![]() She has already held a few workshops on succulent care and cactus propagation at The Hangout. One of these artisans is a horticulturist transitioning out of a corporate job as a footwear designer, Carpenter said. Almost like you’re going to your own house.” “We’re focusing on creating an environment for people that’s giving and warm. “I go after the who are creating from their own skillset, maybe doing things handed down from family tradition,” Carpenter said. ![]() The shop will continue to operate in its current smaller space until it reopens next door on June 1. Some of these will take place in The Hangout’s back garden, which has an 11-foot worktable that seats 14. She’d also like to host regular workshops with the artisans whose products are featured. Store owner Melissa Carpenter said she is re-imagining her shop as a platform for several different vendors. The neighboring store, The Hangout, which features clothing, housewares and other items will take over the 4,000 square-foot space. (Photograph by the Business Journal’s Pat Flynn) She plans to re-imagine her shop into a platform for different vendors who will also host workshops in the garden. Carpenter is taking over the space next door, formerly occupied by vintage shop In Retrospect, and will continue to lease the garden area. Melissa Carpenter, owner of The Hangout on 4th Street’s Retro Row, relaxes in the shop’s back garden. ![]() “We probably could’ve weathered one or the other,” owner Chris Giaco said, “But both at the same time became an unsustainable situation.” Giaco also serves as the president of the Fourth Street Business Association, a position he is stepping down from in May. Another businessowner on the street plans to transform the space into a shop and collaborative space for artisans. Due to the “one-two punch” of declining sales and increasing rent, vintage store In Retrospect, located on 4th Street’s Retro Row, closed February 25 after six and a half years of operation. ![]()
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