My wife, Karen, and I moved to Fountain Hills in October 2007 from Milwaukee, Wis.

We take a daily walk around beautiful Fountain Park. One day, we stopped in the Mountain View Coffee shop for a “Milky Way.” We hear many stories of supporting local businesses.

The Mountain View Coffee shop patrons treated us like family. The patronage environment is not like the ho-hum, typical franchise coffee shop. We praise the management there and appreciate the “Cheers” atmosphere where everybody knows your name.

If you love Fountain Hills and you love a superior cup of coffee, don’t just walk or ride by, stop in and enjoy being a person rather than a number.