Our favorite coffee spot, High Five on the French Broad River in Woodfin, NC, was burned down this morning by an arsonist.

[bobhorowitz@sfba.social]

@czarbucks Oh no. I hate reading this.

[czarbucks@vmst.io]

@kratzen

I was just wondering the exact same thing.

[bobhorowitz@sfba.social]

@czarbucks
I just saw the reporting.

Man charged with starting fire that destroyed High Five Coffee shop in Woodfin https://share.google/Hzb2nFgAr2PFpYKLA

[msmerope@sfba.social]

@czarbucks ugh, that's horrible ️

[czarbucks@vmst.io]

A couple of shots of High Five.

We've been taking bags of dog treats and a toy each time we visited for about a month, as since this is Asheville, the baristas usually have their dogs there, and so do many customers.

It's where I dropped off the packages of Ice Alert whistles I'd put together for 2-3 months.

I can't believe it's gone again.

[aburtch@shakedown.social]

@czarbucks Heartbreaking

[firefly@m.ai6yr.org]

@czarbucks
This is horrible. The poor owners! I read the article and saw they’d just rebuilt. I remember your previous posts about how much you liked this spot

[cfmccarthy@mstdn.social]

@czarbucks I'm so sorry to hear this. Kind of you to try to reach the owners and help the employees.

[cavedalerhones@sfba.social]

@czarbucks So sorry to hear that.

[sister_ratched@toot.community]

@czarbucks Bastards.

[sister_ratched@toot.community]

@czarbucks

[czarbucks@vmst.io]

@jeridansky

Found the gofundme, will try to find out this morning if it is real.

Donate to Help High Five Coffee Rebuild After Fire, organized by Dripolator Coffee

High Five Coffee has been a beloved part of Asheville for about 20 years, c… Dripolator Coffee needs your support for Help High Five Coffee Rebuild After Fire

gofundme.com (www.gofundme.com)

[czarbucks@vmst.io]

@sister_ratched

Thanks, it's so darned sad.

[icareabouttheworld@mas.to]

@czarbucks The need some people have to destroy things is mind boggling.

[deewani@mastodon.social]

@czarbucks
Just awful. May they come back even stronger than ever.

[czarbucks@vmst.io]

@deewani

Thank you, these poor people! I truly hope they manage it... again.

[saarmuller@mastodon.social]

@czarbucks Unbelievable. So sad. For the owners, but also for the visitors. Shouldn't happen but it did.

[czarbucks@vmst.io]

We visited one of the other 2 High Five #Coffee locations here in #Asheville today. The Man spoke to a barista he recognized from the river location (and who recognized him as well.) The fellow said they're all getting shifts at the 2 remaining cafe's and that they will definitely rebuild.

He also said the owner was thinking about bringing in a coffee truck there in the meantime, which we enthusiastically supported.

The Man gave him a large tip, and told him we'd supported them via the GoFundMe, and we hoped they'd be ok in the meantime.

So, hope for all, I guess.

#Arson