WOODFIN, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Lucy Crown retired in June 2026 after 20 years working for the government. Two months later, her latest venture is already flourishing. Woodfin Coffee Department, a new coffee shop and café, is now open at 126 Elkwood Ave. in the Lakeshore Drive neighborhood of Woodfin, N.C.
Lucy Crown purchased the store with her husband, Jared Crown, about a decade ago. While various tenants have occupied the building in that time, earlier this year, the Crowns decided to take over. Woodfin Coffee Department quietly launched in May 2026.
It would not be quiet for long. From the moment the doors opened, the momentum of the shop has been growing, Lucy Crown said.
“Every month has been growing incrementally, but our neighbors were our first wave of people, and then people from the YMCA and the yoga place down the road heard about us, and different businesses started dropping by and friends bring their friends,” Crown said…