Two years ago, longtime friends Maritza Galvez and Joseph Fleming bonded over music and coffee, leading them to open Asteroid Vinyl Cafe in Inglewood.
Galvez said the vinyl record store and coffee shop was initially the only Latino-owned specialty coffee shop in Inglewood, and that the coffee helped create a space that connected them to the community.
Asteroid Vinyl is now on the brink of closing after the LA County Department of Public Health notified them in July that the mobile cart they used to sell coffee is not permissible, according to health department documents reviewed by The LA Local…