While permitting and construction delays have pushed the timeline back slightly, the caf\u00e9 remains on track to open this fall.<\/p>\n
The name is a play on “aura” while also referencing the prefix “ora,” which Seymour said reflects communication, connection, and bringing people together.<\/p>\n
Seymour is the founder of Uncommon City Church<\/a> and serves as a commissioner with the St. Petersburg Housing Authority<\/a>. He has also held several civic leadership roles throughout the city.<\/p>\n In addition to serving coffee, the space will host meetings for Uncommon City, neighborhood associations, local nonprofits, and city-led educational classes on topics such as financial literacy.<\/p>\n Caf\u00e9 Ora\u2019s menu will feature classic espresso drinks, matcha lattes, teas, organic sodas, mushroom coffees, breakfast sandwiches, baked goods, and light afternoon fare. <\/p>\n Operator and general manager Allison Nash is also developing a lineup of signature coffee drinks inspired by the surrounding neighborhoods.<\/p>\n Beginning Thursday afternoons, Caf\u00e9 Ora will transition into an evening gathering space with beer, wine, non-alcoholic beverages, and neighborhood programming that could include jazz performances, comedy, and spoken word.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"While permitting and construction delays have pushed the timeline back slightly, the caf\u00e9 remains on track to open…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":334807,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[202,204,203,199,201,200],"class_list":["post-334806","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-st-petersburg","tag-st-pete","tag-st-pete-headlines","tag-st-pete-news","tag-st-petersburg","tag-st-petersburg-headlines","tag-st-petersburg-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/334806","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=334806"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/334806\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/334807"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=334806"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=334806"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=334806"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}