CentroVilla25 finally opens with soft launch [Video]

CLEVELAND — After years of planning, building, and waiting, residents will finally get a taste of CentroVilla25 during their soft opening.

Inside CentroVilla25, Ivelisse Roig and Bernardino Tovanch are ready to start welcoming customers.

“It’s been an exciting moment. The moment I saw the little space get full shape and everything. I’m like, oh my god, it’s happening,” said Ivelisse Roig, co-owner of Cafe Roig.

Coming from generations of Puerto Rican coffee farmers, the smell of a brewing pot has always brought Roig a sense of home.

“To me, was like a love language, you know, connecting with family and everybody in the community,” said Roig.

With her husband by her side at Café Roig, they’ll bring that taste to Cleveland.

“Anyone that’s just comes in. We want them to feel like they’re part of something. And along with that, the coffee, actually, that we’re going to be serving is …