Business

Stroller Strides

Posted by Auburn on March 9, 2011 at 1:36 am

Athena Fredricks is committed to motivating an important community inside our neighborhoods – the moms. Stroller Strides gives these busy women a chance to get in a workout and spend some social time with adults without having to find childcare, but these children are far from neglected. Many of the exercises involve singing songs to [...]

Paron’s Closet: A True Family Business

Posted by Auburn on December 14, 2010 at 6:22 pm

The pair behind Paron’s closet put a new twist on a “mom and pop” store – Kimberly Homes and Bev Ward are niece and aunt. Even the store’s name pays tribute to a branch of the family tree that goes back for generations, most recently held by Kimberly’s daughter, Paron. November 2010 marked the store’s [...]

Fremont Abbey Arts Center

Posted by Auburn on October 11, 2010 at 6:03 pm

One of my first questions for Nathan Marion, Director of the Fremont Abbey was: What do they do? “We’re always continually figuring out better ways to say that,” he laughed, “because it’s definitely one of those unusual spaces where you kind of have to be here and interact with an event or class or experience [...]

Zovo Lingerie in University Village

Posted by Auburn on September 15, 2010 at 5:55 pm

Victoria Roberts opened Zovo Lingerie in University Village over five years ago. “I do all my shopping in boutiques as opposed to department stores because I feel overwhelmed in big stores – and mostly privately-owned small boutiques, not chain stores. When I went to go bra shopping before I opened the store, I was frustrated [...]