Photo Gallery: Latino-Owned Coffee Shop Coming Soon To North Side Fort Worth

Arlington TX

12 October, 2021

8:42 PM

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By Cristian ArguetaSoto, Fort Worth Report October 12, 2021 Casa Azul Coffee, which translates directly to "Blue House Coffee," will open at the end of October at 300 W. Central Ave. in Fort Worth. Owner Joseph Landeros, 35, considers it a mission to bring a Latino-owned coffee shop to a predominantly Hispanic neighborhood. "It's one thing for coffee to be a hobby, but it's another thing to be immersed into making it kind of your life," Landeros said. "I've always recognized coffee shops as a steward of free thought. I always equated them to, like, pubs in the era of Enlightenment." Landeros, born in Perryton, attended the University of Texas at Arlington for his undergraduate degree and received his master's in business from Texas Tech University. He worked in political campaigning from 2011 to 2019, then began working at Starbucks Coffee, where his love for coffee grew. A month ago, Landeros quit his job at the coffee shop to focus on growing his own business, Casa Azul Coffee. To read the full article, click here. Fort Worth Report is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization that produces factual, in-depth journalism about city and county government, schools, healthcare, business, and arts and culture in Tarrant County. Always free to read; subscribe to newsletters, read coverage or support our newsroom at fortworthreport.org.