-- The End --
Tonight we celebrated the end of an era.

For four years now R. Gabriels has served the Augusta area some of the best coffee around from their location on Davis and Washington Road. My sister has worked for them from before they opened their doors, moving quickly to manager position and now is in charge of one of the other two locations. I started working there in early part of 2004 and by August was a manager as well, a position I held until I moved on to Allegra Printing last February, two years later. I am now working for R. Gabriels at the VA location that my sister manages (as the only other employee at this location).

Now the original location is closing. The roadwork in the immediate area will leave the shop cut off from vital traffic flow, and the parking situation has been terrible from the start so they feel it is time to close up shop. The two other locations will still be around and there is always the possibility of a new and better location opening up somewhere.

But tonight we gathered at the shop, enjoyed free drinks and snacks, and music from some of the performers that played the shop over the years including my own sister and brother in law.

Many old faces were there, employees and customers, as well as new faces (the children of employees and customers born in the recent past). Fun was had. And a chapter is ended. Goodbye, R. Gabriels on the corner of Washington and Davis roads.
- posted by Nick @ 8/24/2007 11:09:00 PM | 0 comments