Black Coffee
Black Coffee
Owner and operator Mia Moss hopes that Black Coffee can provide not only a great cup of joe, but also a space for the community and an investment in the growth of the Eastside.
Coffee fanatics of east Fort Worth no longer need to trek across town to get their fix with the long-awaited arrival and soft opening of Black Coffee.
Limited hours will be held from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Friday and Saturday.
Owner and operator Mia Moss hopes that Black Coffee can provide not only a great cup of joe, but also a space for the community and an investment in the growth of the Eastside.
“It’s really important that we start a trend of bringing quality to the neighborhood and including them in that process,” Moss says.
Moss even created two custom coffee blends inspired by the neighborhood: one medium, one dark. The medium roast is called The Eastsider Blend, while The Poly Blend is a dark roast in honor of nearby Polytechnic High School. The menu will also include classic espresso drinks, options for kids and non-coffee drinkers, baked goods from FunkyTown Donuts and creative, off-menu features.
Four years have passed since the entrepreneur and coffee connoisseur began dreaming of owning a coffee shop in 2015. This weekend, her vision becomes reality in a renovated building from the ‘40s on Vaughn Boulevard across from Texas Wesleyan University.
Jalea Seals realized the project was a good investment for her and her husband, Ryan, while helping Moss optimize her business plan and investment pitch. The couple was looking for investment opportunities, and Seals says Moss’s mission, along with a Google Maps search, convinced her Black Coffee was the right move.
“Google coffee shops and zoom back,” Seals says. “You see all these clustered dots on the left side of the map and none on the right.”
Moss has always been connected to the Eastside. She lived in the community growing up and is raising her own family in the neighborhood too. She says it’s important for her kids to see her working to improve their community. Seals shares this passion, and isn’t discouraged by “negative connotations” she says are sometimes associated with the Eastside.
“It takes someone to say, ‘I don’t mind putting this money at risk for the sake of this relationship and this area,’” Seals says.
Investment in the community, for Black Coffee, looks like partnering with organizations in the neighborhood and hosting events like “Coffee Talks,” which Moss and Seals describe as community workshops focused on discussing things like parenting, finances, mental health and creating change in the community.
Moss hopes Black Coffee provides an environment and coffee experience people will appreciate.
“We are here,” Moss says. “We plan on being here for a very long time, and it’s for everyone. Everyone is welcome.”
