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Arvin Ramgoolam was born in Trinidad and Tobago- I was fairly certain that those islands are just off the coast of Venezuela, but it took a Google search to confirm it.\xa0 From there, he emigrated to Miami and yet somehow, he still found his way to Crested Butte (don't worry, it's a good story that you'll hear).

An opportunity to open a coffee shop with his then-girlfriend (now wife) Danica led to Rumors Coffee and Tea House.\xa0 Just a couple of years later, another opportunity arrived and they took over the adjoining bookstore space and named it Townie Books.\xa0 For a bookworm like Arvin who would often read three books a week, owning a bookstore is a perfect career.\xa0 But it's more than that, and we talk about the community aspects of owning a coffee/ book store.

Finally, Arvin and I talk about the craft of being a writer.\xa0 He was recently awarded with a fellowship that allows him the freedom to work on his own stories and ideas.\xa0 I hope you enjoy this episode of the Crested Butte is Home Podcast-

Crested Butte Real Estate Minute:

Many people are asking me what the local real estate market will do due to the Covid-19 pandemic.\xa0 The honest answer is that we just don't know yet.\xa0 Thus far, I have not seen a drop in prices, but we just don't know.\xa0 The best way to stay up to date on Gunnison and Crested Butte real estate?\xa0 Sign up for my newsletter.

Learn More:

Townie Books

Rumors Coffee and Tea House

High Country Conservation Advocates

Adina Talve-Goodman Fellowship

Townie Books GoFundMe Page