Day: August 17, 2023

Quilt Kiosk Completed

Christmas in the Sky, rain and intense heat couldn’t stop the return of Quilt Kiosk at the corner of McNeil and Texas Streets downtown, but artist Bruce Allen laughingly admits that they could slow it down. When an SUV crashed into the public art sculpture created by Barbara Abbott, Frances Drew, James Avant, Raymond Davis, […]

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Where Is Chris Opp Now?

If you’ve ever spent time with artist/sign painter Chris Opp, you know you need to move fast because the self-styled ‘Old Schooled Sign Painter’ makes every minute count. Opp, the owner of Artistic Shark, is a one-man band of creativity whose goal is to reinvigorate historic signage and paint murals across America. He and his […]

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C & C Mercantile Celebrates Three Years!

It has been a whirlwind three years for C&C Mercantile and Lighting owners Lauren Ross Simmons and Derek Simmons. In 2020 YOC (Year of Covid), the couple decided that getting married, having a baby and purchasing a business wasn’t enough. They decided to rehab a rough-looking former furniture store at 1110 Texas Avenue and move […]

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