The reason I wanted to do it is because the valley needed that kind of resource.

Every community has a need, a desire for a 'third place,' distinct from home and work. Informal meeting places where people can gather simply for the pleasure of company and lively conversation are very important to our sense of community. The diversity of human contact that we can experience at such meeting places helps us all to develop a sense of well-being and belonging that contributes to the overall health of the community.

The mission is to create a local gathering place with a global dimension. The goal is to bring the local and global community together by providing a space that offers cultural and ethnic diversity reflected in its programming and fare.

My people come here for a fair reason. And I feel like the government is holding us back from our ambitions.

I believe that everything in life happens for a reason.

Some things happen for a reason,
Others just come with the season.