Para: March 2008 -Til- March 2010

Para began in one conversation:

about how to participate in the community and create a space for people to sit, relax, read and converse - and of course - to provide delicious, hand-crafted beverages.

Eric and Lora Kelley signed the lease for Para in March 2008. The name did not yet exist.

Para, when it wasn't...

Para, when it wasn't...

Renovations began in June 2008 - and Eric and his friends gutted the entire building.

Putting up a support beam.

Putting up a support beam.

From the Front.

From the Front.

In August, we began to paint the exterior…

Hoping to open in August...

Hoping to open in August...

paraaug08decktrimpaint

Painting Trim and Staining Deck.

Interior Aug '08.

Interior Aug '08.

Interior Painting Begins - Aug 26, 2008

Interior Painting Begins - Aug 26, 2008

Matt Thomas Design - Exterior Para Aug 08.

Matt Thomas Design - Exterior Para Aug 08.

Matt Thomas Design - Para Exterior Aug 08

Matt Thomas Design - Para Exterior Aug 08