LANCASTER & YORK, Pa. (WHTM) — After operating in the Midstate for the past 20 years, a local cafe will be transitioning two of its locations into Denim Coffee shops.
Earlier today, the Prince Street Cafe, alongside the Commons Company cafe management group, announced that it will be transferring ownership of two of its cafes to the specialty coffee roaster, Denim Coffee.
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According to the Prince Street Cafe, this transition will specifically affect two of their Midstate locations:
2 West Market Street, York, PA 17401
301 Locust Street, Columbia, PA 17512
The transition of these two establishments will take place on September 16, a move that will allow the Commons Company to focus more of its time and resources on its other Lancaster businesses.
“Twenty years is a long time to do anything, and it means a lot when you’ve done it in the same place, alongside the same community,” Crystal Weaver, founder of Prince Street Cafe and co-owner of Commons Company, said. “Lancaster has given us a lot to celebrate. This anniversary is a chance to remember why we started and to be clear about where we’re going. Putting our energy into the original cafe, Passenger and our home here in Lancaster feels right.”
Following the transition, there will be one Prince Street Cafe location remaining – its original space at 15 North Prince Street in Lancaster.
Denim Coffee, which was founded by Matt and Kristin Ramsay in 2011, currently operates 9 specialty coffee cafes across the Midstate. Recently, the business opened the doors to a new cafe at the Menaker Apartment Complex in Harrisburg in June 2026.
“York and Columbia have been served well by Prince Street Cafe for years – we have an immense amount of respect for what has been created in both communities, ” Ramsay, co-owner of Denim Coffee said. “It is a great honor to carry on a legacy of hospitality and care into the future.”
Commons Company co-owner Kyle Sullenberger said his team spent a lot of time thinking about the future for these two locations, adding that “Denim understands the work: take care of the team, take care of the guests and be a good neighbor. Matt and his team care about those things in the way that matters. York and Columbia will be in good hands.”
To read Prince Street Cafe’s full announcement, you can click here.
Moving forward, if you have any Prince Street Cafe gift cards, you can redeem them at their Lancaster cafe or online at necessarycoffee.com
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