The Alpine, Antiques District - Closed

I had an Americano ($2) at this spot on N Orange (across from The Imperial) on Saturday. It was (until very recently) Caffe Divina. Apparently the poor retired guy who bankrolled that place for a daughter who found out that owning a business requires work couldn't shoulder the load anymore once she ran and hid. I smell an engagement party in the works. A kindly customer took it off his hands. He wants to make the place an educational environment for coffee die hards. He's an engineer by day. He is bringing his experience from his time in coffee obsessed San Francisco to O-Town. The space open now is small with a tiny counter. He has decorated the place with minimalist shelves stocked with books that you should be ashamed to never have read. He has a space next door that may evolve as a retail/educational area. He makes each cup fresh. The sandwich selection (6ish) was above the humdrum. I wish him luck. He said he is waiting on a freshly milled sign for the front of the shop. That should make it easier to spot as you are driving through the neighborhood.