‘Encouraging’ start for Sylvia’s Coffee in Eatonton

  • Shop co-owner Diana Homeier (left) and Paula Benjamin of the adjoining Georgia Writers Museum each held an end of the ceremonial red ribbon as Michael Homeier made the grand-opening cut last Friday to officially open Sylvia’s: A Supernatural Coffee Bar. IAN TOCHER/Staff
    Shop co-owner Diana Homeier (left) and Paula Benjamin of the adjoining Georgia Writers Museum each held an end of the ceremonial red ribbon as Michael Homeier made the grand-opening cut last Friday to officially open Sylvia’s: A Supernatural Coffee Bar. IAN TOCHER/Staff
To the cheers of more than 50 people crowded into Sylvia’s Coffee last Friday morning, co-owner Michael Homeier cut the ceremonial red ribbon, marking the long-awaited official opening of Eatonton’s first downtown coffee shop in years. “It was kind of overwhelming,” Michael admitted as he and his (also co-owner) wife, Diana Homeier, started cleaning up shortly after 2 p.m., more than five hours…

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