Differences

This shows you the differences between two versions of the page.

Link to this comparison view

Both sides previous revisionPrevious revision
Next revision		Previous revision
Next revisionBoth sides next revision
federal_coffeehouse [2018/07/11 14:23] – [The Federal Coffee House] corrects shopping center name Carlos Pedrazafederal_coffeehouse [2018/08/09 16:40] – [Early Hints of Coffee Business] Carlos Pedraza
Line 4: Line 4:
 ====== Axanar Associates Launch Georgia Coffeehouse ====== ====== Axanar Associates Launch Georgia Coffeehouse ======
  
-**//Axanar Coffee Creator is a Partner in The Federal Coffee House//**+**//Axanar Coffee Creator is a Partner in the Atlanta-Area Federal Coffee House//**
  
 {{TOC}} {{TOC}}
Line 19: Line 19:
 ==== Corporate Officers, Familiar Names ==== ==== Corporate Officers, Familiar Names ====
  
-According to state records, Hubbard is the chief financial officer The Federal Inc., owner of the about-to-open The Federal Coffee House. The company's other officers also turn out to be known associates of Peters:+According to state records, Hubbard is the chief financial officer of The Federal Inc., owner of the about-to-open The Federal Coffee House. The company's other officers also turn out to be known associates of Peters:
  
   * The chief executive officer is Axanar's former head of construction, Curtis Short, who also worked for Peters in his prop-selling business, the now-defunct Propworx.   * The chief executive officer is Axanar's former head of construction, Curtis Short, who also worked for Peters in his prop-selling business, the now-defunct Propworx.
Line 43: Line 43:
 The business address listed for Crawford and Hubbard in The Federal's corporate paperwork is Peters' home address in Lawrenceville.(([[https://ecorp.sos.ga.gov/businesssearch/BusinessInformation?businessId=2465319&businessType=Domestic%20Profit%20Corporation|The Federal Inc., Georgia Secretary of State's Office]], business search, retrieved 7/8/18.)) The business address listed for Crawford and Hubbard in The Federal's corporate paperwork is Peters' home address in Lawrenceville.(([[https://ecorp.sos.ga.gov/businesssearch/BusinessInformation?businessId=2465319&businessType=Domestic%20Profit%20Corporation|The Federal Inc., Georgia Secretary of State's Office]], business search, retrieved 7/8/18.))
  
-Meanwhile, **AxaMonitor** reached out to Peters' spokesman, Mike Bawden, to inquire whether Peters had any financial interest in The Federal Coffee House. At the time this article was posted, Bawden had not responded.+Meanwhile, **AxaMonitor** reached out to Peters' spokesman, Mike Bawden, to inquire whether Peters had any financial interest in The Federal Coffee House. Bawden said he did not know, and that "following the disposition of the lawsuit, I've generally moved on to other things."((Email from Mike Bawden to AxaMonitor editor Carlos Pedraza, 7/9/18.)) 
 + 
 +He continues to speak with Peters, "every other month or so, mostly to chat about progress on the two Axanar films he's allowed to make under the settlement, but that's about it."((Email from Mike Bawden to AxaMonitor editor Carlos Pedraza, 7/9/18.)) 
 + 
 +Meanwhile, Peters has only publicly referred to the coffeehouse as his friends' business. 
 + 
 +=== 'Our Shop' === 
 + 
 +Out of public view, however, Peters has freely referred to the business with such terms as "our shop," or touting menu items using the term "we." In one private group communication obtained by **AxaMonitor**, Peters coordinated an upcoming social event for Battlestar Galactica fans' Fleet group, to be held at the coffeehouse during Dragon*Con 2018. He enticed members by connecting the coffeeshop with Axanar, saying: 
 + 
 +<WRAP box> 
 +{{ ::groupme_icon.png?nolink |}} {{::alec_peters_groupme.png?nolink |}}<wrap lo>**Alec Peters** \\ 
 +Remember, the Fleet Coffee event is Thursday 2:00-4:00 <wrap hi>at our shop</wrap> at 6365 Spalding Drive, Peachtree Corners 30092  \\ 
 +<wrap hi>We will have swag! Both Federal Coffee and Axanar!</wrap> \\ 
 +<wrap hi>We have THREE different ice teas. Plus we have AMAZING pastries.</wrap> So even if you don't drink coffee there's plenty for you.</wrap> 
 +</WRAP>
  
 === Domain Name === === Domain Name ===
Line 57: Line 72:
 [{{ :peters-friedman.jpg?250|**PETERS ATTORNEY** Sheldon Friedman (pictured right, with Peters) has handled the registration of Peters' previous Georgia companies. He's listed as the registered agent for The Federal Inc.}}] [{{ :peters-friedman.jpg?250|**PETERS ATTORNEY** Sheldon Friedman (pictured right, with Peters) has handled the registration of Peters' previous Georgia companies. He's listed as the registered agent for The Federal Inc.}}]
  
-Meanwhile, Friedman's name first popped up in **AxaMonitor**'s investigation into what appeared to be a [[industry_studios|tangled web]] of companies and interests behind Peters' beleaguered California soundstage, Industry Studios.+Meanwhile, Friedman's name first popped up in **AxaMonitor**'s investigation into what appeared to be a [[industry_studios|tangled web]] of companies and interests behind Peters' now-abandoned, beleaguered California soundstage, Industry Studios.
  
 Peters spent nearly three-quarters of a million dollars on his never-used facility, finally forced to abandon it after his thousands of Axanar fans turned aside his plea for them to set the studio's financial footing aright. Peters spent nearly three-quarters of a million dollars on his never-used facility, finally forced to abandon it after his thousands of Axanar fans turned aside his plea for them to set the studio's financial footing aright.
- +===== Peters' Early Involvement =====
-===== Early Hints of Coffee Business =====+
  
 Peters had previously evinced an interest in opening a coffee house, declaring in a June 1, 2017, post on Facebook: Peters had previously evinced an interest in opening a coffee house, declaring in a June 1, 2017, post on Facebook: