DES MOINES, Iowa — Black Cat Ice Cream announced it would be opening its downtown location this week.
Owners announced in a post on Facebook that its new ice cream shop located at 1301 Locust Street would be opening on Friday, December 5.
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The new location replaces the Drake Neighborhood location, which closed in late June. Black Cat Ice Cream said it closed the Drake location over safety concerns related to the building and the potential risks it posed to employees and patrons.
Last month, Black Cat Ice Cream won the Grandmaster Ice Cream Maker Award at the North American Ice Cream Association’s convention, an award that owners say is the highest honor to achieve at the convention…