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07 | Building a Brave Space

[10 Years, 10 Stories of Impact series]

How it Happened

This is the question owner Kelli Lemon found herself asking in 2017 when looking for ways to take her dream of opening a café and make it real. Through a few fateful conversations and connections, Kelli was introduced to Ryan Rinn, Storefront for Community Design’s past Executive Director. Kelli later applied for Design Session, Storefront’s one-on-one low-cost design and planning assistance program. We were able to walk Kelli through a conceptual design study that ultimately helped take her passion and vision and bring it to life.