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| The Howards | |
Leaves Book and Tea Shop, a combination bookstore/tea shop, will open on Saturday, September 1, in the Near Southside area of Fort Worth, Tex. Its soft opening is Tuesday, August 21.
The store is owned by Tina and Todd Howard, who officially launched it last year and been building the business through pop-ups and demonstrations.
They have, they say, "used construction delays to their advantage by refining their vision, building relationships, learning from other nearby entrepreneurs and developing products like Leaves sparkling tea, on tap at local brewery HopFusion Ale Works for nearly a year." The shop will serve more than 40 varieties of hot and iced tea and sell bulk loose leaf tea.
As for books, Leaves Books and Tea Shop will offer "a highly curated selection of books that are focused on content that provokes thought and discussion." Categories will include fiction, nonfiction, memoir, poetry, art, scripts, children's, and more.
Tina Howard commented: "The culture of both tea and books calls for people to slow down and be present, which completely aligns with our vision. We hope Leaves will be a space where community will gather and people will pause from life's hectic pace." To emphasize the approach, Leaves Books and Tea Shop will not offer free wi-fi, "encouraging guests to disconnect, catch their breath, reflect, discover and be present."