Karen Hendricks

Just like your favorite pair of jeans, coffee is an everyday staple. And just like durable denim fabric, Denim Coffee’s co-owners are hardworking, and they have a vision of becoming the Susquehanna Valley’s go-to choice of coffee. “This is our North Star,” says co-owner Matt Ramsay, pointing to the front wall. “Make better coffee” is spelled out in capital letters against the backdrop of Harrisburg’s capitol dome.

Joanna Lembesis keeps copies of a poem behind the bar of her restaurant. She hands them out to anyone who asks why it’s named What If… of Hershey.