Voters picked this as the Triangle’s top coffee brand. Now its launching its first cafe.

The coffee shop that expanded Raleigh's coffee community is set to open its first brick-and-mortar store. 321 Coffee will open Saturday in downtown Raleigh, unveiling the glistening new cafe at 615 Hillsborough Street. The coffee brand debuted five years ago as little more than a stand at tailgates or a mobile operation brewing pots of coffee in local office buildings. Started by N.C. State University freshmen Lindsay Wrege and Michael Evans, 321 Coffee aims for an impact beyond a great cup of coffee, offering jobs to people with developmental disabilities.

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