Restaurants & Bars
Fundraiser Started For Arlington Business After Weekend Fire
A fire hit Thrive Juice Cafe and a neighboring art gallery early Saturday, leaving the restaurant "indefinitely inoperable."
![A GoFundMe campaign has been set up for Thrive Juice Cafe after a fire early Saturday.](https://patch.com/img/cdn20/users/22877254/20210830/081040/styles/patch_image/public/fire-shutterstock-1511798703-3055___30081016394.jpg)
ARLINGTON, MA — Nearly $12,000 has been raised for a small business hit by a fire early Saturday morning.
The fire started in Thrive Juice Cafe and spread to the neighboring 13Forest art gallery, causing $20,000 in damages to the building and $45,000 to the contents of Thrive, fire officials told Patch partner YourArlington. Damages to the artwork have not yet been assessed, but the gallery itself sustained ceiling damage.
A GoFundMe campaign has been launched for Thrive, which is "indefinitely inoperable," according to Kirsteen Raboy, who started the fundraiser. The campaign has a goal of $100,000.
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"With these funds, we hope to help our Thrive family stay afloat during these difficult times and bring our business back to the community as soon as possible," Raboy wrote.
Click here to donate to the fundraiser for Thrive Juice Cafe. GoFundMe is a Patch promotional partner.
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