Letter to our customers
April 1, 2009
Dear valued customer,
It's with great sadness that I announce that in a few weeks, murky coffee will be relocating from here in Clarendon to a new location in Washington DC.
The property here at 3211 Wilson Boulevard was sold last year, and market rent is simply more than we can afford.
In the coming months, I hope that you'll join us in welcoming a new coffee shop here, brought by the talented folks at the renown "Liberty Tavern" just up the street. They'll be bringing their years of experience, a full renovation of the building, and top-quality service. We are proud to call them our friends, and plan to support them in setting up their coffee program. That said, we ask that you'll join us in welcoming and supporting them.
Our new home (at 5th & H Streets NW, two blocks east of the Chinatown Gate) will be a brand-new shop (called "Wrecking Ball Coffee") in a new neighborhood. While we're excited at new possibilities, leaving Clarendon isn't going to be easy. We've made many friends here, and we're very sad to leave. All of us here at murky are heartbroken about this move, so please be sensitive to our feelings during the transition.
We've been honored to be a place for you to visit over the last four years--especially our regular customers, but also those who we see less frequently.
Thanks for your friendship, love, and patronage. In so many ways, our customers have inspired us to work harder at providing you the best coffee experience we can, and for that, we cannot than you enough.
We hope that you'll be sure to visit us at our upcoming location. Dates for this move are yet to be specifically determined, but renovations will begin soon, starting with the upstairs.
I welcome your questions or comments: nickcho@murkycoffee.com
Sincerely,
Nick
Dear valued customer,
It's with great sadness that I announce that in a few weeks, murky coffee will be relocating from here in Clarendon to a new location in Washington DC.
The property here at 3211 Wilson Boulevard was sold last year, and market rent is simply more than we can afford.
In the coming months, I hope that you'll join us in welcoming a new coffee shop here, brought by the talented folks at the renown "Liberty Tavern" just up the street. They'll be bringing their years of experience, a full renovation of the building, and top-quality service. We are proud to call them our friends, and plan to support them in setting up their coffee program. That said, we ask that you'll join us in welcoming and supporting them.
Our new home (at 5th & H Streets NW, two blocks east of the Chinatown Gate) will be a brand-new shop (called "Wrecking Ball Coffee") in a new neighborhood. While we're excited at new possibilities, leaving Clarendon isn't going to be easy. We've made many friends here, and we're very sad to leave. All of us here at murky are heartbroken about this move, so please be sensitive to our feelings during the transition.
We've been honored to be a place for you to visit over the last four years--especially our regular customers, but also those who we see less frequently.
Thanks for your friendship, love, and patronage. In so many ways, our customers have inspired us to work harder at providing you the best coffee experience we can, and for that, we cannot than you enough.
We hope that you'll be sure to visit us at our upcoming location. Dates for this move are yet to be specifically determined, but renovations will begin soon, starting with the upstairs.
I welcome your questions or comments: nickcho@murkycoffee.com
Sincerely,
Nick
posted at 1:08:00 AM -9 comments-
9 Comments:
It was a great ride that just keeps going in a new form. All the best with this new adventure. I can't wait to see it!
New name in DC related to tax problems for old name?
Um.... April Fool's? :(
Why the name change! I don't like the new name, and you're losing all kinds of brand identity and loyalty by changing the name, what gives!?
Ah how I wish it was merely an April Fool's joke! Arlington will certainly miss Murky's presence.
How extensive will your involvement be with the new Liberty Shop? Are they committed to the specialty coffee market? Can you offer any reassurances that this isn't going to mean just another low quality, status quo cafe???
you are by far the best thing that clarendon has left. i will organize a petition to get you to stay!!
No! I was so hoping it was April fools....
Who cares about the damn name? Nick, I don't care if you call your place Shithole Coffee and move your operation to North Korea, I will be coming to you because your coffee drinks are elite quality...right up there with The Blue Bottle in San Fran, Jack's Stirbrew in NY, Care Luxxe in Santa Monica. You people don't realize how talented Nick and his fellow baristas are. Murky is one of the best coffee shops in the US on just about any list of top coffeehouses. Good luck with the new place Nick, and I'll be over there getting my coffee just like I was at Clarendon.
"You people"?
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