Outdoor dining is returning once again to Full Circle Café downtown Stevensville.
Village trustees this week approved the café to use two parking spaces outside its storefront from May 1st to November 1st. The cost of renting the two spaces increased from $75 to $200 this year.
The decision comes as Full Circle is experiencing “serious financial challenges,” according to their Facebook page. Last Friday, owners Jayme and Ryan Bendoski asked the community for their help as they try to keep the business open:
We could really use your help right now. For nearly 7 years, we have been blessed to serve this amazing community, and through every obstacle (and there have been many), there have been SO MANY lessons. It seems we are in the middle of yet another learning curve as we currently find ourselves facing some serious financial challenges. We are doing everything in our power to keep our business OPEN and trying to turn things around quickly from the inside out, (i.e., connecting with all of the resources we can find, cutting payroll costs, updating our menu offerings, looking at new ways to serve you, etc.). Frankly, we are making changes to our business model that we should have made a long time ago, but you know what they say about hindsight.
In the meantime, we ask that you send us positive vibes, along with sending as much business our way as you possibly can. We promise to keep you in the loop every step of the way, and we invite you to communicate with us your feedback as we try to find our way through this. Your opinion matters so much.
We’d like to thank the wonderful humans we work with for sticking by us during this uncertain time. We’re asking a lot of our Full Circle Crew right now. We’ve even had to let some really great people go this week. It has not been easy. We ask that you give our team (past and present) lots of smiles and kudos if you have the opportunity. They really are extraordinary people. Every single one of them.
From the bottom of our hearts, thank you for the opportunity to be a part of both your daily routines and your special moments over the years. It has been our greatest honor.
Since then, they say they have been overwhelmed by the support, but still have a long way to go in turning things around.
“Thank you so much for your support over the past few days,” a post on Wednesday said. “We’re taking things day by day, and we continue to be inspired by all of the love you’re sending as we work to turn things around over here. You are SO appreciated.”
