Penny Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 La Villa will be a high end coffee house which will have a soft opening coinciding with the Boquete Fair. It will be located in the hex (party) room of the BCP and will be open all days except Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday morning. The famous BCP market will use the space on Tuesday morning. Elizabeth Farrell de Rios is busy painting and transforming the space. Stop in and see what she's doing. She and husband Abel will have a coffee roaster, books to borrow, free wi-fi, specialty coffee drinks, and some snack items. The success of this venture is pretty vital to the long term success of BCP and it's ability to pay the rent on the facility. We're hoping every one will support Elizabeth in this wonderful new venture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Woolford Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Wow, the future of community theater is tied to the success of a coffee shop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris McCall Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Seems so Keith, one good thing is that she does have really really good coffee and does some great mocha coffee. So it won't be to hard to support her :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penny Posted January 7, 2016 Author Share Posted January 7, 2016 Yes, the ability of BCP to pay the increased rental for the building and the never-ending maintenance costs is tied to a successful sub-lease of this space. Most people in the community don't know that BCP doesn't own the building and the rent is increasing substantially. Maintenance issues and costs are major. The plays do not pay a fraction of the bills. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyS Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 4 hours ago, Penny said: La Villa will be a high end coffee house which will have a soft opening coinciding with the Boquete Fair. It will be located in the hex (party) room of the BCP and will be open all days except Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday morning. The famous BCP market will use the space on Tuesday morning. Elizabeth Farrell de Rios is busy painting and transforming the space. Stop in and see what she's doing. She and husband Abel will have a coffee roaster, books to borrow, free wi-fi, specialty coffee drinks, and some snack items. The success of this venture is pretty vital to the long term success of BCP and it's ability to pay the rent on the facility. We're hoping every one will support Elizabeth in this wonderful new venture. What does "high end" mean in this context? Overpriced coffee? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonnie Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 3 hours ago, Penny said: Yes, the ability of BCP to pay the increased rental for the building and the never-ending maintenance costs is tied to a successful sub-lease of this space. Most people in the community don't know that BCP doesn't own the building and the rent is increasing substantially. Maintenance issues and costs are major. The plays do not pay a fraction of the bills. If BCP rents the building, shouldn't the owner be responsible for maintenance costs? Just curious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcelyn Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 In my experience the owner is usually responsible for maintenance costs. However, the contract for BCP must have been negotiated differently--meaning a lower rental but owner has no maintenance responsibilities. Just my opinion; no knowledge about dollars involved but the owner may have the better side of this BCP contract. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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