Candle Store Fires up Again in Uptown Park Ridge
Park Ridge, IL – In Park Ridge’s tiniest commercial storefront, four family members are continuing a tradition of candle sales while also adding their own creative flair.
A.K.A., which stands for the initials of business partners Anna Lorusso, her twin sister Kella Mosier, and cousin April Mosier, opened June 30 at 147 1/2 S. Vine Ave., a narrow hallway of a storefront that measures just 48 inches wide. The front door declares it to be “the world’s smallest retail space.”
“I knew it was small when my cousin told me, but when we walked in I was like, ‘Wow. This is small,'” Kella, of Niles, said. “It’s actually perfect to start a business in — something small. And we just love it. It’s beautiful.”
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📸: Photo courtesy of Mud Pie.
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