Pegasus Coffee House

Yep, you know Pegasus Coffee House has been an Island fixture more than 32 years. It's always been friendly, lively, casual and a bit funky and bohemian. If only the walls could talk! While founder David Dessinger roasted the beans in the back, the coffee house opened its doors on May 1, 1980.

The building was formerly home to Anderson Hardware store and its trademark bricks were salvaged from the Port Blakely Mill incinerator. When David threw open the building's garage doors releasing the aroma of freshly roasted beans, Islanders were attracted to the funky new coffee house. On any given day, Pegasus Coffee House welcomes many types of people.

Some use it as an office, some as a living room, but it's always been a hub for information and the arts. The walls play host to local artists works and there's live coffee house music every week. David has since moved the roasting to Day Road.