By CHRISTINE FERRETTI | The Detroit News | Published: May 13, 2021
DETROIT (Tribune News Service) — If David Shock has his way, he'll be roasting coffee beans along the Detroit riverfront at Historic Fort Wayne before Christmas.
James Oliver Coffee Co. has set its sights on renovating the former Post Engineer's Storehouse to operate a roasting plantand satellite cafe on the fort's sprawling campus.
Shock, co-founder of the Detroit-based company with his wife, Miranda Clark, who is CEO, are the facesbehind one of the first proposals being considered by the city to reinvent the long-neglected site.
"I just love the vibe and the energy of it. There's so much history," Shock said. "Every neighborhood is ignited by a cafe or coffee shop in the neighborhood."