Albina Press Owner Kevin Fuller, Longtime Portland Coffee Maven, Has Died | Eater Portland

"Opened in North Portland in 2004 during the rise of the third-wave coffee movement, Albina Press became a neighborhood standby with a limited digital presence and a reputation for responsible sourcing and meticulous barista work; it developed national buzz—from New York Times name-drops to coffee competition medals—expanded to locations in Vancouver and Hawthorne, and operated under Kevin Fuller for 16 years, during which several prominent Oregon baristas (including Billy Wilson and Matt Higgins) worked there. Colleagues and former employees credit Fuller’s uncompromising vision for quality—Matt Higgins called it “the best coffee shop in Portland during the third wave” and said Fuller insisted that nothing short of excellence would come across the bar—and remember him as a private but devoted mentor who took pride in seeing staff go on to open and succeed in their own ventures." - Brooke Jackson-Glidden