MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) – A Montgomery-born veteran and former firefighter has launched Southlawn Coffee Company, an online specialty-coffee start-up that aims to honor the West Montgomery neighborhood where he grew up and support local programs.
Founded less than a month ago, the company is already marketing itself as a hometown brand and hopes to become the official coffee of Montgomery.
“We’re trying to do something for Montgomery, for the state of Alabama and go global with it. It’s a community niche for our market,” said owner Kenya Vinson. “Southlawn was named after the community I grew up in in West Montgomery, in District 4, so we’re just bringing it home to Montgomery.”…