JUST IN: Owner of 2 Yellow Springs restaurants to open new venture in Fairborn

Photo from Williams Eatery Facebook page.

Photo from Williams Eatery Facebook page.
What to Know
By Mark Fisher
Oct 23, 2017
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Another new restaurant is headed to Fairborn.

Lawren Williams, the owner of Williams' Eatery & Gathering Place and The Corner Cone Dairy Bar & Grill in Yellow Springs, has confirmed to Fairborn city officials that he will open a new coffee shop and deli in Fairborn, Fairborn City Manager Rob Anderson said this morning.

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The new coffee shop will be located at 2 W. Main St. and is tentatively scheduled to open in early 2018, Anderson said.

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“We are all very excited. Lawren is a hometown guy, a Fairborn native, plus he’s an experienced business owner,” Anderson said.

Fairborn’s downtown area is a “coffee desert” of sorts, Anderson said.

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“It’s an issue that everyone talks about. The city has worked closely with Lawren to navigate issues relative to opening a new food business. We are proud of this relationship, and we look forward to having coffee downtown.”

Anderson said more details, including the name of the new coffee shop and deli, will be released in the coming weeks.

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About the Author

Mark Fisher, a 1981 graduate of Ohio State University and a 1976 graduate of Beavercreek High School, is a third-generation Dayton-area resident who has worked for the Dayton Daily News since 1983. He covered higher education and K-12 education accountability issues for nearly 20 years before taking over the food and dining beat in 2006.