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Tressie Schindele moved her Funkoma Vintage antique shop from the Tacoma Dome District to downtown Tacoma, well, because it just made sense. “There’s just more traffic on Antique Row,” Schindele smiles as she shares why she and a band of merry gentlemen moved to 712 Broadway. Recognize the address? It’s the Rampart
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Tressie Schindele moved her Funkoma Vintage antique shop from the Tacoma Dome District to downtown Tacoma, well, because it just made sense. “There’s just more traffic on Antique Row,” Schindele smiles as she shares why she and a band of merry gentlemen moved to 712 Broadway. Recognize the address? It’s the Rampart
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KJDesigns Taking an active personal role in the earth-conscious movement of reduce-reuse-recycle that translates well to a good business practice, owner of KJDesigns, Katherine Morrissey, utilizes gems and metals from existing jewelry and settings to create, in essence, refurbished one-of-a-kind items. “A recent client came to me with tons of family
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KJDesigns Taking an active personal role in the earth-conscious movement of reduce-reuse-recycle that translates well to a good business practice, owner of KJDesigns, Katherine Morrissey, utilizes gems and metals from existing jewelry and settings to create, in essence, refurbished one-of-a-kind items. “A recent client came to me with tons of family
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Serenity Serenityspa owner Megan Douglas has been an active businesswoman in the South Puget Sound for more than five years with Serenity Massage practice in North Tacoma. For her newest business venture, which opened May 15, Douglas chose downtown Tacoma, in part for its creative vibe and unique atmosphere and for
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Serenity Serenityspa owner Megan Douglas has been an active businesswoman in the South Puget Sound for more than five years with Serenity Massage practice in North Tacoma. For her newest business venture, which opened May 15, Douglas chose downtown Tacoma, in part for its creative vibe and unique atmosphere and for
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With a move to downtown Tacoma in 2007 that gave her instant access to shoppers inside Freighthouse Square, Paula’s Antiques owner Paula A. Carter-Lewis (formerly in a shop on Ft. Lewis) is pleased with the exposure that the move has provided her. Her sweet and open disposition adds to the
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With a move to downtown Tacoma in 2007 that gave her instant access to shoppers inside Freighthouse Square, Paula’s Antiques owner Paula A. Carter-Lewis (formerly in a shop on Ft. Lewis) is pleased with the exposure that the move has provided her. Her sweet and open disposition adds to the
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Referring to herself as, “the weird kid that draws well,” Andrea Trenbeath Lowen submitted a drawing to the famous Draw Me artistic evaluation from the Art Instruction Schools of Minnesota and won an art scholarship her freshman year of high school. As a youngster in Grand Forks, N.D., Lowen knew
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Referring to herself as, “the weird kid that draws well,” Andrea Trenbeath Lowen submitted a drawing to the famous Draw Me artistic evaluation from the Art Instruction Schools of Minnesota and won an art scholarship her freshman year of high school. As a youngster in Grand Forks, N.D., Lowen knew
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Inspired by her own sensitive skin and personal need for body care products that weren’t irritating, Amy Kjara Carlson started taking herbal courses and studying plants and herbs at The Herb Pharm in Oregon, Viittakivi International Centre in Finland, and at Friends of the Peace Corps in Jamaica, in addition
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Inspired by her own sensitive skin and personal need for body care products that weren’t irritating, Amy Kjara Carlson started taking herbal courses and studying plants and herbs at The Herb Pharm in Oregon, Viittakivi International Centre in Finland, and at Friends of the Peace Corps in Jamaica, in addition
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An art gallery and print shop, a café and a music store have all existed previously in the downtown Tacoma space now housing Sublime Salon and Spa, owned by Brian Richards. Richards, along with Jennifer Baum, Mark David and others, crafted Sublime out of the ashes of Salon Metro and
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An art gallery and print shop, a café and a music store have all existed previously in the downtown Tacoma space now housing Sublime Salon and Spa, owned by Brian Richards. Richards, along with Jennifer Baum, Mark David and others, crafted Sublime out of the ashes of Salon Metro and
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Named after the way she referred to her daughter, Lisa Sampson’s jewelry design business Glorious Girl has been offering elegant and sophisticated handmade designs with emphasis on keeping the jewelry style up-to-date with current fashion trends for almost nine years. In addition to juggling her jewelry business, working at Costco
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Named after the way she referred to her daughter, Lisa Sampson’s jewelry design business Glorious Girl has been offering elegant and sophisticated handmade designs with emphasis on keeping the jewelry style up-to-date with current fashion trends for almost nine years. In addition to juggling her jewelry business, working at Costco
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A shopping plaza in University Place might hold two of the best things about the small city: Trader Joe’s and Cake, a hip boutique sandwiched between a Rite Aid and a Starbucks. What does this boutique have that sets it apart from others? Hardware. Yes, indeed, the kind for improving
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A shopping plaza in University Place might hold two of the best things about the small city: Trader Joe’s and Cake, a hip boutique sandwiched between a Rite Aid and a Starbucks. What does this boutique have that sets it apart from others? Hardware. Yes, indeed, the kind for improving
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Fantastic designer labels with excellent flattering cuts in some of the newest and hottest styles and pattern trends are what one will find at Envy, a North Tacoma boutique fully stocked with women’s clothing and accessories. Accessories, ah yes. Envy’s large wall displays that imitate art hold a princess’s
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Fantastic designer labels with excellent flattering cuts in some of the newest and hottest styles and pattern trends are what one will find at Envy, a North Tacoma boutique fully stocked with women’s clothing and accessories. Accessories, ah yes. Envy’s large wall displays that imitate art hold a princess’s ransom in
