A cup of coffee is keeping a small business in Toronto alive – but it could also be a death sentence.
With a small espresso brewing behind the counter, Yana Miriev says that her decision to serve coffee in her local grocery store has both saved her business and put her in a battle with city hall.
“The licence says grocery store with refreshments. And before we installed equipment for the coffee shop, I sent a little inquiry to the municipality to ask if we are allowed to serve coffee and baked goods in the store, and the answer was, 'Yes,'" she said. A bylaw officer visited the store and soon afterwards the licencing department sent a letter asking Miriev to consent to the store's licence being downgraded.Since then, members of the community have rallied around the store. Over 1,000 people have signed an in-store petition and another 1,700 signed one online.
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