The bar has taken a bit longer to get rolling. He takes full responsibility, pointing out, “I am terrible at filling out liquor license paperwork - I’ve had this packet since 2016. When the COVID pandemic hit last year, all of his adventurous plans, “were dashed with one little virus. So we found ourselves with tons of time to do different things and I finally decided I’m going to do what I want to do because I want to have some fun,” he said.Īnalogue Books and Records opened within six weeks during the pandemic and all those records were hauled out of the basement. I think we have like 10,000 records right now, but it’s probably the best collection in the city of Pueblo, maybe the county," Hartkop said. “I filled the basement under the coffeehouse with records. Utilities: Pueblo citizens voice concerns about nuclear power to Colorado Public Utilities commission Simultaneously, he “just kept buying records,” he said. He moved back to the United States and started Solar Roast Coffee in 2007. “It was the best place right downtown and it was wonderful and simply the most fun I’ve had in my whole life,” he said. “I always wanted to open a bar and a record store - something I’ve been talking about since college.” It’s an amazing full-circle accomplishment for Hartkop, 40, who was one of the first graduates from the University of Tasmania, Australia, entrepreneurship and innovation program in 2004. It is all inspired by his job at a similar coffee and music store where he worked making bagels as a 20-year-old college student. Main. The bar is nestled between the coffee and book stores. Main, also recently opened the Analogue Books and Records store which occupies 218, 216 and 214 N. Mike Hartkop, who is the operating owner of the Solar Roast Coffee house at 226 N. Main St., one local seemingly fearless entrepreneur officially took over half of a block of Main Street with his businesses.
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