Denver’s Little Owl Coffee Celebrates a Decade in Business

When Seanna Forey Carrêlo opened Little Owl Coffee at 1555 Blake Street, LoDo was very different than it is today. In 2013, weed was on its way to being legalized and Union Station hadn’t yet reopened — two key changes that brought tourists downtown and through Little Owl’s doors.

“I was really interested in cafe culture and hospitality in general, and when I started learning about specialty coffee, it was pretty sparse in Denver — I was just traveling across town every morning to get coffee. So when I saw an opportunity to put a coffee shop in LoDo I thought, gosh, I couldn’t be the only one that wants this experience,” recalls Forrey Carrêlo.

In the decade since opening, Little Owl itself has changed, too. Michael Sinon and Corey Wall, who started as baristas, joined…