Sylvia’s Coffee

Around 10 entertainers took turns at the microphone at Sylvia's Coffee in downtown Eatonton. (IAN TOCHER/Staff)

Around 10 entertainers took turns at the microphone at Sylvia's Coffee in downtown Eatonton. (IAN TOCHER/Staff)

Sylvia’s hosts Mocha House

Presented by The Arts Barn and The Plaza Arts Center, Sylvia's Coffee in downtown Eatonton hosted its first Mocha House Friday night.
(L-R:) Georgia Writers Museum’s Chip Bell, Paula Benjamin, Melissa Swindell and Lou Benjamin are ready to take on a major renovation project that will catapult the Eatonton arts mainstay into a must-see – and experience – attraction. (IAN TOCHER/Staff)

(L-R:) Georgia Writers Museum’s Chip Bell, Paula Benjamin, Melissa Swindell and Lou Benjamin are ready to take on a major renovation project that will catapult the Eatonton arts mainstay into a must-see – and experience – attraction. (IAN TOCHER/Staff)

Georgia Writers Museum ready for next chapter

The doors are closed right now at Eatonton’s favorite free attraction, the Georgia Writers Museum (GWM) and its accompanying bookstore on South Jefferson Avenue, just up the street from the historic Pex Theater and across the road from the iconic Putnam County courthouse.
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

‘Encouraging’ start for Sylvia’s Coffee in Eatonton

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.