Student-owned coffee shop The Grounds opens on Franklin Street

Posted Jun 20, 2026
The best word to describe the past month of UNC students Emily Lutgring and Allison Travis' lives is synchronicity. In the fall, both Lutgring, 20, and Travis, 21, said they had separate conversations with friends about starting a coffee shop. Months later, the duo stood behind the counter making lattes and business calls in "The Grounds" t-shirts and aprons. (WUNC)

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