Just a year ago, Mass Ave's. popular juice bar Natural Born Juicers was celebrating the opening of a Broad Ripple location, but on Tuesday night the business announced that both had closed.

The news came via Natural Born Juicers' Facebook and Instagram accounts in a simply worded post: "Natural Born Juicers is CLOSED. Thanks for a great 10 years in Indy!"

Reached by IndyStar July 24, company co-owner Laura Beatus, who ran Natural Born Juicers with her husband, Corey, texted a statement that talked about challenges facing small businesses.

"It seems like the past two years we have been dealt blow after blow and we are all out of resources and out of the energy it takes to keep NBJ alive," the statement said.

"When you own a small business often you don’t get to partake in the beauty and magic that made you want to open in the first place and nurturing the space you created with hard work and love falls way to all the stress, unhappiness, and the constant putting out of fires that comes with small business.

"It begins to consume every corner of your life 24/7 and we are exhausted."

Fans seemed to understand the effort. Kudos, thanks and well wishes abounded in response to Natural Born Juicers' Facebook post. "The end of an era!!" and "You were such a blessing to the community" were among comments from fans who relied on the business' juice cleanses and daily blends to aid health and wellness.

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Many people credited Natural Born Juicers for helping to revive Downtown and Mass Ave. "Congratulations on an incredible ten years, and for bringing so much juicy goodness to Indy!" wrote Tia Agnew, co-founder of New Day Craft Mead & Cider in Fountain Square.

Such comments were echoed on Instagram.

The Beatuses may not be gone for long, according to their statement. "We are looking forward to recharging our batteries, reconnecting with our creativity, and spending time with our babies so we can grow them into the best earth people warriors we can. We love you Indy! Stay turned for what will happen next!"

The couple started Natural Born Juicers in 2010. They had previously operated one of New York City’s first juice bars, Lucky’s Juice Joint.

In Indianapolis, they first served juices at Indy-area farmers market. They also opened a kiosk at Indy City Market. That juice stand closed in fall 2013. The Mass Ave. Natural Born Juicers opened the following spring when few food and drink businesses dotted the strip.

The couple were also farm-to-table pioneers there, sourcing local ingredients for their drinks. Specialty and create-your-own blends were available. The 85 and Sunny contained pineapple, kale, cilantro, bee pollen and apple. Customers could add supplements such as turmeric and hemp protein to drinks.

Bowls on the food side included the Zen Matcha Bowl with matcha, strawberry, granola, almonds, chia seeds, goji berries, shredded coconut, maple syrup, banana, orange and black sesame.

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