“It gets a little crowded in the studio.” “With the cafe, they’ll have a place to continue those conversations,” she said. The problem with the new Old Town space, Marsha said, is that it lacked a waiting area for people to hang out before and after workouts, crushing the vibe fostered in the previous West End location. Also last year, the family launched a CBD business, Daydreamers Oasis, and started selling those products in the studio. Pickett Street, which first opened in 2008. The move came after the family lost the least to their studio at 33 S. Last October, Banks-Harold, her husband Jefferey and son Gabriel reopened PIES Fitness & Yoga in Old Town. Public comments on their special use permit application expire on May 4. Their proposed operating hours during the week would be from 6 a.m. The 2,100-square-foot property is envisioned to seat 50 people inside and 12 outside on a 600-square-foot area in the rear of the property. The cafe would sell coffee, tea, small plates of food, pastries and CBD products. West Street, directly across the street from popular knitting shop fibre space (1319 Prince Street). The property is located on the corner of Prince Street and N. Especially post pandemic where people have been so isolated, it’s really an opportunity for people to come together sit down sip on a cup of tea, or a cup of coffee and really get to know their neighbors.” We’re really about connecting and that’s where the wellness piece comes in. “Our yoga studio is very unique and that we’re a community, so people come here, they sit before class and each other, check in on how everyone’s family is doing. “The building is completely gutted right now,” owner Marsha D. If all goes well with the permitting process, they’d like to open up by mid-summer. The proposed cafe would be located next door to their PIES Fitness & Yoga Studio at 1322 Prince Street. So, there ya go.Do you take your yoga with coffee or tea?īy this summer, the Harold family of Alexandria want to add a third business in Old Town - Connect & Sip Cafe at 1320 Prince Street. Not only do I like the tea, the food is great too! I would post about the food but just head over to my IG page to see that, I want to stay focused on the tea!

I seriously buy tea from the Cafe’ every week. You can even purchase your own jar of Lemon Ginger Tea to make at home. I honestly do not know what else Café Andamiro does to get the mixture of ginger and lemon juice just right, but they have mastered it. The lemon and ginger mixture is then placed in a tea cup with honey, and hot water. The cafe’ hand cuts fresh lemons and ginger to make the tea. I said out loud, “Oh my gosh… I love this, it taste sooooo good. I ordered this tea and took the first sip thinking it wouldn’t be anything special just a normal cup of tea, but I was so wrong! The first sip was so delicious, refreshing, and flavorful. My official first favorite is this Lemon Ginger Tea from Café Andamiro. I’ve gone back and forth about sharing because I wanted to be selfish and keep this place to myself, but I must share this gem. It’s such a random first favorite but I don’t care. Literally, I found my first favorite last week (ok c onfession: I wrote this post like over a month ago, but I’ve been dragging my feet to post) and It was love at first sip. Truly, I’ve had a really hard time giving the title of “my favorite” to anything…until now. I’m looking to officially give the title of “My Favorite” to whatever I discover to be my favorites in the city. I want to find the things I actually love, not what’s trendy, but what I really like. If you’ve been following the blog or DiscoverCharmCity Instagram, then you know that I am on a quest of finding my favorites in Baltimore. You guys…I found my first favorite and I’m so stoked! I’m so happy! I feel like I’ve accomplished something. I’m not sure I will be able to express the excitement of how I feel clearly with words in this post, but I will try my best.

First sip cafe