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January 2013
LOCAL INFORMATION & ADVERTISING
Perk up at Mazama Coffee Company
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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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