COLLEEN CURRAN
Richmond Times-Dispatch
RICHMOND â James Anderson, 43, has been out of work since April. Two months ago, the unemployment checks abruptly stopped coming and he has no idea why. When he contacts the unemployment office to ask, no one picks up.
He has two children, ages 8 and 10. Heâs two-and-a-half months behind on his rent, three months behind on his utilities, and his bank account is overdrawn.
âIâm so behind on bills, I feel sick,â Anderson said. The web designer and SEO specialist lost his job when his contract with a Norfolk construction company was canceled due to the pandemic. He has a cellphone with limited minutes that he saves to contact the Virginia Employment Commission. But when he calls, he canât get through to a live person. âIâm worried there is something wrong with my claim because I havenât received anything.â
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Coffeestamp opened in St. Louis late last year after brothers Patrick and Spencer Clapp started roasting in 2018. All images courtesy of Coffeestamp.
Opening like a postage-paid package from the coffeelands of Honduras, Coffeestamp has arrived in St. Louis.
The roastery cafe was opened in the Fox Park neighborhood in the latter half of last year by brothers Patrick and Spencer Clapp, who eight years ago moved to the United States from Tegucigalpa, Honduras. With a father from Connecticut and a mother from Honduras, the Clapps not only maintain dual citizenship, but contacts in both countries that made coffee an obvious choice for a business venture.