020 have grounded coffee shops all over the United States, Minneapolis-based Wildflyer Coffee is ending the year in a joyful soar.
The youth-focused, nonprofit specialty coffee purveyor has officially opened in a former Peace Coffee shop in the Longfellow neighborhood on the city’s south side.
Wildflyer Coffee Founder and Executive Director Carley Kammerer told DCN that the organization had intended to open in March 2020, but then you-know-what came around.
“Overall, since COVID hit, the uncertainly made it hard to plan well,” Kammerer said. “In the Spring, especially, our first location fell through and we had to put everything on hold. How were we to carry on our mission when we rely on retail when suddenly that was not viable?”