COLLEGE COFFEE STAND PLANNED DRIVERS TO GET SERVICE IN CARS.Byline: Carol Rock Staff Writer VALENCIA - A local coffeehouse company plans a drive-through stand in the College of the Canyons College of the Canyons is one of the fastest-growing community colleges in the state. According to the National Junior College Research Association, College of the Canyons consistently ranks in the top 50 community colleges in the nation. parking lot, a venture that will pour some profits into the college's fund-raising foundation. A third campus outlet for Java N Jazz, run by Mitch and Kyle McMullen, will open during the spring semester se·mes·ter n. One of two divisions of 15 to 18 weeks each of an academic year. [German, from Latin (cursus) s . It will be the Valencia-based company's first drive-through. ``It's going to be a full coffeehouse,'' said Mitch McMullen. ``We'll have a nice deck with a walk-up patio. We love the location; Valencia Boulevard is the gateway to Valencia.'' McMullen said the coffeehouse will be open seven days a week, from 5 a.m. or 6 a.m. into the evening, which will benefit not only students and commuters, but also patrons of the weekend farmers market and auto fair. He estimated the size of the business at about 1,000 square feet. The stand's proceeds will benefit the college's foundation, which raises money for student services and scholarships. ``We're going through the conditional-use (permit) process now,'' said Jim Schrage, dean of facilities and the project coordinator. ``If approved, we should be ready to build and open some time in the spring.'' The proposal will be reviewed next month by the Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, Planning Commission Noun 1. planning commission - a commission delegated to propose plans for future activities and developments commission, committee - a special group delegated to consider some matter; "a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours" - Milton Berle and in November by the City Council. ``It's been quite an experience,'' said Kathleen Maloney, executive director of the foundation. ``We have been thinking about it for a couple of years and finally got serious about it.'' Maloney said the impact on the surrounding neighborhoods will be a primary consideration during the permit process. ``We don't want it to open too early and wake the neighbors who sleep in, but we also want to make it available for people going in to work or for early classes,'' she said. ``This will serve not only our students who park in those lots and go off to class, but also those commuters who get off the freeway and want a cup of coffee. We're hoping to attract some soccer moms soccer mom n. An American mother living in the suburbs whose time is often spent transporting her children from one athletic activity or event to another. on the way to drop off or pick up kids, too.'' She added that patrons of the college's new performing arts center A performing arts center, often abbreviated PAC, is a multi-use performance space that can be adapted for use by various types of the performing arts, including dance, music and theatre. might also be able to get coffee at the kiosk kiosk Originally, in Islamic architecture, an open circular pavilion consisting of a roof supported by pillars. The word has been applied to a Turkish summer garden pavilion and a type of early Persian mosque. if hours are adjusted on performance days. ``It would be great to keep it open for the audience and the people who work there,'' she said. ``The foundation will be running the concession stand Concession stand is the term used to refer to a place where patrons can purchase snacks or food at a cinema, fair, Stadium, or other entertainment venue. Some events or venues contract out the right to sell food to third parties. inside the center, and Java N Jazz will donate a percentage of the drive-up kiosk sales to the foundation.'' Carol Rock, (661) 257-5252 carol.rock(at)dailynews.com |
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