By OnMilwaukee Staff Writers   Published May 16, 2011 at 1:49 PM

Stone Creek Coffee Roasters is opening a new Grand Avenue Lounge at its Downtown mall location.

The lounge, on the skywalk that spans 2nd Street and connects the Plankinton Arcade to the western portion of the mall, opens on Thursday, May 26, with a two-hour grand opening event from 7 until 9 a.m.

According to a statement, the lounge, created in partnership with mall owner Five Mile Capital Partners,  LLC, includes group meeting space, areas for more intimate conversation and free Wi-Fi for laptop use.

The grand opening event will include free samples of Stone Creek's new fair trade organic Mexican coffee, buy one get one free coffee and espresso deals and an inaugural ribbon cutting at 7:30 a.m.

The lounge will be open weekdays 7 a.m.-6 p.m., Saturdays 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. and Sundays from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.