SHEPHERDSTOWN — Lost Dog Coffee officially reopened on July 17, after choosing to close on March 12 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Soon after, the state gave its Stay at Home Order, forcing the rest of Shepherdstown’s nonessential businesses to close.

Over the next few months, Lost Dog Coffee was able to make ends meet by selling packaged tea leaves and coffee beans. But as the pandemic continued to stretch on, with no end in sight, owner Garth Janssen began thinking about the future of the 24-year-old shop, and how it could reopen after the state allowed in a social distancing-friendly way.

“[We are] embracing the lemons and making lemonade,” Janssen said. “We have come up with a plan that will give us the chance to adapt to this new evolving world.”

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Sisters Grace Eggleston and Vivian Eggleston, of Shepherdstown, look at Lost Dog Coffee’s drink menu on July 23. Tabitha Johnston

The plan involved a total renovation of…



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