Spillin' the Beans...

We're still here!

by Mary Jo Bammel October 1, 2026

Other businesses may be closing, but we're still here.

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End of Summer...

by Mary Jo Bammel August 6, 2026

With the summer winding down (please let the heat break soon!) we're getting in back-to-school mode as well as fall festival mode!

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573 Magazine

by Mary Jo Bammel March 19, 2026

The folks at 573 Magazine are wonderful people. They recently did an article about us. Figured I'd share it. By Thomas Smugula In ...

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Cherry Blossom Season

by Mary Jo Bammel March 12, 2026

We're almost to the season for flowers to start emerging and the Cherry Blossoms (Sakura) won't be far behind. This year, during the month of Marc...

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Countdown to Fall

by Mary Jo Bammel August 7, 2025

With the end of summer on the horizon, lots of events are being planned. Cooler temps = coffee and cocoa weather! Not only are we being asked to ...

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Approach to Summer

by Mary Jo Bammel May 1, 2025

The end of the school year brings about change. We still see a lot ofthe same faces but not necessarily at the same time of day. Folkstravel, it'...

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Catering to Spring

by Mary Jo Bammel April 3, 2025

Spring seems to be the season for meetings, gatherings, and events, not to mention storm clean up and fundraisers. We've been asked to provide cof...

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Nine Years...

by Mary Jo Bammel January 1, 2025

...and counting! We are thrilled to be celebrating our 9th Anniversary this month. We survived the pandemic and then other coffee shops coming to...

Posted in art, Artists, books, coffee, comic books, Fresh Roasted, New Year, Perryville Missouri

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Thank You!

by Mary Jo Bammel July 31, 2024

Our annual Comic Con was the 20th and 21st of July. We want to say a HUGE thank you to all those who came out to support our efforts. Not only di...

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Summertime

by Mary Jo Bammel June 6, 2024

Schools out and it's almost officially summer. How did that happen? Seems like only last month I was writing about kids going back to school. W...

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It really does take a village...

by Mary Jo Bammel June 9, 2023

I want to say thank you to the City of Perryville. Each year the city assists us (Heroes for Kids and Villainous Grounds) with our comic con. Witho...

Posted in Actors, art, Artists, Authors, comic books, Comic Con, customers, Downtown Square, HeroesForKidsComicCon, local artisan, Perryville Missouri

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Whatcha readin'?

by Mary Jo Bammel April 22, 2023

I love books and we highly encourage reading - appropriate for book store owners, right? When we were younger comic books were not considered appr...

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