Having opened in 1993, Tate Street Coffee House (TSCH) is 18 years old. While other coffee houses have come and gone on Tate Street, TSCH has thrived and continues to be one of the main anchor businesses on this street, just east of UNCG. Over the years, the menu has expanded to include light sandwiches and they now take credit cards.

Last night was perfect for stopping by for a cup of hot tea. The inside is decorated with colored lights for Christmas and students from nearby UNCG and Greensboro College were hanging out finishing research and writing papers. This time of year, just about every other table has a college student glued to a laptop hugging a hot cup of caffeine. While requently, TSCH features live music, mid-week during finals crunch time is not exactly the time to offer entertainment.

Although their names are not featured on the Facebook page for TSCH, as far as we can tell, Matt and Ann Russ are still the owners. We used to get by for coffee a lot and remember Matt greeting his regulars and having their ‘usual’ ready when the customer got to the front of the line. We hope he is still at it because it feels great greeted and served efficiently. The coffee shop is also very involved in Tate Streets visual and performance arts festivals each fall and spring (see here and here). See another scene of Tate Street and TSCH here. Here’s to another 18 + years to TSCH. They have been a good neighbor!