NORTH CHARLESTON — New cafés, coffee shops and bakeries have been opening in the Charleston area with great frequency over the past few months.

One of the most distinct to debut this summer is a place attached to a laundromat that earlier this year was featured on “The Kelly Clarkson Show.” And this coffee shop also doubles as a vintage clothing store.

Herbert’s Vintage and Coffee , owned by Tyler and Kennedy Troyer, opened in June at 2017 Reynolds Avenue. Enter the three-month-old cafe on the back left side of Reynolds Laundry , whose owners appeared on the “The Kelly Clarkson Show” in April, when they received a $10,000 donation from the award-winning vocalist and host.

The Troyers were visiting their friends and laundromat owners Erin and Jon Carpenter the day they purchased the

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