Ixxa Coffee Roasters in Hammond’s Robertsdale neighborhood is looking for investors to expand.
The coffee shop and plant store is looking to raise money through Honeycomb Credit to add a new bakery and outdoor patio and expand its e-commerce.
Jose Marin and Stephanie Mora founded the Latin American-themed coffee roastery, cafe and house plant shop at 1720 Calumet Ave. early during the coronavirus pandemic. It roasts all its own coffee in-house, focusing on blends from Mexico, Central America and South America.
It’s looking to diversify its offerings with baked goods and outdoor space for community events.
“We’re thrilled to invite our community to be a part of our journey through this Honeycomb Credit campaign,” Marin said. “This expansion is not just about growing our business. It’s about strengthening our community ties and creating a space where people can connect, learn, and thrive.”
The business bills itself as “Hammond’s first minority, women, and veteran-owned coffee shop.” It hosts community events like live entertainment, sound baths, meditation sessions, small business pop-ups and educational workshops about gardening and indoor plants.
“Our mission has always been to elevate the way people feel through quality products and meaningful experiences. This bakery will allow us to offer even more to our customers and continue our commitment to mental health and well-being through our unique blend of coffee, plants, and community events,” Mora said.
It’s soliciting everyday investors through the Honeycomb Credit platform this month.
For more information, visit www.honeycombcredit.com.
Beer Geeks, one of the Region’s first, most beloved and most influential craft beer bars, closed after more than a decade and is being reimagined as a new concept.
The landmark 88-year-old castle-shaped White Castle in Whiting is coming down to be replaced with a newer, larger, more modern White Castle restaurant.
A longtime staple in downtown Crown Point poured its last drink.
The longtime Westforth Sports gun shop is closing.
The Silver Line Building Products plant at 16801 Exchange Ave. will be shuttered permanently.
Brewfest in Highland will close in what’s been called “an end of an era.”
David’s Bridal filed for bankruptcy and could close all stores if no buyer emerges to save it.
The 88-year-old Whiting White Castle will be remembered with displays at museums in two different states.
For years, the “millionaire’s club” met every morning in the corner booth of the historic 88-year-old White Castle at Indianapolis Boulevard and 119th Street in downtown Whiting. The landmark restaurant served its final slider Tuesday.
One of Northwest Indiana’s most popular and enduring hobby shops is looking for a buyer after the longtime owner died.
J&L This N That Consignment Shop, a popular thrift store, closed in downtown Whiting after a run of several years.
A Calumet Region institution, Calumet Fisheries on the far South Side of Chicago, is temporarily closed after failing a city health inspection.
Just days after reopening after city health inspectors shut it down, Calumet Fisheries suffered a major fire.
Pepe’s Mexican Restaurant is no mas in Valparaiso.
Beer Geeks in Highland rebranded as B-Side Bar & Lounge and then closed within a few months.
Troubled retailer Bed Bath and Beyond will permanently close its Valparaiso location as it shutters more stores nationwide as it looks to restructure and shrink its footprint to save the struggling business.
Peoples Bank has shuttered its branch in downtown Hammond.
Viking Artisan Ales will soon pour its last craft beer at its Merrillville taproom.
Old Chicago Pizza & Taproom is closing after 15 years at one of Northwest Indiana’s most prominent highway interchanges.
Walmart is closing its big-box store in Homewood.
The Chicago Auto Show, the nation’s largest auto show, returns to McCormick Place Saturday, running through Feb. 19.
Munster-based Land O’Frost, the packaged lunchmeat giant, is laying off 215 workers in Chicago and shuttering a plant it acquired two years ago.
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