“Opening the Shaker location has everything
to do with my working at The Dealership,”
says Vehar. “I really started to think about how to impact the community I was living and
working in and that’s how it started.”
Vehar left an engineering gig at General Electric to join the company, which officially
launched on March 19,
2017. He’s also worked on
sustainability projects in
both Central and South
America. The company is
named 3-19 because two of
the three founder’s wives
were born on March 19.
Vehar also credits
the Shaker Heights
Development Corporation
(SHDC), “which was
supportive from day one,”
he says.
That’s just what Nick
Fedor, executive director of
the SHDC – which manages
The Dealership – likes to
hear. “It’s our goal and
mission to attract and
support businesses like
3-19,” he says. “The fact that
this success story comes
out of The Dealership is just
icing on the cake.”
3-19 Coffee also runs
a pop-up location at The
Dealership. “We’ve been
serving the coffee here for
years,” says Fedor. “And that
gave Mike the opportunity
to try out brews and
different kinds of beans
and get a sense for the
commercial district that The
Dealership is part of.”
The company considered
“five or six” other spots
for its new venture. But the Kingsbury Building – just a couple blocks from The Dealership –
checked all the boxes. Indeed, the renovated space is light and bright, a welcoming spot on this
busy corner. Says Vehar, “This is a big deal for us and we’re really excited about it.”
Stop by to enjoy some coffee or another beverage (there are many), and a bite to eat (there’s
a growing menu of breakfast and lunch items) – or just to check out the art gallery at this new
community gathering spot. SL
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