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It\u2019s a place to sip a cappuccino, enjoy a biscotti, then pick up brie and a bottle of wine for the evening.<\/p>\n
Dagny\u2019s Spirits, which opened in Naples in April, is a combination coffeehouse, wine bar, and liquor store. Co-owner Kate Keillor came up with the concept after more than 30 years in the corporate world.<\/p>\n
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\u201cThere isn\u2019t any immediate competition in the area for either a coffeehouse or a liquor store,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd there\u2019s certainly not the combo.\u201d<\/p>\n
Keillor, who is part Norwegian, named the business after the Norwegian word for \u201cnew day.\u201d The name, she said, also pays homage to Dagny Taggart, the female protagonist in Ayn Rand\u2019s \u201cAtlas Shrugged.\u201d<\/p>\n
Inside Dagny\u2019s, visitors relax at outdoor tables or in a sunlit lounge area while they flip through copies of Wine Enthusiast or TIME near wine barrel tables stamped with \u201cChateau Ste. Michelle.\u201d They chat with friends over wine by the glass, log onto free Wi-Fi, or visit a bar with Concordia self-serve coffee machines and a variety of teas.<\/p>\n
Dagny\u2019s Spirits offers lounge areas where people can sip wine, coffee, and enjoy pastries. (Photo: Lindsay Downey\/Coastal Life )<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople seem to really like it,\u201d Keillor said of the atmosphere. \u201cThe d\u00e9cor I think makes it feel comfortable when they come in and that\u2019s important.\u201d<\/p>\n
Greta and Don Corcoran of Naples sipped coffees during their second visit to Dagny\u2019s on a recent morning. They\u2019ve brought friends to the lounge, and enjoy it for its quiet atmosphere and iced coffees that Don said are \u201caddicting.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOur friends are really coffee snobs and they said the coffee\u2019s good,\u201d Greta said. \u201cThey gave it a thumbs up.\u201d<\/p>\n
The back area of Dagny\u2019s is a full liquor store, with a few types of meat \u2014 such as Boar\u2019s Head prosciutto and salami \u2014 and cheeses ranging from Castello\u2019s Danish Blue to Il Villagio\u2019s Parmigiano Reggiano for sale.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re competitive with Publix as far as cheese prices,\u201d Keillor said. \u201cI made sure we were in line.\u201d<\/p>\n
Keillor is working to get the word out about Dagny\u2019s with special events such as a painting night, wine tastings, live music, book signings and more.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe concept is a little bit foreign to people so we\u2019re trying to communicate the coffee side of it,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
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