Faye Goldman, who’d worked at the recently closed Peets in Newton Center for nearly a decade approached the owners of the Central gstropub right across the street and convinced them to open a coffee bar, Newton Patch reports.

Alex Nagi who is a partner at the Central restaurant said the folks at the restaurant saw it as an opportunity not only for their business, but as a way to reach out to people from a different demographic and provide a service for Newton Centre. Yes, there is Starbucks and Dunks, but this would be more of a community resource.