The newly opened coffee shop-cum-arboretum Creature\u2019s was created to provide a place where one could \u201cbe a creature amongst other creatures.\u201d To that effect, the establishment filled with native plants and succulents hosts events that promote compassion for all \u2014 there\u2019s been a free clothing swap, local makers fairs, a nature sketching gathering and a presentation in tandem with Citizens for Los Angeles Wildlife (CLAW) about peacefully coexisting with L.A.\u2019s native animals.<\/p>\n
Owned by Hope Creature, the business sells plants, gifts and garden supplies in one building and organic drinks and pastries in another. A 50-foot greenhouse shelters indoor tropicals, organic edibles, drought-tolerant native plants and small potted succulents, which go for less than $2. The outdoor seating area is outfitted with plants available for purchase. <\/p>\n
\u201cA lot went into making this space architecturally stunning as well, with every design detail considered,\u201d Creature says. \u201cThe space also serves as a platform for our ongoing community programming, which showcases what the space is all about \u2014 bringing people together to explore, learn and connect.\u201d<\/p>\n
The queer-owned-and-run cafe offers standard coffee fare including matcha, espresso, cortado, cold brew and drip options from local roaster Unity, as well as a selection of teas and pastries. <\/p>\n
Open daily from 7:30 a.m. until 5 p.m., the shop\u2019s enclosed outdoor patio (buttressed on either side by the cafe\/general store and greenhouse) offers a peaceful reprieve from the relative hustle and bustle of Eagle Rock Boulevard. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The newly opened coffee shop-cum-arboretum Creature\u2019s was created to provide a place where one could \u201cbe a creature…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":350359,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5123],"tags":[1582,276,142114,171595,171599,171593,171596,171598,171597,2961,224,2444,5337,61537,5338,24659,6566,171592,28746,171594],"class_list":["post-350358","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-los-angeles","tag-ca","tag-california","tag-cicada","tag-colorful-longhorn-beetle","tag-definitive-list","tag-gift-wrapping","tag-gold-bug","tag-grasshopper","tag-handmade-stink-bug","tag-la","tag-los-angeles","tag-los-angeles-times","tag-losangeles","tag-option","tag-pasadena","tag-person","tag-place","tag-shopping-list","tag-snacking","tag-thoughtful-holiday-gift"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115480249305871449","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/350358","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=350358"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/350358\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/350359"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=350358"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=350358"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=350358"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}