Bob Bernstein: Owner, Bongo Java and Fido
This week, Bob Bernstein announced that beloved Hillsboro Village coffee shop Fido will be closing — three years from now, on June 1, 2028. In the announcement, which was posted below a digital countdown clock, he wrote: "As leases expired, many of those who put their savings and dreams into their small businesses and created the look, feel and taste of Nashville became victims of their own success." The news sparked conversations around the changing character of the city.
Bob didn't intend to open one of Nashville's most beloved coffee shops. In fact, he first moved here to be a journalist…
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