Megan Raposa

mraposa@argusleader.com

A strip mall at the corner of Grange Avenue and West 11th Street will be torn down and replaced by a Kum & Go later this year.

The location currently houses businesses Black Sheep Coffee, Tawakal Store and Ethiopian restaurant Lalibela.

Those businesses will close by the end of March, and the new gas station and market are expected to open in late summer, according to Kum & Go spokeswoman Kristie Bell.

Kum &Go purchased the building last fall. The new 6,200-square-foot store will be the latest of Kum & Go's "Marketplace" stores, which include seating, an open kitchen and the "Go Fresh Market" with a focus on fresh food.

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Black Sheep Coffee has been at the Grange Avenue location since 2002, and the building has housed a coffee shop in that location since the mid-90s.

Manager Matthew Pitts said closing the store on March 28 will be a loss, but he's optimistic about the future of the business.

Black Sheep plans to re-brand and open in a new location in the developing uptown neighborhood in Sioux Falls.

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Owners of Lalibela and Tawakal could not be immediately reached for comment on their future plans, but all shops must be out of the Grange Avenue location by March 31.

Construction on the new Kum & Go store will begin in April once all of the existing tenants have left.

"We've been here for a long time," said Pitts, thanking the coffee shop's loyal customers. "And I hope everybody will stick with us as we kind of grow and recoup and get back on our feet."