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Groundswell Coffee to open in historic Fine Arts Building

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<p>Within the Fine Arts Building, sounds such as pianos and opera singing drifting through its corridors are part of its atmospheric aura. Soon, the aroma of brewing coffee will add to the sensory mix.</p><p>Groundswell Coffee Roasters is expected to open in the Fine Arts Building next week — pending final city inspections — marking the first cafe in the Downtown architectural landmark since its Artist’s Cafe closed in 2019.</p><p>“We’ve been waiting for this for quite some time,” painter and art teacher Don Yang said at a preview for tenants last week.</p><div class="Enhancement" data-align-center> <div class="Enhancement-item" data-crop=""> <figure class="Figure"><a class="AnchorLink" id="image-f20000" name="image-f20000"></a> <picture data-crop="medium"> <source type="image/webp" width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/6595f01/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6997x3927+0+370/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F7e%2F33%2Fb7bb9cb340e6acedd050eef0dc6c%2Ffinearts-260714-010.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/0a7d02f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6997x3927+0+370/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F7e%2F33%2Fb7bb9cb340e6acedd050eef0dc6c%2Ffinearts-260714-010.jpg 2x" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /> <source width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/3494937/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6997x3927+0+370/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F7e%2F33%2Fb7bb9cb340e6acedd050eef0dc6c%2Ffinearts-260714-010.jpg" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /> <img class="Image" alt="Artist Don Yan chats with other artists inside Groundswell Coffee Roasters&#x27; Loop location." srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/3494937/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6997x3927+0+370/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F7e%2F33%2Fb7bb9cb340e6acedd050eef0dc6c%2Ffinearts-260714-010.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/1b3d58f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6997x3927+0+370/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F7e%2F33%2Fb7bb9cb340e6acedd050eef0dc6c%2Ffinearts-260714-010.jpg 2x" width="490" height="275" data-src="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/3494937/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6997x3927+0+370/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F7e%2F33%2Fb7bb9cb340e6acedd050eef0dc6c%2Ffinearts-260714-010.jpg" data-lazy-load="true" src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" > </picture> <div class="Figure-content"><figcaption class="Figure-caption"><p>Artist Don Yang, a Fine Arts Building tenant for 13 years, chats with other artists at Groundswell Coffee Roasters during a tenant preview.

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<p>Within the Fine Arts Building, sounds such as pianos and opera singing drifting through its corridors are part of its atmospheric aura. Soon, the aroma of brewing coffee will add to the sensory mix.</p><p>Groundswell Coffee Roasters is expected to open in the Fine Arts Building next week — pending final city inspections — marking the first cafe in the Downtown architectural landmark since its Artist’s Cafe closed in 2019.</p><p>“We’ve been waiting for this for quite some time,” painter and art teacher Don Yang said at a preview for tenants last week.</p><div class="Enhancement" data-align-center> <div class="Enhancement-item" data-crop=""> <figure class="Figure"><a class="AnchorLink" id="image-f20000" name="image-f20000"></a> <picture data-crop="medium"> <source type="image/webp" width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/6595f01/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6997x3927+0+370/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F7e%2F33%2Fb7bb9cb340e6acedd050eef0dc6c%2Ffinearts-260714-010.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/0a7d02f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6997x3927+0+370/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F7e%2F33%2Fb7bb9cb340e6acedd050eef0dc6c%2Ffinearts-260714-010.jpg 2x" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /> <source width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/3494937/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6997x3927+0+370/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F7e%2F33%2Fb7bb9cb340e6acedd050eef0dc6c%2Ffinearts-260714-010.jpg" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /> <img class="Image" alt="Artist Don Yan chats with other artists inside Groundswell Coffee Roasters&#x27; Loop location." srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/3494937/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6997x3927+0+370/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F7e%2F33%2Fb7bb9cb340e6acedd050eef0dc6c%2Ffinearts-260714-010.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/1b3d58f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6997x3927+0+370/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F7e%2F33%2Fb7bb9cb340e6acedd050eef0dc6c%2Ffinearts-260714-010.jpg 2x" width="490" height="275" data-src="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/3494937/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6997x3927+0+370/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F7e%2F33%2Fb7bb9cb340e6acedd050eef0dc6c%2Ffinearts-260714-010.jpg" data-lazy-load="true" src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" > </picture> <div class="Figure-content"><figcaption class="Figure-caption"><p>Artist Don Yang, a Fine Arts Building tenant for 13 years, chats with other artists at Groundswell Coffee Roasters during a tenant preview. </p></figcaption><span class="line"></span><div class="Figure-credit"><p>Candace Dane Chambers/Sun-Times</p></div></div> </figure> </div> </div><p>Yang started renting a studio in the historic building 13 years ago. He expects his students will stop by the cafe, and parents who drop off children for lessons will have a place to wait.</p><p>Groundswell will open daily from 7 a.m.

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<p>Within the Fine Arts Building, sounds such as pianos and opera singing drifting through its corridors are part of its atmospheric aura. Soon, the aroma of brewing coffee will add to the sensory mix.</p><p>Groundswell Coffee Roasters is expected to open in the Fine Arts Building next week — pending final city inspections — marking the first cafe in the Downtown architectural landmark since its Artist’s Cafe closed in 2019.</p><p>“We’ve been waiting for this for quite some time,” painter and art teacher Don Yang said at a preview for tenants last week.</p><div class="Enhancement" data-align-center> <div class="Enhancement-item" data-crop=""> <figure class="Figure"><a class="AnchorLink" id="image-f20000" name="image-f20000"></a> <picture data-crop="medium"> <source type="image/webp" width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/6595f01/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6997x3927+0+370/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F7e%2F33%2Fb7bb9cb340e6acedd050eef0dc6c%2Ffinearts-260714-010.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/0a7d02f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6997x3927+0+370/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F7e%2F33%2Fb7bb9cb340e6acedd050eef0dc6c%2Ffinearts-260714-010.jpg 2x" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /> <source width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/3494937/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6997x3927+0+370/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F7e%2F33%2Fb7bb9cb340e6acedd050eef0dc6c%2Ffinearts-260714-010.jpg" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /> <img class="Image" alt="Artist Don Yan chats with other artists inside Groundswell Coffee Roasters&#x27; Loop location." srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/3494937/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6997x3927+0+370/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F7e%2F33%2Fb7bb9cb340e6acedd050eef0dc6c%2Ffinearts-260714-010.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/1b3d58f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6997x3927+0+370/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F7e%2F33%2Fb7bb9cb340e6acedd050eef0dc6c%2Ffinearts-260714-010.jpg 2x" width="490" height="275" data-src="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/3494937/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6997x3927+0+370/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F7e%2F33%2Fb7bb9cb340e6acedd050eef0dc6c%2Ffinearts-260714-010.jpg" data-lazy-load="true" src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" > </picture> <div class="Figure-content"><figcaption class="Figure-caption"><p>Artist Don Yang, a Fine Arts Building tenant for 13 years, chats with other artists at Groundswell Coffee Roasters during a tenant preview.
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