BY KATLAN THOMERSON
Glasgow News 1
A new coffee shop in Cave City will fill the space once occupied by a movie theater.
Ace Theater opened its doors in 1935. For more than 20 years the theater served as a gathering place for its community to enjoy movies with one another in a space that could seat 400 people. By 1958, the theater was no longer open.
Today the building at 203 Broadway St. is owned by Cave City native Leticia Cline. Throughout the process of turning the theater into a coffee shop, Cline focused on preserving the history of the building.
“This building used to be the heart of downtown. It’s where everyone spent their weekends,” Cline said. “We kept the name as a way to pay homage to its history.”
Ace Coffee Co. is an all-day cafe that serves coffee and a breakfast menu during the day. Accompanied by lunch, evening appetizers, mocktails, wine, craft beer, and mixed drinks.
On the weekend, Cline plans to have outdoor concerts and serve brunch.
“The slogan behind it is to cultivate, curate, elevate, and educate,” she said. “To create a space for the community and offer classes to everyone here.”
Yoga classes, art workshops, networking events, photography classes, website building classes, and a maker’s market hosted by Carsen Inman are a few of the events Cline plans to provide the community.
“I’m curating a monthly evening market that will showcase local artisans and makers,” Inman said.
Those interested in being a vendor for the maker’s market are encouraged to contact Cline or Inman through Facebook or in person once the cafe opens.
The cafe is set to have a soft opening on Friday, March 29, then fully open to the public from 11 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, March 30 with performances by Lily Stella Maris, Leslie Weiler Meng, and Cherry Chub.
Cline hopes that the store will become a go-to spot for her community.
“Four years ago, I taught a class at Caverna on Marketing, and I asked the kids to tell me what they want to do,” Cline began. “One student started typing on her laptop then turned it around to show me. She said, ‘this is what we want’ and it was a scene from Saved by the Bell where the main characters were sitting down in the diner after school.”
With that memory in mind, Cline has started the process of working with local schools to create a program that will encourage students to visit the cafe and further their education.
“We want to work with the schools to encourage reading and studying,” Cline said. “It’s not set in stone yet, but we are in the process of creating reading programs that will give students a discount at the store.”
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