Today I ran along the Trinity, for twelve miles. I took a drink from the water fountain at University and the water tasted strange. I only swallowed a little bit and when I looked at the stream coming from the tap I realized it was grey. As I ran I noticed that the water in the river was also strangely low.
After my run I was craving a black bean burger, coffee and fresh water, so I headed over to my favorite coffee shop, Four Star. I've been noticing for months that Four Star was going down hill. Business wasn't slowing down, but things were looking untidy and rough around the edges. So today when I came in at 3pm and they told me that the kitchen was closed, I wasn't surprised. Then came the shocker, the whole place was shutting down at 6pm, FOREVER. They were nice enough to make my black bean burger anyway, but that didn't stop my sorrow. I love Four Star. I ride my bike there for lunch almost every day. I've done some of my best writing there.
Supposedly Four Star has closed and come back a few times. Hopefully this isn't the end of the 7th street Four Star. They told me to soak-in the place since it was the end. So I stole a chair. Ok, they let me have it. Fort Worth needs more coffee shops and more small businesses in general. It's a sad day for me.
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i TOTALLY agree that fort worth needs more small businesses. it's the one thing i like better about dallas (mind you, the ONE thing)... that dallas has so many great little hole-in-the-wall, non-chain places.
so sad four star is gone... some of my greatest dustin memories center around that place... as you said, such a sad day :(
I can't express how sad this makes me. I wish I'd known about this, so that I could have gone one last time to pay my respects. Like you and Martha, I have so many great memories at this wonderful establishment.
Maybe when midterms are over, I'll write a blog tribute to Four Star.
Wow. There are no words.
Commiserating from far, far away...
That sucks, thanks for letting us know. I drove by today but didn't know that I was looking at it in a permanently shutdown state...
They dont have the hours Four Star had, but be sure to check out The Swanky Shack on Race St., they make great coffee (lattes, cappuciono, etc.)
I was there...
nice scoop! http://www.pegasusnews.com/news/2008/mar/03/westside-location-four-star-coffee-bar-fort-worth-/
my condolences, anton and friends.
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