BEAN STATION, Tenn. — The Bean House opened last Friday. The coffee shop is something the surrounding community has long wanted in the area.

Though it's only been open for a few days, the little shop is already winning over customers. Owner Andy Bunch said he worked quickly to open.

The space became available in June. He moved in on Aug. 1 and opened at the end of the month.

"I spent hundreds of hours out here in that month. I mean, I don't think I ever left. It was here and then to the hardware store and then back and forth," he said.

Running a business is nothing new for him. He and his mother opened Aunt B's Ice Cream when Bunch was 13. He took full ownership just before his 18th birthday. Now he's providing the community with another treat.

"We've had great turnouts for the grand

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