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By Laurel Robertson
icky and Bruce Lewis may have left the rain and gloom of Seattle for the brighter clime of the Texas Hill Country, but they brought their love of good coffee with them. “It’s so cold there, everyone has a cup of coffee in their hands most of the time,” Vicky recalls. “We loved the warmth and friendliness of Dripping Springs, but we couldn’t find a really good cup of coffee – especially after noon or on Sundays.” The couple solved that dilemma by opening their own coffee house – Mazama Coffee Company - on Mercer Street. “Mazama” (Native American for “mountain goat”) has a special connection for the Lewises and their two children: it’s the name of a small town in the Cascade Mountains of eastern Washington where the family had a cabin for many years.
“It’s the one name we could all agree on,” Vicky says with a grin. With a more serious look, she adds that the death of a beloved brother spurred her to reexamine her life as a corporate employee and realize that time is fleeting. “Bruce and I had always talked about one day owning our own business. My fear of regretting not acting on my dreams became bigger than my fear of failure. So we took the leap.” Changing the former iron works building into an open and pleasant atmosphere involved a lot of labor – accomplished in a large part by Bruce and Vicky themselves. Several windows and a door were cut into an exterior wall, bringing in natural light and a view of the side patio. They took out walls, stripped and sealed the existing concrete floors, painted walls See MAZAMA COFFEE COMPANY, Page 2
Vicky Lewis welcomes patrons to Dripping Springs’ new Mazama Coffee Company. Stop by the charming shop on Mercer Street. Photo courtesy Mazama Coffee Company.
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MAZAMA COFFEE HOUSE, from page 1 and built pub tables for seating along a wall. Throughout the remodel, they used repurposed 100-year-old long leaf pine, mixed in with lapped siding and even metal plumbing pipes to create what Vicky half-jokingly refers to as “industrial farmhouse style.” Customers have the option of sitting inside at tables or the coffee bar, or outside on the patio. A small room off the main dining area has a brightly colored children’s table with plenty of toys and puzzles to keep tots happily occupied through their parents’ lattes. A large chalkboard com-
munity calendar keeps everyone up with upcoming events at Mazama and the larger Dripping Springs community. Perhaps Mazama’s most unusual feature is the Flex Room – a multi-purpose room available for conferences, classes, workshops, trainings, or entertaining. Vicky is currently drawing up a calendar of workshops that Mazama will host there in the New Year. As for the coffee, Vicky and Bruce are adamant about using the best coffee roast they can find. They chose Cuvee brand – sustainably grown and then roasted nearby in Spicewood. See MAZAMA COFFEE HOUSE, Page 3
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The interior of Mazama Coffee Company on Mercer Street features a mix of old and new to create an open and comfortable setting. Photo courtesy Mazama Coffee Company.
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January 2013 MAZAMA COFFEE HOUSE, from page 2 “Most Austin specialty coffee houses serve Cuvee,” Vicky reports, and the positive response from Mazama’s growing customer base would seem to agree with their choice. The best aroma of the day, she says, is every morning at 6:15 am when she pours the first bag of coffee beans into the
hopper. Coffee-making equipment at Mazama is top of the line. A bright red LaMarzocco espresso machine prominently parked at the coffee bar was imported from Italy and is rarer, she says, than a Ferrari. Mazama serves a full array of coffee and espresso drinks, teas, chai, hot
Outdoor seating is also available at Mazama Coffee Company. Photo courtesy Mazama Coffee Company.
chocolate, bottled drinks, fruit smoothies and freshly baked pastries. They also sell packaged Cuvee coffee beans so coffee enthusiasts can experience the same great coffee at home. FYI • Mazama Coffee Company is located at 301-
B Mercer Street in Dripping Springs. The shop hours are Monday through Friday from 7 am to 6 pm; Saturday from 8 am to 3 pm; Sunday from 9 am to 3 pm. For more information, call 512-363-2183, or visit the web site at mazamacoffee.com or find them on Facebook at facebook.com/ MazamaCoffee.
This LaMarzocco espresso machine imported from Italy is “rarer than a Ferrari,” says Mazama Coffee Company owner Vicky Lewis. Photo courtesy Mazama Coffee Company.
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EVERY SUNDAY • Live Jazz Brunch at the Nutty Brown Cafe. www.nuttybrown.com. SECOND SUNDAY • North Hays Republican Group meets. northhaysgop.org. SECOND and FOURTH SUNDAY • Drippin’ Dancin’. BYOB and food, tips for the band appreciated. The Barn at Bell Springs, 4000 Bell Springs Road. 6 pm to 9 pm. Lessons from 5 pm to 6 pm. $5 cover. EVERY MONDAY • Rotary Club meets at Creek Road Café. 12 noon. 512-894-3944. • Boy Scout Troop 280. St. Martin de Porres Church Hall. 512-9040444, ckichuk@yahoo.com, drippingsprings280.mytroop.us. SECOND MONDAYS • Group of Dripping Springs (GODS) Moms meets at Dripping Springs Methodist Church 9 am to 11:15 am. austindeli@msn.com, 512-894-0581. FOURTH MONDAYS • Artists of Dripping Springs. Gatherings at area studios. 512-894-0394. • Gen. Ben McCulloch 2435, UDC meets at the Veterans Hall, 27500 Ranch Road 12 at 7 pm. Call Sharon Hudson at 512-858-7177. MONDAY through THURSDAY • Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit Discovery Day School. mmilligan@ discoveryday-school.org. EVERY TUESDAY • Toastmasters Dripping Springs. 6:30 pm. Pioneer Bank Building Conference Room. Call Mike at 214-339-3237. • Dripping Springs Property Tour at Farm Bureau Insurance. Breakfast at 9 am with tour following. 512-579-7711, dshometour@gmail.com. • Kids’ Night at the Nutty Brown Cafe. 99 cent kids’ meals, balloon art and a moonbounce. www.nuttybrown.com. SECOND, THIRD, FOURTH TUESDAYS • Dripping Springs Boy Scout Troop 101 meets. Dripping Springs United Methodist Church. 7 pm. Tom Chenault at 512-707-7488. SECOND TUESDAYS • Vince F. Taylor American Legion Ladies Auxiliary, Unit 290.Veterans Hall, 7 pm, 858-5637. • The Friends of the Dripping Springs Community Library meet at 11 am at the library. Contact Bobbie Hentschel@512-771-3217 or friendsofdslibrary@gmail.com for info/ volunteer opportunities. EVERY WEDNESDAY • Awana. Wednesday 6 pm to 7 pm at Henly Baptist Church. 512-858-0043, www.henlybaptistchurch.org. • Open Mic Night at the Nutty Brown Cafe. 7:30 pm signups for music, comedy and magic, performances from 8 pm to midnight. www.nuttybrown.com.
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Head to The Barn at Bell Springs for Drippin’ Dancin’ the second and fourth Sunday of the month from 6 pm to 9 pm. Photo courtesy Drippin’ Dancin’. EVERY THURSDAY • Thyme and Dough Bistro Nights with live music, scrumptious dinners and decadent desserts. 6 pm to 9 pm. Bring your own wine. 333 West Highway 290, 512-894-0001. • Henly Baptist Church JOY (Just Older Youth) Club meets at 9:30 am. www.henlybaptistchurch.org. • Dripping Springs Farmers Market at the Triangle (Highway 290 and Ranch Road 12) 3 pm to 6 pm. 512-858-4725. •Steak Night and Karaoke at the Nutty Brown Cafe. www.nuttybrown.com. FIRST THURSDAYS • Dripping Springs American Legion 7 pm. 512-858-5637. FIRST AND THIRD THURSDAY • Lions Club meets at 131 East Mercer Street. 512-858-5159. THIRD THURSDAYS • Dripping Springs VFW meets. 27500 Ranch Road 12. 7 pm. 512-858-5637. EVERY FRIDAY • Men’s Breakfast at Fitzhugh Baptist Church. 6:30 am. 512-913-4808. EVERY SUNDAY • N’awlins Night at the Nutty Brown Cafe. Zydeco Blanco performs, plus moonbounce for kids, all-you-can-eat catfish, shrimp boil and more. Music from 7:30 pm to 11 pm. www.nuttybrown.com. FIRST SATURDAY • Low Cost Pet Vaccinations at Tractor Supply. 512-858-7229. SECOND & FOURTH SATURDAY • Pet Adoption Sponsored by Thundering Paws Animal Sanctuary. Tractor Supply. 512-402-9725. FYI • For information, call the Chamber of Commerce at 512-858-4740.
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f “feedstore” and “bling” don’t sound compatible to you, just ask Roy Rogers – or at least his horse, Trigger. Both (bling and Trigger) can be found in Robin’s at Rippy’s – a new store in the old part of Rippy’s Ranch Supply in Dripping Springs. Robin Rippy Scott, daughter of Rippy Ranch Supply owner Pug Rippy (and grand-daughter and great-grand-daughter of its previous owners) recently opened her new business in the old mohair warehouse on Mercer Street to supply cowgirls and their friends with jewelry, gifts and accessories. Robin works as a full-time software specialist for Dell Computer. But since 1992 when she graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a degree in fashion merchandising, she’s stayed involved in some way with her “first love” – merchandising - whether it’s been as a fulltime retail worker or marketing her eclectic mix of fashion and fancies online and at Wimberley Market Days. The business is an extended family affair. With her mother’s encouragement, Robin remodeled the original part of the family’s feedstore and hired her cousin, Becky Rippy, to run the new enterprise. Next door, her husband Shorty Scott helps her dad Pug run the feedstore. Though the old wood floor creaks (and even moves up and down in spots!), the old building makes a charmingly rusSee ROBIN’S AT RIPPY’S, Page 7
You’ll find plenty of bling at the new Robin’s at Rippy’s on Mercer Street. Just a couple of examples of shopping delights, the Longhorn necklace TOP and shiny and colorful bangle bracelets ABOVE. Photos courtesy Robin’s at Rippy’s.
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When you visit Robin’s at Rippy’s, don’t miss the perfectly restored, old-fashioned mechanical horse, Trigger. And, just like the good old days, you can still enjoy a ride on this western treasure for only 25 cents. Photo courtesy Robin’s at Rippy’s.
January 2013 ROBIN’S AT RIPPY’S, from page 6
Becky Rippy LEFT and Robin Rippy Scott welcome you to Robin’s at Rippy’s, a new shop located on Mercer Street next to Rippy’s Ranch Supply. Photo by Laurel Robertson. tic backdrop for the sparkles and bright colors in Robin’s merchandise. She carries embellished clothing (some she embellishes herself), kids’ toys and gifts, frames, jewelry, purses, belts, shoes – to name just a few. Much, though not all – is western-themed. Robin says she carries a particularly wide selection of toys and gifts for little boys, which are gener- Find kids’ toys and gifts, with many options for littleally harder to find than boys at Robin’s at Rippy’s. Photo courtesy Robin’s at Rippy’s. gifts for little girls, she thinks. The old building that houses Robin’s at “I have four nephews and one niece,” Rippy’s was moved to its Mercer Street loshe says, “so I understand the challenge of cation in 1936. It was first used as a grocery shopping for little boys.” Her stuffed anistore, before becoming the original Rippy mal collection includes boy-pleasers such Ranch Supply in 1953. as bats, wolves and sharks. When the feedstore moved to its newer A small but unusual food selection inbuilding next door (sometime in the 1960s) cludes Wind and Willows soups and dip the old building served as a trading cenmixes, and old-fashioned stick candy and ter of the busy mohair industry for which salt water taffy. A full line of Frostie Brand Dripping Springs and the surrounding Hill sodas (root beer and other flavors) are Country were world famous in that era. available hot or iced. The first thing Becky and family did The stand-out western feature in the when starting to remodel was clean out old store is undoubtedly the perfectly restored, bags of mohair left in the storage loft of the old-fashioned mechanical horse Trigger, building. who still offers a ride for 25 cents. Robin’s at Rippy’s is open Thursday, Robin and her mother acquired the Friday and Saturday. Robin maintains her treasure after admiring many like it in Las online business and a booth at Lone Star Vegas on their yearly trips there to see the Gifts (just down Mercer Street) for those National Finals Rodeo. Last year her mothwho want to shop on other days. er, who remembered riding one just like it FYI • Robin’s at Rippy’s is located at 204 Mercer, just when she was a child, finally decided she west of Rippy’s Ranch Supply. They are open Thursday, Friday HAD to have it. Robin and her dad Pug and Saturday. For more information, visit the web site at robineach fought to have it in their own store – sclosetds.com or call 512-571-2616. and, of course, there it sits in Robin’s!
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