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within the coffee-making process, so ideally, the baristas would not have to cross paths to get their jobs done. Rendi stepped in for the legal components and worked with a marketing company on logo design, but the group gives her credit for naming Local Habit. “It was really cool. We had been working on a name for a while,” Josh said. Natalie elaborated, “We were working, trying to put words together, and when Rendi said [Local Habit], it was like—that’s it!” Once they had a name, they completed their vision for the house, the business, and how it would tie into the community. The Local Habit team expressed their gratitude to the City of Nash and City Manager Doug Bowers for their support and excitement around Local Habit’s presence. “I think that other areas in this district could foster Cody’s vision,” Natalie said. “It was important to create a sense of place within Local Habit.” The whole team wanted the shop to be a place where people were comfortable to hang out with a nice cup of coffee, have a meeting on the patio, or lead a Bible study on the porch. Their vision is for so much more than just a great cup of coffee.
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