Peabody Cafe Closes After Fire, Putting Its Good Works On Pause
A coffee shop that gives back to its community is now asking for a helping hand of its own.
Breaking Grounds, a coffee shop located on 67 Main Street in Peabody, brews up opportunities for people with disabilities and autism, but a fire that broke out on Wednesday, May 10 will keep the cafe closed for up to six weeks, according to the Breaking Grounds site.
Operated by Northeast Arc, Breaking Grounds provides jobs and career training for people, and has successfully placed more than 30 people in jobs throughout the North Shore.
Its job training program, called Project Perk, is …
Mom Killed During Ex's VA Abduction Was Trying To Start New Life With Son, Boyfriend Says
After years of suffering, 34-year-old Tatiana David was on the path to happiness.
The mom had set out to start a new life with her 4-year-old son, Xavier, according to her boyfriend, Alex Wyche.
David's dreams, though, never came to fruition: On her 34th birthday Wednesday, April 5, the Ithaca, NY mom was was abducted allegedly by her ex-boyfriend, Michael Davis, of Richmond. During Davis' trail of terror — which included a shootout with police on a Virginia highway — Davis died.
David's current boyfriend, Wyche, is hoping happiness is still in the cards for her young son. More than $800 h…