Claims extracted
19
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
5%
1 of 19 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
66/100
New York Post's corrections and
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1
Other
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1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
A beloved coffee shop near UCLA is pulling final shots.
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shop → pull → shots
Espresso Profeta, a 20-year caffeine haven in LA’s Westwood Village, announced it is permanently closing its doors on Friday, September 25.
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it → announce → Friday
The java jolting news of the loss of the neighborhood staple comes as the retail district — which has struggled with high turnover and too many empty storefronts for decades — battles its way through a long period of widespread construction and redevelopment surrounding a soon-to-arrive Metro D Line subway station.
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which → jolt → California
Owners of the quaint, ivy-draped brick cafe, known for serious espresso and a charming, hideaway courtyard, took to social media this week to break the news.
“Thank you to all our loyal regulars for coming back day after day, and year after year,” the shop posted.
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shop → drape → year
The unwelcome announcement didn’t include an official reason for the sudden exit — but in a reply to an commenter who offered to keep the business afloat, the owners simply stated: “Our lease is up on the 30th.”
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lease → include → 30th
The California Post has reached out to the departing business for further details.
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Post → reach → details
Meanwhile, the shuttering spro spot is stripping the place bare.
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spot → shutter → place
“Over the next couple of weeks we will be selling off everything from furniture, appliances (Espresso machine, grinders, refrigerators), porcelain ware, and art,” they wrote in the post, telling followers to shoot them a direct message or drop by in person to buy up a piece of local coffee history.
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they → sell → history
The announcement triggered an outpouring of grief from decades of UCLA students, locals, and caffeine obsessives.
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announcement → trigger → students
“The cafe that taught me to enjoy coffee,” one patron wrote.
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patron → teach → coffee
The cafe that got me through grad school.”
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that → get → school
One customer recalled taking a shuttle down from UCLA during breaks just to get a cup, declaring Profeta had “the best espresso in the area.”
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Profeta → recall → area
Another went further: “This is the best espresso in the county and beyond!
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This → go → county
“No good coffee left in Westwood,” one person lamented.
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person → leave → Westwood
Others called the loss a massive blow to the endlessly embattled Village.
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Others → call → Village
Profeta built their reputation around carefully trained baristas — and exclusively used 1990’s Seattle legend Espresso Vivace beans, even as many of LA’s trendy coffee shops moved toward lighter roasts in recent years.
But the shop displayed impressive staying power anyway — which may have had much to do with the atmosphere as what was in the cup.
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what → build → cup
It’s a place where UCLA students studied alongside professionals and neighborhood families, with co-owner Choncey Langford telling the Daily Bruin that staff had watched customers progress though four years of college and families’ children grow up before their eyes.
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children → ’ → eyes
Even this year, Espresso Profeta was recommended by The Infatuation as one of LA’s best coffee shops for getting work done, praising its quiet back patio and reasonably priced drinks.
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work → recommend → patio
For Profeta’s regulars, there is one week left to get their caffeine fix before another piece of old-school Westwood is gone for good.
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piece → be → Westwood
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