Houston, founder of HWMR and the Houston White brand of lifestyle goods, and Dan, founder of Dogwood Coffee Co., first met over and about coffee more than four years ago. Houston shared his vision of bringing specialty coffee to North Minneapolis. His personal experience with specialty coffee was that it was neither welcoming nor diverse. Together, we're changing that. We’ve been busy exploring, imagining, listening, sharing, learning and building. The Get Down Coffee Co. will not be just a coffee shop. It will be a coffee company, including roasting and selling its own coffee with a goal to build its own roasting facility in North Minneapolis.