Newspaper clippings · October 3, 1995

Torrance considers coffee cart for its Civic Center library

Ian Gregor reports a Torrance proposal for coffee service at the library. The clipping provides context for local coffee cart discussions.

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TUESDAY October 3, 1995 DIGEST TORRANCE City solicits coffee cart for Civic Center library Want a gourmet coffee with that volume of War and Peace? You might be able to combine Tolstoy and Tanzanian peaberry java at the Torrance Civic Center library sometime in the not-so-distant future. The City Council this week decided to see if anyone is interested in operating an espresso cart there. The vendor would pay Torrance $440 a month, or 10 percent of gross receipts, whichever is greater. City officials estimate a cart could bring in $5,000 to $15,000 a year. They don't know when a cart might begin operating because they have to see if any vendors show an interest. — Ian Gregor

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TUESDAY
October 3, 1995
DIGEST
TORRANCE
City solicits coffee cart
for Civic Center library
Want a gourmet coffee with that vol-
ume of War and Peace?
e You might be able to combine Tolstoy
and Tanzanian peaberry java at the Tor-
rance Civic Center library sometime in
the not-so-distant future. The City Coun-
cil this week decided to see if anyone is
interested in operating an espresso cart
there.
The vendor would pay Torrance $440 a
month, or 10 percent of gross receipts,
whichever is greater.
City officials estimate a cart could
bring in $5,000 to $15,000 a year. They
don't know when a cart might begin op-
erating because they have to see if any
? vendors show an interest.
- lan Gregor