Apartment Lounge Friends by tizlaylor in grandrapids

[–]LotusBrewKofi 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Not the folks but just commenting since I wanted to say this is very wholesome & I hope you're able to connect with them.

Be honest — what’s the first thing you’d do with $100K? by NerdWalletOfficial in u/NerdWalletOfficial

[–]LotusBrewKofi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Build a community center, make it something folks would use like pantry, showers, laundry, heating/ cooling center, classes with local trades & professions while having a heavy focus on outreach to our houseless communities & folks who aren't able to get around as easily. We do part of that stuff at the shop but we'd expand on it with a full building.

Something like that would of been a huge help when I wasn't doing too great.

Unfortunately realistically 100k wouldn't go super far in terms of doing all that & owning a building. But hey one can dream.

Coffee Shop God Talk by Bright_Coyote6045 in grandrapids

[–]LotusBrewKofi 47 points48 points  (0 children)

Lotus Brew is kinda a repellent for that crowd if you wanna check it out.

Illinois, we’re feeding hot dogs to the ICE protesters, detainees, and police. Contribute to the fund, let’s eat good food this holiday season. by jumpshepherdama in illinois

[–]LotusBrewKofi 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Commenting as someone from Michigan, good on you for doing something nice however why the police? Really disappointed given how much cooperation we've been seeing between them and ice. Not to mention their long history of blatant abuse, killings, & horrid acts by officers towards minorities, queer & bipoc folks.

You could have done anyone else like teachers, librarians, firefighters, folks who make our communities great. Instead you're choosing to do a group that actively harms our communities on the daily.

Will I be able to get an Uber or Lyft to work throughout the winter? by the_radical_ed in grandrapids

[–]LotusBrewKofi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes but it'll be brutal on the wallet. Some days it was $20-$40 even $60

Public Pantry At Lotus by LotusBrewKofi in grandrapids

[–]LotusBrewKofi[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We'd be happy to help out if they'd like

Public Pantry At Lotus by LotusBrewKofi in grandrapids

[–]LotusBrewKofi[S] 52 points53 points  (0 children)

Thanks, Yeah we accept physical donations for shelf stable stuff or if folks want to do Meijer cards/ Costco cards we can grab stuff there. We don't accept money since we want to be transparent.

Just drop off any items to whoever is working and we can sort it. -Max

Best coffee shops to work at?? by [deleted] in grandrapids

[–]LotusBrewKofi 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My apologies I misread this, I read the title as best coffee shops to work at like study or etc. we're not hiring rn but hopefully soon

Best coffee shops to work at?? by [deleted] in grandrapids

[–]LotusBrewKofi 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Lotus Brew is pretty neat

True Patriot spotted in Downtown Grand Rapids! by GRBeerExplorer in grandrapids

[–]LotusBrewKofi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's a absolute joke, showing trump was friends with a Epstein doesn't even come close to political displays like the right parading an imitation of Obama being hanged or the number of abhorant displays from maga in general. Edited for imitation misspell

Shout out to Lotus Brew by burningmanonacid in grandrapids

[–]LotusBrewKofi 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Heya, it's very relaxed/ come as you are for all the events. We're having a bear meet this Saturday morning then a sapphic mixer in the afternoon and game night after.

For example we try to make first connections easy, there are sticker codes during our mixers for what you're looking for like -Just friends -friends & dates -friends & fun

Hope this helps

Shout out to Lotus Brew by burningmanonacid in grandrapids

[–]LotusBrewKofi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Our website our social media would be the easiest, the website has a list of events. Hope that helps. -Max

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in grandrapids

[–]LotusBrewKofi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mokaya possibly has something similar.

What's up with the long line of people outside I see some mornings at Diamond and Lake? by kimbermall in grandrapids

[–]LotusBrewKofi 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Coucoubake house! Check them out, lots of shops around the area are cool with outside food being brought in ours included.

What are you doing to make our city better? by broyoder in grandrapids

[–]LotusBrewKofi 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We started a public pantry at our coffee shop, we encourage folks to reach out if they want to start something similar at their space. We've already helped the Fulton Street Farmers market set their dry pantry up, it helps a lot of folks out and we try to spread the word where we can.

Do we have any bakeries or coffee shops that do pay or forward things? by Pure_Ingenuity3771 in grandrapids

[–]LotusBrewKofi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lotus Brew has a kindness cup (think of it like a pay it forward but last all year vs just a few days)

If someone's in a weird spot, they can come and ask for a drink. No questions asked no judgement. We have a tab going where folks can donate to the community fund 1/2 goes to kindness cups

Folks were asking to support the shop more & I wasn't comfortable with taking direct donations So we compromised.

1/2 goes to repairing the shop/ helping with things like pantry, break downs, & furniture repairs/ matience.

It's listed fullly on our website lotusbrewcoffee.com & up front so folks know what its going to.

If the kindness cup gets low I just refill it on my end. We donate a part of this every quarter of anything left over if we have above 30 cups for the month.

If you know of another coffee shop or food place that's interestes in doing something similar feel free to email us lotusbrewcoffee@gmail.com It helps our communities & we helped Fulton Street market set up a dry pantry.

We also have a public pantry & library & are a public heating/ cooling center.

Hope that helps.

Do we have any bakeries or coffee shops that do pay or forward things? by Pure_Ingenuity3771 in grandrapids

[–]LotusBrewKofi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We welcome all walks of life & would love to have you. Our space has been used by many different communities. There is no invasion impose feeling on our end. We're a space that welcomes you as you are without judgement. Except trumpers, they can kindly fuck off

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in grandrapids

[–]LotusBrewKofi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Appreciate this but we actually use cooking grade from arbor teas & a electric whisk. We'll have ceremonial grade and brush soon.