On this cool, cloudy/scattered shower morning, four of us ventured to SE Belmont to try out the Never Coffee Shop.  Supposedly this shop came into being when an ad agency in a newly built building had the opportunity to use a vacant storefront as a branding project.  As you might imagine, the resulting shop is easy to look at with sharp lines and colorful furnishings.  The space within, however, is small, leading to the use of tiny tables and stools.   For those of us desirous of hanging out, the visual ambiance is fine, the physical one is problematic.

Today’s discussion topics were mostly political/environmental: whether the City Council has the votes to pass the in-fill proposals that two of our members worked on; why the current residential energy proposals don’t go far enough; the rush by developers to submit applications for building permits before the new inclusionary zoning regs take effect; and changing players and staff in City Hall.

4243 SE Belmont       http://www.nevercoffeelab.com