Jovis at the Citadel!!

After nearly completing our first year open for business, Jovis expands into Colorado Springs at the Citadel Mall. On August 29th, 2008, Jovis opened its doors to the great city of Colorado Springs. We could not be more thrilled! The staff is fantastic and the store is gorgeous! Furthermore, we have launched a flavored coffee bean program there and will soon be expanding this to the Montrose site. You will soon be hearing all about the staff and the various happenings at the Citadel. The staff at the Citadel has already created some new drink recipes for the frozen drinks, and they are to die for! Seen above is the front entrance, our newest Jovis Coffee offerings, and a few members of the awesome Citadel crew-- welcome to the Jovis family!

The Chris Mullen Show

The LIVE MUSIC scene is alive and well at Jovis Coffee. As Main in Motion comes to a halt for the year...why doesn't it go all year? Pretty sure that the adults do not mind that there is school the next day. At any rate, at least twice a month you can find some live music at Jovis. Chris Mullen took the spotlight this past Thursday and really showed why he is guitar worthy. With no mic and no amp, he was completely unplugged as he performed a few covers but primarily his own tunes. He'll be back on September 5th. If you did not get a chance to catch him this past week, definitely come on the 5th. If you did see him before, we know you'll be back and we'll save a seat for you.

Business After Hours

Each month the Chamber of Commerce holds a Business After Hours at a Chamber Member's place of business. Combining professional networking with social mixing, this monthly event is always something to look forward to. The Chamber placed a wine bar along with a liquor bar that gave it more of cocktail party atmosphere. The Chamber team was great to work with us and allowed us the opportunity to share the Jovis Story with all in attendance. The food was spectacular, the music energetic, and the guests were wonderful. Thanks goes out especially to the Jovis team who kept the event running smooth and made a great presence for Jovis. Great Job!

All That Jazz from Stevi

We made it through our first festival, was a bit of work and strange weather, but we made it.
The 1st day we got to the Telluride Jazz festival we had some snow and some rain…..fun times ahead I was thinking setting up our vendor site and camp site in the rain. However the rain and snow stopped and we could get things up with out getting too wet.
As we got our tent up and the espresso bar situated we plugged in the espresso machine, test it out let it warm up. We smelt burning…. Yep the espresso machine was not wanting to work. A wire had melted and was overheating or something like that. We got through that. Greg was able to fix it. Woo.
We went into the town and walked around telluride was so beautiful and the music had started in a few restaurant’s and bars. Was a nice feel to the town.
The next morning we got up about seven and made coffee for the V.I.P tent. All that went smoothly and the weather was looking good, people…. other vender’s and the crew were pretty happy that we where there, coffee is what keeps these people going.
Most of the people that worked there were so lovely and seemed to love what they do. Some of them travelled all over with different festivals working and having fun and happy to be meeting, people and loving the music.

I think about 10:30-11 people stared to come in and fill the park and all they seem to want was smoothie’s and more smoothie’s. As the pace picked up so did the music.
Though at times it was a bit awkward getting things done and long hours, working in such a beautiful place and with lovely people made it easy. I think that we all learned a lot here and now know what to do for our next adventure.
The next two days picked up and we always had something on the go. It was tiring and fun at the same time. By the last day we were all dirty, tired and happy with what we had done over all. People got there coffee and smoothies and seemed to love it.
I would love to do something like that again. Now we know what we are doing I think that we could own the next festival.

Stevi *

More views from the Jazz Fest

Are our baristas wearing winter caps?? Yup! Would you believe that it snowed the first night? We all camped out at the park and it got a little bit chilly. Perfect weather for lattes, cappuccinos, and coffee, though! But fair weather prevailed in the end and the rest of the weekend was gorgeous. A few wind gusts that took out a neighboring tent, but espresso machines are on the heavy side so the coffee kept flowing!

Telluride Jazz Fest

We took our Jovis Espresso Mobile cart to the 2008 Telluride Jazz Celebration and what a weekend! With acts like Dr. John and The Neville Brothers, this was sure to be a huge event. Beginning on Thursday night and ending late Sunday night we knew we had quite the work ahead of us, but when you mix in some great music, wonderful people, and breath taking views..it isn't so bad! To introduce you to our view- check out the view we had from our booth, taken from our Espresso's Eagle Eye view.... What a way to go to work every day!

More details and stories to come from our barista view points--- stay tuned!

Half Way There!

Jovis Coffee...just halfway home to our first anniversary! Since getting all of the baristas together for one shot is a feat in itself, it is only fitting that we acknowledge how appreciative we are of the Jovis Team. Without question, the friendliest, most dedicated, hard working group you will find anywhere. Jovis would not be as successful, nor would have grown so fast without the tremendous talents, unique personalities, and all-around awesome group of individuals. What makes Jovis, Jovis? It's the people.