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May 14, 2005
Java Joint Moving to Building That Housed Calamity Cafe
by Adam Brown
Huntington News Network Writer
Huntington (HNN) —The Java Joint is on the move. The coffee shop, billed
as "Huntington's finest caffeine-injected wonderland," is moving from its
present location on 10th street to the building which formerly housed the
Calamity Café on the corner of 3rd avenue and Hal Greer Boulevard. "Our customers have outgrown our space," co-owner Jason Arthur said. "There wasn't much choice. We needed to expand and we can't expand here." Arthur said the10th street location will close on Friday, May 20, 2005. The new
location will open the second or third week of June.
Arthur said he wanted customers to understand that he isn't reopening
Calamity Café. "We want to keep the same feeling for the artistic community, but we want to
make it clear to people that we're not opening Calamity back up." Arthur said that although the Java Joint experience will remain similar, the new location will feature an expanded food menu as well as beer and wine. "We do not want to be a restaurant but we will offer food," Arthur said. "We
will continue to offer Greek pizzas and will also serve some other quick
foods. We want to serve nostalgic foods that college kids are used to."
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Amber Clifford, the other owner of the coffee shop, said they are in the process of renovating the building. Arthur said they are checking with the city about providing seating outside. "It's being totally been remodeled," Clifford said. "We want to take this atmosphere with us. The bar room will have some couches and maybe some chairs. The back room is going to be a sitting room and will mostly have stuff from our present location."
Clifford said the coffee shop will continue hosting harmonica night on Tuesday. She also said she wants to host an open mic night on Wednesday and a poetry night later in the week.
"We hope we have the support of the community that we have had," Clifford said. "We know our regulars are going to stick with us and we hope this will give us a chance to help the arts of the community."
