Big plans await the blank wall. 

Made from planks of recycled wood that have been stained, the wall is in a narrow hall that separates a cafe from a cat lounge at Nine Lives Cat Lounge and Adoption Center. At the end of a hall is a bench with the word “ADOPTED” in large capital letters. 

That’s where people can pose for a picture with a newly adopted cat, said Sierra Roper, store manager of the lounge. Those pictures will be posted along the blank wall.

“Hopefully we can fill that up in a year,” Roper said.

Set to hold its grand opening Monday, Nine Lives is a new business that combines frothy fuel with feline friends. Customers can come in for a variety of traditional coffee drinks or smoothies made with mostly local ingredients, then enjoy that beverage in the company of cats. 

While the business won’t offer…



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