Grounds for Thought
A Cafe of Diversity
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The older retirees, however, come inside a
nd make Grounds their morning hang out. Many of these early risers are very loyal customers, making a trip to Grounds’ a permanent part of their daily routine. “It is not uncommon to see the same people every day at six o’clock on the dot, looking for their coffee and wanting to read their morning paper,” says Kelly Wicks, owner of Grounds for Thought.
As the day progresses and the afternoon approaches, more and newer customers begin arriving, each coming in for a different service Grounds offers. During the afternoon hours you can see parents coming in with their young children enjoying the special children’s
section full of books, movies and toys. Organizations and clubs will also utilize the tables and space in Grounds to hold small meetings with each other. As the afternoon continues, the young students start coming out to Grounds, using the small café as a way to relax from a day of academia.
With the afternoon moving on, it seems that students become ever more a part of the scene of Grounds. It is not uncommon to walk into Grounds for Thought and see rows of laptops with diligent workers behind them. Just like the older retirees, many of the students can become fierce loyalists to Grounds, making a trip to the café bookstore part of their daily routine and spending multiple hours there. One particular student of BGSU admitted to spending over five hours a day at Grounds, five days a week. (continued on pg 3)