The space includes a great outdoor patio with a view of Stowe Park, where you can relax while Vince Hill, the owner, runs the coffee shop and his wife, Brenda, the pastry chef behind the deliciousness, whips up desserts.

Caravan Coffee and Dessert Bar offers a hometown feel and a local vibe. The shop offers incredible specialty house recipe coffees, including Banana Nut Crunch, Caramel Apple, Peppermint Patty and the Coffee Toffee Freeze. You also can’t miss the lemon pound cake, chocolate layer cake or carrot cake. And if a slice is not enough, you can purchase a whole cake next door at Brenda’s Cake Gallery.

Aside from the coffee shop, the owners are also known for bringing fun and free community activities to Belmont, including the popular Friday Night Live concerts and the Downtown Christmas Village. You can check out the Friday Night Live concerts every other Friday evening May through August on the Main Street. The Downtown Christmas Village includes horse drawn carriage rides, carolers and food vendors also on the Main Street and originated right outside of the coffee shop, where it was appropriately named “Christmas at Caravan.”

Caravan owners also helped co-create the summer Sizzlin’ Cook-Off, where local grillers are judged on their recipes for chicken, ribs and pulled pork, and the festival will take place this year on September 9th and 10th.

For more details on the sweets and coffee at Caravan, check out the article at charlottefive.com.

The building will be approximately 2,000 square feet and will include the always important drive-up window. Free WiFi, digital menu boards and as many as 50 parking spaces will not only make this location super convenient, but it will also be the most up-to-date design that Dunkin’ Donuts offers and will be loaded with technology.

The Lake Wylie store is slated to open by the end of June and is currently a bit ahead of schedule. The shop will hire about 30 employees, both full- and part-time, with operating hours between 5 a.m. and 10 p.m. daily.

It is conveniently located at the intersection near the new Publix and Walmart with lots of natural traffic already passing through the area. And while Dunkin’ Donuts is known for its coffee, it also offers plenty of healthy breakfast and lunch options, including sandwiches, smoothies and more.

In addition to Dunkin’ Donuts, Lake Wylie is also getting a new Taco Bell in the same location, ready to satisfy your craving for Mexican-Style fast food.  With plans to hire about 40 new employees and to open on Memorial Day weekend, the store will be the latest prototype for the franchise, opening for breakfast at 7 a.m. and closing at midnight or even later.

The Collett development still has space for two more businesses to open in the center.

For more details on the project, read the full article at heraldonline.com.