TAMPA, Fla. — King State, a local coffee shop and bar, has been fighting for months to stay open, and on Thursday, the owners and supporters brought their concerns to the Tampa City Council about how a construction project is driving business away.
“We currently have four-lane closures. Nobody’s going through our street. We live in like a dystopian, dead-end cul-de-sac now, where before, we were in a bustling, rush-hour thoroughfare,” said Tim McTague. “So how is a business supposed to survive when nobody can get there?”
It’s the reality King State co-owners Tim McTague and Nate Young have been grappling with daily.
“We understand cities, that you know, construction has to happen, updates have to happen, but when you do that, what’s the point if, after all this, we can’t even be here?” said Young.
We first shared King State’s story Wednesday on ABC Action News.
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