Change is coming to the former Johnie’s Coffee Shop at the northwest corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue.
The Community Solidarity Project, a nonprofit that has used the vacant coffee shop as a hub for activism and community-serving programs for 10 years, is preparing to clear out within the next month. The Community Solidarity Project supports grassroots groups and local nonprofits through the distribution of essential items such as water, groceries and household supplies. The organization collects donated goods and makes them available to people in need and organizations that provide assistance in communities.
The Johnie’s Coffee Shop building is owned by the Gold family, which previously owned the 99 Cents store chain before selling it in 2011. The family also owns the vacant 99 Cents Store and Sizzler buildings on Wilshire Boulevard just west of Fairfax Avenue, where graffiti has been removed and a temporary wall has been installed in front of the former retail store…