Council To Brew Call On Coffee Shop Liquor License, Again
A hearing to determine if a coffee shop can serve alcoholic beverages will be held for the second time tonight.
A Portsmouth coffee shop will seek permission again tonight to serve alcoholic coffee beverages.
The owners of Custom House Coffee, which celebrated its 10th business anniversary earlier this year, want to serve alcohol at its Portsmouth shop. The store's owners are seeking to secure a liquor license for the King Charles Drive and West Main Road location.
The coffee shop's owners will appear at a second hearing tonight before the Portsmouth Town Council. Serving as the Board of License Commissioners, the council will approve or deny Custom House's request for a liquor license.
The council meeting is set to begin at 7 p.m. at Town Hall.
Despite the local license, if granted, the King's Grant Fellowship church across the street might prevent establishing a liquor license at this shop. State law prohibits any establishment to serve liquor within 200 feet of a church.
The coffee shop's owners have petitioned and met with state legislators about this law. According to the shop's owners, the current law was modified for this particular location.
Custom House Coffee currently operates shops in Middletown and Portsmouth, with a third shop to open this summer in Fall River, MA. The Middletown store has operated with a liquor license since last year.
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Custom House Coffee
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King's Grant Fellowship
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JR
1:37 pm on Monday, September 24, 2012
Its time to get rid of these outdated Blue laws and become civilized Rhode island
Robert E
2:03 pm on Monday, September 24, 2012
Why does a coffee shop need a liquor license there are already enough bars in this town.
Jim L
7:24 pm on Monday, September 24, 2012
Because not everyone wants to listen to rock and roll, they would like to spend an early evening with a of wine or a cocktail . relax and hear music, It's not a bar, we both know that, it's more of a gathering place for respondable adults to just relax, something thats far and few between up north, places like this do well down south because older well behaved folks like stuff like this, time for something like this around here, My wife and i often go see Gary Faria's in places, a little food a drink good times and home by 9 pm, it's like an older date and good for your soul
J. Lane McMahon
11:01 pm on Monday, September 24, 2012
Approved on a 4-3 vote 12pm to 9pm restriction.