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2009 | Best Place to Make a Livable Wage

Who would have thought that a swift-boating Dallas billionaire would raise a daughter with a strong social conscience But Serena Simmons Connelly, a social worker and the daughter of Harold Simmons, is one of the backers of It's a Grind, a unique Deep Ellum coffee shop dedicated to the mission of providing a livable wage, full health benefits and an ethical workplace to its employees, who are hired despite their troubled backgrounds--asylum seekers, immigrants, victims of domestic... More »

It's A Grind Owner Serena Connelly On The End Of Her "Experiment"

By Scott Reitz | Tue, October 11, 2011

Last week we reported that Deep Ellum's It's A Grind Coffee House would close immediately. A few Twitter users reacted, half disappointed and half not surprised. I called several times to talk to the ... More »
It's A Grind Coffee House Closes Doors Permanently 6 p.m.

By Scott Reitz | Fri, October 7, 2011

Popular Deep Ellum coffee house It's A Grind will close this evening at 6 o'clock. I was tipped off to the closure by Murray Street Coffee Shop's Facebook page. They posted the following on their wal... More »
It's A Grind Coffee House Still Grinding Away, Banking On The Green Line

By Daniel Rodrigue | Mon, June 28, 2010

Yes, It's A Grind Coffee House is a real coffee franchise and not just a fake coffee shop where the drones on Weeds grab their morning cup to go. But, until this morning, Roasted had yet to visit the ... More »
It's a Grind in Deep Ellum is more than just a coffee shop, it's a sanctuary for second chances.

By Alexa Schirtzinger | Thu, July 16, 2009

It's a Grind is anything but. It's a coffee shop, sure, and a franchised one at that, with a dizzying array of caffeinated choices, just like any other. There are lattes—whole milk and skim—frothy cappuccinos, eye-popping triple-shot espressos an... More »