After uproar last month over the arrest of two black men waiting for a friend in a Philadelphia Starbucks, the entire company – 8,000 U.S. stores – will close this afternoon for racial bias training. While Starbucks is certainly the most prevalent coffee shop in the area, Jacksonville boasts a host of third-wave coffee roasters and cafes that are worth trying. Here are a handful of locally-owned coffee shops worth checking out.
Bold Bean Coffee Roasters
