WAI T SBURG - This latest column in our series, appearing just before we actually open the Coppei Coffee Co shop for business, is a little bit like taking the wrapping off a Christmas present.

Last week, the crew from Northstar Construction started taking some of the old aggregate siding off the front of what we've been calling the "Mock" building, the one that will function as the coffee shop's main entrance and has the espresso bar.

This is the last phase of the project. Ninety-five percent of the work inside has been done.

By the time you read this, the new framing and windows for the fr...