PEABODY — Breaking Grounds is set to host a grand-reopening party and ribbon-cutting later this month to celebrate its official reopening after a months-long closure of the café forced by an early morning fire in May.
The reopening will be held at 10 a.m. on Aug. 23 and will offer a look at the newly refurbished café. Northeast Arc, of which Breaking Grounds is a subsidiary, said the event will also thank those who supported the coffee shop during its closure.
“The final look of the new café will include a long banquet to provide comfortable seating, chairs made from recycled bottles, and a counter-height table so you can better see the happenings on Main Street while sipping your favorite beverage,” the organization said. “The selection of items was done to minimize lead times to ensure we can reopen as soon as possible.”
The café, which offers employment training to people with disabilities or autism, has been closed since May 10, when a fire broke out in the Main Street building Breaking Grounds shares with a number of residential apartments. While the blaze was contained to one unit and no residents were injured, Breaking Grounds sustained extensive water damage, forcing the closure.
A soft re-launch of the café had been planned for late July, but the building’s air conditioning seized up and the re-launch was postponed until the machine was fully operational.
When Breaking Grounds reopens, the Main Street locale will offer a new look with the “same great coffee.”
