Jo Schneider laughs for a photo with longtime friend Willow Bentley inside LaCo's courtyard, 201 N. Court Ave., on Jan. 12, 2022. Schneider and Bentley opened Bentley's House of Coffee and Tea 38 years ago. The cafe permanently closed its doors in December.
Tucson entered the new year without the longtime Bentley's coffeehouse, which closed in late December 2021 after nearly four decades in business.
With Bentley’s closed, the Schneider family and their community can still be found at the downtown restaurants LaCo and TallBoys.
Jo Schneider founded Bentley's so she could have and raise her sons, Ben and Eli, in a safe space, filled with community. She made that space home for generations of Tucsonans. The Schneider family can still be found at its downtown restaurants LaCo and TallBoys.
