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Filter Notes / Independent Coffee Desk Saturday · 24 October 2026

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🇺🇸 Stumptown opens a Los Angeles flagship in the Starland Theatre

Stumptown Coffee Roasters has opened a new flagship cafe and regional training centre in the former Starland Theatre in Lincoln Heights, Los Angeles. The August 29 opening brings a full espresso bar, rotating single-origin espresso and an onsite education lab into the preserved front section of the historic theatre, with original tile, brick and facade details retained in the room.

Why it matters: this is a substantive return to flagship-scale retail for a major specialty roaster after Stumptown’s Arts District roastery cafe closed in 2024. The training lab also makes the Los Angeles site more than another service counter: it gives staff and wholesale partners a dedicated local base, while Lincoln Heights gains a destination coffee stop with a clear sense of place.

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Stumptown president leaves the Portland roaster

Stumptown Coffee Roasters president Laura Szeliga has left the Portland company after five years leading the brand, according to Daily Coffee News. The departure lands roughly two months after Keurig Dr Pepper acquired JDE Peets, Stumptowns parent company, adding a notable leadership change to one of Portlands most influential roasters.

Why it matters: Stumptown is a Filter Notes-listed Portland anchor, so operator changes are worth tracking even when they do not alter a visitors coffee route overnight. For readers planning Portland, this is context for watching whether the roasters cafe identity, wholesale voice, and national ownership relationship remain steady over the next few months.

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