Real
Estate
847 Market Street
In November 2021, the NWPA Investment Cooperative successfully closed on its first property and in June of 2022, 847 Market Street became the new home of Blissful Meads LLC, a meadery, production site, and tasting room. After connecting at a Second Saturday Community Market, the members of NWPIC were able to work with Tom, Mike, Ashley, and Paul to remodel the space of this former law firm that sat empty for years.
Learn more about Blissful Meads.
In May 2024, we celebrated the installation of Blissful Bees, a mural by local printmaker Doug Eberhardt. Blissful Bees represents the hardworking and diverse community of Meadville. It was created by hand carving and printing over 400 pieces of polytab, a cloth-like material often used for murals. The handmade nature of the printing process is meant to mirror Meadville’s history of tool and die forging. Each piece of printed polytab was carefully placed next to one another to create the larger final image. Though polytab is a lightweight flexible material, the mural is as permanent as any painted mural and should last for years. The mural was made possible by a grant from Allegheny College’s Center for Community Engaged Learning.
Community
Investing
JT’s Steam Table
In 2019, the NWPA Investment Cooperative successfully organized a crowd-sourced funding campaign to support Melissa & Rob Kebert. NWPIC sponsored their Kiva campaign to raise $6,000 to expand their business, formerly Java Tree Cafe.
Turning Heads Salon & Lounge
In 2020, the NWPA Investment Cooperative successfully organized a crowd-sourced funding campaign to support Sydney and allow Turning Heads Salon & Lounge to keep its doors open during the pandemic. NWPIC sponsored Sydney’s Kiva campaign to raise $7,500 from 114 lenders.
Learn more about Turning Heads Salon.
