Katerbean Closes Saturday, 61C Cafe Will Open New Shop in Space
The owners of the 61C Cafe in Squirrel Hill have purchased Katerbean in Regent Square and, after remodeling, plan to open in February as the 61B Cafe.
Katerbean, the popular shop on the Swissvale side of South Braddock Avenue, will be brewing its last coffee on Saturday. But keep your eyes on the shop for the next few months. Come Monday, the owners of the 61C Cafe on Murray Avenue in Squirrel Hill will take over the space. "It's going to be pretty exciting," said Jackie Grice, Katerbean's manager, who will be moving on when the shop closes. Keith Kaboly, 61C Cafe's manager, said his aunt and uncle, Kate Knorr and Gary Kaboly, who own the Murray Avenue shop, took the opportunity to purchase Katerbean when they heard it was on the market. They had been considering a shop in Regent Square "We've been looking forward to it for awhile now," Kaboly said. "It's a nice neighborhood." The first …
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Robert Sette
11:34 pm on Sunday, December 9, 2012
Jackie, you were great, and of course Peg was a fixture there, and a sweet lady who cared about her customers; but the owner(s), come on... When she lost an employee, she cut back the store's hours, or changed them on a whim every 3-6 months. She had no idea what our neighborhood needs. Spend a few bucks on some non-hideous paint. And how about a window that opens? I would wager that a REAL … more ›