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Art(ology) a funky, eclectic addition to downtown

Mobile, AL - If destiny means anything, the cozy downtown space that once was home to Chesser Gallery and The Paper Wasp is clearly intended to be a home for art. Call it fate, karma... more »

Owner looks to lighten load by selling business’ building — but not store

Even though Joe Caparulo wants to sell the building that houses Cappy's, the Elmira business he bought from his father in 1985, it doesn't mean the 65-year-old two-generation family enterprise is going away.Caparulo, 59, says... more »

Red Bluff store promotes Tehama fare

Red Bluff, CA — It's a one-stop shop for chocolate-covered prunes, habanero-flavored pickled garlic and buffalo pepper sticks.And it keeps Larry Carper busy."Like I tell my wife, I live here now," said Larry Carper, who... more »

Grand Rapids man crafts birdhouses from recycled Michigan barn wood

Grand Rapids, MI — Local birdhouse craftsman John Guertin isn't competing with China.He doesn't want to. Through a love of all things nature, he's developed a special process, collecting materials and assembling them in a... more »

Variety of life at downtown’s The Sample Shop

McKinney, TX - While others were using their retirement to settle into a lifestyle of leisure, Robert and Barbie Lohocky bought a business.They have been running the The Sample Shop in Historic Downtown McKinney for... more »

All W.Va. at Arrow Gift Shoppe

Morgantown, W.Va. - The Arrow Gift Shoppe is home to everything WVU or West Virginia. Although the shop may be small in size, it has literally hundreds of items celebrating WVU, the Mountaineers, the state... more »

A sweet move leaves Lemons & Limes looking for a new owner

Chestnut Hill, PA - When Gina Smith bought Lemons & Limes, the small, tidy gift shop at 8133 Germantown Ave. three years ago, it was the perfect fit. "I knew I never wanted to work... more »

Ewe ‘n Me a purl of a knitting shop

Eunice, Eugenia and Euphoria, the Ewe 'n Me life-sized mascots, are just one indication you have stepped into the welcoming, new La Quinta knitting emporium.Owner Pam Campbell and husband Jim converted the nearly 1,600-square-foot shell... more »

Small shop with big goals in Gates

Gates — The Mulberry Patch is just as small as its name implies. The approximately 500-square-foot gift shop opened Dec. 1 and sells candles, children's toys, handbags, home décor items and more.Owner Kimberly Ringelstein said... more »

Holiday sales good at Kingsburg shops

Now that the tinsel has finally settled, downtown Kingsburg merchants can evaluate their holiday sales. It was a very Merry Christmas, indeed, for Janice Borba, owner of Bling Queen Boutique. "Let's just say sales were... more »