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Many of you know I have a great passion for a good card trick and that I worked for a while as a professional magician. Friends have often heard me brag that opening the BeansTalk was the best trick I ever pulled off.
 
The common thread in all magic is no matter how beautiful or mystifying; nothing is permanent.
And so it is with a sad heart and more than one tear in my eye I have to share with everyone that its time for the particular bit of magic we all know and love as the BeansTalk to draw to a close.
 
After several months of difficult negotiations with our property owner and after carefully weighing all of the considerations (including the heartbreak myself, Amelia and all of our customers and staff will go through) it is the only (if undesirable) solution. I dont want to bore or burden anyone with details but will be happy to further clarify our reasoning for those who ask. Suffice it to say that this coffee house has been a dream of mine for 15 years and I moved 3000 miles and spent four years of my life dedicated to its success so please understand this decision is not made lightly. Please also understand this is not directly due to a lack of business or any singular reason its simply that we are unable to meet the needs of our property owner, that Amelia and I are heading down a new road in life together and that it is time to try a new adventure.
 
Many of you know I have been working on a project in Concord Nc called Mad Monks Coffee. This will become a main focus over the next few months for myself and a few friends. If you or your friends find yourself in Concord or just need a reason for a day trip please come visit, we need all the support we can get. ;) Please also continue to support other local business including the ones that have helped us so much over the years. Bald Guy will be roasting coffee as steadily as the turn of the earth and the rising of the sun; Mountain Bagels will continue to meet all of your chocolate croissant needs and both Boone Bars and The Sweetie Pie are just a click away online. 
 
If you want to know more feel free to stop by the shop and ask. The baristas wont have any details to share but I will be happy to answer any questions I can in person (please dont message me here, Im a slow typist and it will take forever to answer everyone).
 
Our last day of business will be Saturday May 21st. We will have a going away party for all friends, family & employees past and present. All are welcome and I will post further details about that as well as progress on our new project and other plans in the next couple of weeks.
 
I would like to close by giving a huge thank you to everyone for making beansTalk more than just a place to get coffee. You are so much more than friends, you've all helped make a coffee house a home and my dream a reality... you are all family. Please come celebrate the BeansTalk and what it means to us all for the next two weeks. How we finally close our doors is equally important to how we have opened them every morning since our first.
 
With sadness and apologies,
wil.