Articles About Brother Bear's Cafe

• Brother Bear brews cup of kindness

  By Susan GartnerApril 16, 2009

  

  “Last call on espresso bar!” That’s what patrons will typically hear just before closing time at Brother Bear’s Café, the new coffeehouse located at 118 Dayton Street (formerly the site of the Epic Book Shop). To know how the coffeehouse came to be (and how it almost never was) adds a unique cocoa-mocha twist to […]

• Epic’s final chapter, 35 years on

  By Diane ChiddisterFebruary 12, 2009

  In recent weeks many villagers have stopped in to tell Epic Book Shop owner Gail Lichtenfels how sorry they are that her Dayton Street shop is closing. They appreciate the quiet, peaceful space she created with her meditative music, comfortable sofas and local art, people say.