Good news out of Griffin, Georgia: Our friends at Safehouse have begun to rebuild their roastery and cafe after a fire destroyed nearly everything shortly before the Southwest Regional Barista Competition. In the fire’s wake, Daniel Thompson and Dut Goodman of Batdorf & Bronson drove out to Safehouse to provide customers pour overs; a few weeks later, the international coffee community threw a huge fundraiser.

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Here’s an update from Griffin’s indie rag, The Grip:

A portion of Hill Street was temporarily shut down today as crews hoisted lumber necessary to build Safehouse Coffee and Teaโ€™s new roof.

Jacob Orr, Safehouse manager, has already sketched a new layout for the much-anticipated return to the old building at 109 S. Hill Street, but for now, heโ€™s keeping them under wraps. โ€We will be in by the end of the year for sure,โ€ he said. โ€As for an opening date, weโ€™ll have to see how it goes.โ€

The Sprudge team extends our best wishes to Hunt, Amanda, Jacob and the entire Safehouse crew as they work to rebuild.

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