Herban Soul Cafe owner and Magic City Match recipient opens first physical location [Video]

AND EXPLAINS WHY IT’S BEEN A LONG TIME IN THE MAKING. TODAY WAS ALL ABOUT CELEBRATING AS URBAN SOUL CAFE HOSTED ITS GRAND OPENING. OWNER ALEXIS KIMBRO TELLING ME YEARS OF HARD WORK GOT HER TO THIS POINT. IN 2022, KIMBROUGH’S BUSINESS WAS CHOSEN TO BE IN THE MAGIC CITY MATCHES INAUGURAL COHORT. IT WAS GENERALLY CREATED TO HELP BLACK AND BROWN BUSINESSES ESTABLISH BRICK AND MORTAR SPACE IN AND AROUND THE BIRMINGHAM AREA, KIMBRO TELLS ME. SHE WAS ACTUALLY THE ONLY START UP BUSINESS INITIALLY SELECTED, SO THAT WAS SPECIAL IN ITSELF. BUT TO NOW TRANSITION FROM DOING MARKETS AND EVENTS TO BEING IN AN ACTUAL SPACE, THAT WAS THE SEED THAT STARTED WHAT IT IS TODAY. THE FIRST DAY OF A NEW CHAPTER FOR URBAN SOUL, A PACKED HOUSE ENJOYING THE TEA SHOP THAT FOCUSES ON MENTAL HEALTH AND PHYSICAL WELL-BEING. THE CROWD TEEMING WITH EXCITEMENT AS KIMBRO …