River Maiden Coffee opens 2nd Location in Downtown Vancouver Rebounding from the Indoor Market closure on 9/30/07, River Maiden officially opens this

(Vancouver, WA March 19, 2009): This Saturday, March 21st, 2009, River Maiden Artisan Coffee will formally open it’s 2nd location at the NE corner of 7th & Main, in Downtown Vancouver. The location is just 2 ½ blocks east of its original downtown location of 7th & Esther (inside the former Indoor Farmers Market which closed 9/30/07). That highly successful original downtown location was closed by the City’s decision not to sign any Vancouver Farmers Market tenants when the Vancouver Farmers Market forfeited it’s obligations to the indoor space at Esther Short Commons.

Opening the same day the Farmers Market begins it’s 2009 season is very significant for River Maiden. River Maiden began on Mother’s Day 2002 as a jewelry booth at Vancouver Farmers Market. In 2005, River Maiden expanded to artisan coffee, opening two locations: September 17th, 2005, at the (now defunct) Indoor Farmers Market and December 6th, 2005, in the ‘Heights’ on Devine Road in central Vancouver. “This will be seven years since we began” stated Melissa Layman, River Maiden’s founder. “With us being ready to open for opening day, it means we only missed the 2008 season because of the City’s displacement. We’re hopeful our new location just 2 ½ blocks east of the original Farmers Market location will allow our former patrons to find and enjoy us again whenever they come to the market”.

Intially, hours at the new River Maiden will be 7AM – 5 PM weekdays, 8AM – 1PM weekends. “Downtown is a challenging business environment, but so is the ‘Heights’. We know we can flourish here again if we stick to what’s made River Maiden successful – The highest quality coffees, great customer care, and the best value possible”.

This will be River Maiden’s second location. It’s flagship coffeehouse on Devine Road in the ‘Heights’ of central Vancouver will still continue to serve it’s customers 7AM – 7PM, seven days a week. The Heights location is the only coffeehouse in the world that features the famous Clover® vacuum press and acclaimed local roaster, Stumptown Coffee.