<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;"><a href="https://www.fark.com/goto/12529678/www.charlotteobserver.com/charlottefive/c5-around-town/article264804024.html%3Futm_source%3Dfark%26u" target="_blank"><span style="color: black; text-decoration: none;"> "Each cat has an entire story", but Charlotte's Mac Tabby Cat Café has a 1,000 after hitting their milestone adoption on Tuesday. Please welcome them to this week's Caturday thread</span></a></span><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family: -webkit-standard; font-size: medium; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"></span><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"></div><div dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Courtesy of the <i>Charlotte Observer</i> at:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.charlotteobserver.com/charlottefive/c5-around-town/article264804024.html?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark">https://www.charlotteobserver.com/charlottefive/c5-around-town/article264804024.html?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark</a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"></p><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>————————————————-</div><div><br></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 28pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">‘Each cat has an entire story:’ Charlotte’s first cat café celebrates 1,000th adoption<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><br></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Less than five years since Charlotte’s first cat café opened, Mac Tabby Cat Café has hit a major milestone. The local business known for serving up coffee, craft beer and cat cuddles celebrated its 1,000th adoption Tuesday evening at its NoDa location. And No. 1001, too. “Each cat has an entire story of how it wound up at Mac Tabby. We have been able to tell one thousand stories so far, and it’s the greatest honor,” owner Lori Konawalik, the self-proclaimed “lead cat wrangler,” said via email.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">We’ll tell you all about the special feline who gets to have 1,000 as part of his story, but for those unfamiliar with Mac Tabby, here’s a quick rundown on the café that serves as part coffee shop, part rescue mission. HOW MAC TABBY WORKS Origins: Mac Tabby was founded on the idea of bringing together good energy, good people, great coffee, craft beer and cats, Konawalik said. With the help of 299 Kickstarter backers, the business — which doubles as a foster home for rescued cats — opened Dec. 16, 2017, on North Davidson Street before moving to its permanent home in NoDa in 2019. Mac Tabby was so successful that it opened a second location in Concord on May 1, 2021.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></p></div><div><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box;"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="4">———————</font></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box;"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="4">Photos . . .</font></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box;"><a href="http://www.tomandrodna.com/MoscowCares/Caturday/Caturday_082722_01.jpg">http://www.tomandrodna.com/MoscowCares/Caturday/Caturday_082722_01.jpg</a></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box;">Lauren Reisner, 10, holds her new kittens Leo and Reddi Whip. Mac Tabby Cat Café has been fostering kitties and helping to find them homes for nearly 5 years. On August 23, it celebrated its 1,000th adoption with Leo — and Reddi Whip makes 1,001! MAC TABBY CAT CAFÉ</p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box;"><a href="http://www.tomandrodna.com/MoscowCares/Caturday/Caturday_082722_02.jpg">http://www.tomandrodna.com/MoscowCares/Caturday/Caturday_082722_02.jpg</a></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">————————————————-</span></p></div></div><div dir="ltr"><div><b>“Caturday”</b><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> by Linus Petit</span></div><div><a href="http://www.tomandrodna.com/MoscowCares/Caturday/Caturday_by_Linus_Petit.mp3">http://www.tomandrodna.com/MoscowCares/Caturday/Caturday_by_Linus_Petit.mp3</a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span dir="ltr">http://www.MoscowCares.net</span></span></div><div><br></div><div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tom Hansen</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Moscow, Idaho</span></div></div><div><br></div><div>“A stranger is just a friend you haven’t met.”</div><div>- Roy E. 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