Owners of Izzy’s Coffee buy Waking Life business in West Asheville

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   Jill November 15, 2015

   Yes. Mountain Air Roasting coffee is amazing coffee! It would be great if Izzy’s would serve it!

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   Harry October 27, 2015

   I wonder what will become of the money raised in the Battlecakes crowd funding campaign?

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   Tree Dweller October 9, 2015

   Interesting, considering that there was an Izzy’s in W. Asheville, which became Battle Cat. The downtown location is a similar clientele as Battle Cat’s, so one wonders if they’ll siphon off its clients. West Asheville is kind of over saturated with coffee joints already, with Odd’s and Firestorm the two most recent additions. It’s surprising that Izzy’s would want to enter that market. Beyond that, Izzy’s is mainly staffed by guys, albeit gay or non-alpha types. There used to be more women, not sure what happened. I like the music, the art and the grungy aesthetic, it’s certainly a departure from Waking Life’s Ikea style. The question is, will those that frequented Waking Life hang at Izzy’s? Me thinks not.

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      luther blissett October 13, 2015

      “Interesting, considering that there was an Izzy’s in W. Asheville, which became Battle Cat.”

      Amber Arthur sold the downtown Izzy’s to the Brittons in 2011 and kept the WAvl location, changing the name to BattleCat. So while the “coffee institution for over a decade” line is true, the current owners of Izzy’s have only been in charge for four of those years.

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      Big Al October 15, 2015

      “Izzy’s is mainly staffed by guys, albeit gay or non-alpha types. There used to be more women, not sure what happened.”

      Sounds like nothing really changed.

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   Barry Summers October 6, 2015

   But where will the He-Man Woman Haters Club meet from now on?

   bit.ly/1niolL4 (drag & drop)

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   Fallin October 6, 2015

   While I am very happy that Waking Life is gone, Haywood Rd already has many other coffee shops to support. We need a community space! However, it was nice to see Izzy’s do this without asking for money from the public.
   Also, this story should have gone to Asheville Blog. The woman who runs that site has been on the front lines of protest and communication every single day since this started.

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   Harry October 6, 2015

   Way to go Izzy’s. No hoopla, blog posts, or Go Fund Me crapola. They just took care of business. Can’t wait to visit the new location.

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   1. 

      Jen October 6, 2015

      Under the radar with a plan.

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      chris October 6, 2015

      Toot!

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         Harry October 7, 2015

         Maybe you could find employment at the new location Chris. It would help get you out of your mom’s basement.

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            chris October 7, 2015

            It would help me get out of _your_ mom’s basement! ZING!

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            1. 

               Barry Summers October 7, 2015

               Bwa-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!

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               Harry October 7, 2015

               Ha! Good one. You wouldn’t have liked living in my mom’s basement. She would have forced you to be productive and make something of yourself.

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               chris October 7, 2015

               Toot!

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   J October 5, 2015

   Izzy’s isn’t serving counter culture anymore. I was in there a few days ago and they had stumptown and said they had started carrying beans from different roasters.

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   John October 5, 2015

   I just hope that Izzy’s will consider brewing beans from Asheville’s own Mountain Air Roasting. Seems that Waking Life was one of the only cafes in town (if you know of others, do tell) that served Mountain Air coffees and it is amazing quality. Counter Culture (served at Izzys downtown) is good but falls short of Mountain Air Roasting.

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      Stephen October 6, 2015

      I share this concern, some of the best coffee I’ve ever had was roasted by Mountain Air

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      Headhunter October 6, 2015

      Go see Eric out at Allgood Coffee in Weaverville. The guy is a caffeine wizard and he serves Mountain Air products

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      montfordresident October 7, 2015

      Tod’s Tasties, Over-Easy, Malaprops, Cucina24, table & The Imperial Life

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   Liz October 5, 2015

   YUCK! Izzy’s coffee is horrible, the place is dirty, the employees are rude and stuck up. Boooooooooo.

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