After 11 years of serving Tempe, Valley coffee shop plans move to Mesa
- King Coffee, a family-owned Tempe coffee shop that has served Arizona State University students and neighbors since 2015, is moving a few miles east to Mesa.
- The shop's landlord told the family about three years ago that its Tempe building would eventually be demolished for a new development, and redevelopment plans moved forward after a significant donation.
- The new location at University Drive and Longmore Road, the former Zio's Pizza, will have a full kitchen, nearly twice the seating and room for community gatherings, with the family targeting an opening before the holidays.
- The move will make the shop less convenient for ASU students who walked there between classes, but owners hope to keep that audience and are bringing nearly all their staff along.
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Phoenix New Times
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