Morning Oil Coffee Co., the new “coffee yard” in the Union Terminal Warehouse near Downtown Jacksonville, opened April 27.
The shop at 700 E. Union St., owned by Phil Rogacki and Dennis Dumas, is intended as a place for construction workers and others in skilled trades to pick up a coffee, a quick breakfast sandwich or Danish and, eventually, buy lunch items for later in the day. The general public also is welcome.
The shop is open 5 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. weekdays, 7 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturdays and is closed Sundays, Rogacki said.
Morning Oil invites all customers to free coffee 5 a.m. to 8 a.m. Mondays, a promotion aimed at attracting work crews attending safety meetings to tailgate in its parking lot. The meetings are sponsored by construction, HVAC, electrical and plumbing companies to introduce themselves to tradespeople looking for work…