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Three Years After Neighbors Blocked Her Café, Jezabel Careaga Has Found Her Opening

David Aragon
Apr 06, 2026
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Jezabel Careaga in front of her new café on 24th St. Photo credit Ed Newton.

Nearly three years after neighborhood opposition derailed her planned café on Lombard Street, Jezabel Careaga is coming back to Fitler Square.

This time, she says, the business is different. The process was different. And the expectations, on all sides, may be different too.

“I’m …

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