Local coffee shops can create community you didnt know you were looking for [Video]

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) – Corporate coffee shops tend to take up almost every street corner, but buying your coffee locally not only improves your economy, but it can create a community too.

In the Black Hills, there’s no shortage of hidden gems to try your next cup of joe at.

Supporting small businesses can go a long way toward strengthening the local economy, creating job opportunities and building community.

Local coffee shops can foster a sense of belonging, something that corporate chains can sometimes lack.

“It creates this environment where people look forward to coming here when they visit the Black Hills, or even Sturgis in particular because this is the only place that they can get Sturgis coffee. Where at a Starbucks, you can go in any town that has a Starbucks and get your same old thing,” Adriana Variano, a barista with Sturgis Coffee Company, said.

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