[photo via CDN]

Pastor Will Little and a few of his friends/business partners were featured in the Central District News blog for their coffee shops that serve the community, too:

In late 2009 Will Little and Brian Wells -- who also owns Tougo Coffee -- opened Cortona Cafe at the corner of 25th Avenue and E Union Street here in the Central District. The little cafe has succeeded where others might not have even tried with a community focus that has always pushed beyond coffee and waffles. A little more than a year since its opening, Cortona is placing even more emphasis on community. As it begins 2011, Cortona is transitioning to a nonprofit focusing on building community, reaching out to youth and young adults, providing job training, and more. It will also have a new leader. But, no worries. It will also continue to bring you delicious coffee, gourmet waffles, microbrews and wines, and free wi-fi. More on the changes, below.

Pastor Will is the Community Groups director at the Downtown campus.