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DISCOVERIES cont’d from page 7
DISCOVERIES cont’d from page 7
Petaluma Blvd. S.) in Petaluma is on the previous page, but that’s because it’s with other kid-oriented stores. When you are looking for high quality products for children and don’t want to put a lot of plastic in their hands, you seek out stores that share your value system for parenting. It’s why Circle of Hands (6780 McKinley Street) exists. Everything in that
Along the lines of Old friends, I know that if I don’t say “HEY” to Sabina and Margaret of Art & Soul (154 & 156 N. Main), I will get a friendly nudge along with my hug when I enter their store next time.
They are part what started this whole Small Shops Guide so many years ago. When they bought the store they replaced an ice cold owner with two very warm-hearted owners and
it made all the difference in the world entering this store. It’s one thing to know your product and another to know your customers. I will always prefer a store with the combination
of both. It makes me WANT to shop in their store. Love you and all you represent girls!
store inspires imagination, feeds the heart and soul of kids being kids, inspires them to a gentle and loving approach toward life forms while they learn and play. As we head into an uncertain future, we try our best to protect delicate hearts and tender minds. These stores do that for us.
Sonoma County has only a few art supply stores and they are all very good. This one happens to be where I live so I can at least flirt with the idea of being that artist I was when I entered art college back in 1967.
Santa Rosa
This city is our core. And right now they are changing the very center of their center by rebuilding Courthouse Square. The end result will be lovely and everyone downtown hopes it will fulfill the intent of giving the city its center back. Time will tell, but in the
People’s Music - It’s a FAMILY Affair...
mean time merchants are having a hard time as traffic stops and gets rerouted away from downtown. Not to worry - there are plenty of parking
And that makes me want to give
a shout-out to People’s Music (122
N. Main) because Bo retired and his son Alex took over. He even moved from New Jersey to Sebastopol to run the store. For all of us who love this store and how it supports music and musicians in Sonoma County, we are very happy that it didn’t just close when Bo retired! THANK YOU for staying with us! Music is essential to all life. It’s why birds sing!
garages and spaces if you are willing to walk just a short distance.
I’m just following along with the advertisers right now because I like it when editorial supports advertisers on the page you find their ad.
I’m happy to see Lavish Hi-Fi (1044 4th St) in our pages. Craig is THE man for telling you why having a distortion-free audio system in your home calms your mind after a day of stress. And I believe him!
And Santa Rosa always has some holiday shopping program that saves people if their meters run out. People in Santa hats with quarters plugging them into meters.
Yes, it’s true, Little Luma (151
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Little Luma
Circle of Hands DISCOVERIES cont’d on page 9