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Celebrating One Year
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By: Ellen Bell
After being in business for over 45 years, Ever'man Cooperative Grocery and Cafe took the next steps and opened a second location on Pensacola's north side. Dave DeBlander, Ever’man Board of Directors President said, "The north side of town is absolutely booming, and so many people have asked us when we're going to have a second store”. By supporting the rapidly expanding growth on the north side of Pensacola, Ever'man fulfilled its mission to create a more healthy, vibrant community with the addition of a new store. While similar to the downtown store, we added new exciting features to make our customers feel like they were at a destination rather than a grocery store. We added a pizza oven and pizza bar, burrito/taco bar, hand-dipped locally made gelato, sushi, kombucha on tap, and new amenities. We offer a beer and wine bar, a walking trail and a firepit. On December 11th, 2019, a little over a year ago, we had our Nine Mile Ribbon Cutting Ceremony and Grand Opening. We officially opened our doors to over 200 excited customers waiting to get their first glimpse of the new store. It was everything we had hoped for, with more highfives, hugs, smiles, and even tears of joy all around, the grand opening was underway and Ever'man Nine Mile's future looked very bright. Little did our team know that within those next four blissful months of operation, a world-wide pandemic would strike, and our routines would be changed forever. Ever'man continued to look ahead and took guidance from local, national, and public health authorities to better serve our community and employees. By making adjustments and listening to our members' and customers' suggestions, we were ultimately able to keep our employees working and serving the community. We can't thank you enough for your support and encouragement during this uncertain time, and we could not have done it without you!
NINE MILE ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY EVENT
January 15th-16th
Join us on January 15th-16th as we celebrate "The Year of Ever'man Nine Mile" Anniversary Event with a celebratory ribbon cutting, family-friendly fun, music, crafts, food THE HEALTHY ALTERNATIVE | 7 sampling, local vendors and much more!
