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Meow! Looks Like a Cat Cafe for Georgetown Is a 'Go'
Successful Kickstarter campaign, plus zoning approval means you'll soon be seeing Crumbs & Whiskers in DC, according to report by Eater.
A cat cafe in Georgetown is becoming closer to reality.
Eater DC reports that not only has the soon-to-be owner of Crumbs & Whiskers raised way more than its goal on Kickstarter, but the DC government has also given its approval.
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Owner Kanchan Singh has raised $35,881 using a Kickstarter campaign. She was only going for $15,000.
All cats at the cat cafe will be from the Washington Humane Society and up for adoption, Singh says in a video accompanying her pitch on Kickstarter. Singh notes that she became interested in starting her own cat cafe after celebrating her 24th birthday at a cat cafe in Thailand.
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Singh anticipates a mid to late-summer opening for Crumbs & Whiskers.
PHOTO courtesy of Singh via Kickstarter campaign page
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