On November 2, café and community space Access Café opened at 64 Main Street in Montpelier. It operates in about 2,200 square feet of the storefront previously occupied by Rabble-Rouser Chocolate & Craft, which closed abruptly in early June. Member-owners Raph Brice, Kalé Camara, Rhizome Cottiss, Fenix González and Olivia Turner all live in the Montpelier area, have worked in restaurants, and are "close friends and chosen family," according to González. Ranging in age from 25 to 28, they will all work full time at the new café except González, who also works for the Peace & Justice Center in Burlington. The café menu includes baked goods from Red Hen Baking in Middlesex, coffee and herbal drinks, for which the staff wildcrafts some ingredients. The kitchen team cooks West African-style meat and vegan stews under the leadership of Camara, who has Ghanaian heritage. González said the group plans to offer more than food and drink. Their goal is to bring a spirit of generosity and positive energy to Montpelier through workshops, events and other collaborative happenings. "We're here to be in conversation with the community about their needs," González said. "We're here because we want to make a community offering, to really invest in this community."…