Our Story - Just One More
The Owners - Jake & Kristi
“Just One More” is literally the reason we are together today. A Friday night happy hour with mutual work friends turned into lifelong best friends and soul mates by Kristi simply reaching out with “Just One More” as Jake stood up to leave. On October 3, 2020 we were lucky enough to vow to always have “Just One More” with each other forever.
The idea for Maelee was born during our wedding planning process. Kristi has always had a dream to create a small business and become a unique part of our local community. That dream plus stumbling across similar business models in other parts of the country made Just One More the perfect business to add to the local economy. Original plans were to unveil the beverage cart at our wedding, but the COVID pandemic threw us a curveball. Better late than never though, and we cannot wait to make any event you bring to us as unique and memorable as we possibly can!
The Apé - Maelee
So what is an Apé (pronounced “ah-pay”)? Dating back to World War II, many Italians were badly affected by the war and lacked the financial means to purchase a full-size four wheeled vehicle. An idea created by Corradino D'Ascanio, later picked up and supported by Enrico Piaggio, to design a lighter weight three-wheeled commercial vehicle acted as a jumpstart to the economic reconstruction. The first Apé was produced in 1948.
An Apé’s (which means “Bee” in Italian) compact size made it the perfect vehicle to navigate the narrow streets of Italy, acting as a workhorse delivery vehicle or an impromptu market stall to serve as the front-end of local businesses. Today, the vehicles are still common across the globe for various purposes, including our mobile tap truck!