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Ken VanWagoner is the owner of Good Bean Cafe, where artists and community activists congregate to share thoughts, ideas anda cup of fair trade organic coffee. VanWagoner opend the cafe seven years ago. BTL photo: Jim Larkin
Off the Handle
Good Beans, good vibes
By Jim Larkin
Originally printed 05/08/2008 (Issue 1619)
Ken VanWagoner knows well what it's like to grow up gay in the Flint area. That's why his Good Beans Cafe has become a safe haven of sorts for Flint area gay youth and a quasi-community center for the downtown Carriage Town neighborhood. Click here to continue . . .
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