The first-ever Downtown Galesburg Coffee Crawl is Saturday, April 25, from 8 to 11:30 a.m. — and the four women behind it joined Galesburg's Morning News Wednesday morning to explain what it is, how it works, and why three competing coffee shops decided to team up for it.
Joining us: Jessica Ketchum, owner of Innkeeper's Fresh Roasted Coffee; Stephanie Sikorski of Core Communication & Consulting; Sarah Baldwin of Orange Cup Sidecar; and Katelyn Davis of The Beanhive.
Topics covered in this interview:
- What the Downtown Galesburg Coffee Crawl is and how it works
- How the idea was born — a coffee crawl in Greenville, South Carolina
- What a $40 ticket includes — tote bag, punch card, trolley rides, treats
- Ticket sales and where to buy — Facebook event page and each shop's socials
- Park Plaza ticket pickup, 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. the morning of the event
- What to expect at each stop — Innkeeper's, Orange Cup Sidecar, and The Beanhive
- Why three competing businesses decided to collaborate
- Options for non-coffee drinkers
- Galesburg's coffee shop boom — what it says about the community
- Monthly specials and how baristas craft signature drinks
- Where the event could go in future years
Related: Three downtown Galesburg coffee shops team up for first-ever Coffee Crawl on April 25