KOREATOWN, Calif. — Koreans have been immigrating to the U.S. since 1903 and have since become a huge part of the Los Angeles culture. Artist Mikki Paek first moved to Koreatown after getting a job in the Radio Korea building on Wilshire. What she noticed most were the numerous signs advertising small local businesses.
"The signs in Koreatown are really unique to this neighborhood," said Paek. "They're just in Korean. And a lot of times, they're kind of DIY.
So Paek started illustrating many of the unique signs within Koreatown and posted them on her social media. A passion project showing her love for Koreatown, her artwork has memorialized local small businesses, many now at risk of closing due to COVID. Recently commissioned to illustrate Italee Optometry on Vermont and Olympic, she was saddened to hear when they decided to close the business.
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Valve's Steam Storefront Saw Big Gains in 2020 | TechRaptor
The Steam digital distribution platform has been around for well over a decade and it's just closed out a phenomenal 2020. Valve broke all sorts of records and today's "Year in Review' post reveals some surprising facts about PC gaming.
Every year, Valve releases a summary of what was going on with Steam throughout the previous year. 2020 was very different for the digital retail space due to the ongoing pandemic and that has created challenges for developers, publishers, and the infrastructure that supports them. Now, we have some firm numbers to give us an idea of what was going on behind the scenes.
The Storefront (place) - Los Angeles Review of Books
I tell the story of my father's bookstore in a roughly chronological order, using each chapter to consider an aspect of the store's physical presentation in order to recall a particular period in that history. Each chapter is also framed by and explores a larger theoretical theme: objects, commerce, place, gender, collection, sound, design, and networks. In this chapter, I recount driving through Los Angeles with my father in search of the retail origins of M.
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"Get in the other lane," Jack says from the passenger seat. "You don't want to be in this lane going downtown."
Mainiero's Sport Shop to Close Nutley Storefront, Clearance Sale Happening Now | TAPinto
NUTLEY, NJ - Mainiero's Sport Shop's clearance sale is going on now through Wednesday as the family closes their Franklin Ave. storefront location after 42 years serving the Nutley community.
The sale, taking place from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Monday Jan 11 through Wed. Jan. 13, is going on at their 234 Franklin Ave. location. The location faces Township of Nutley Municipal Lot No.1, so there is plenty of parking for customers.
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Snedicor's owner opts for demolition, planning community garden
Snedicor's GreenEarth Cleaners owner Jim Gilligan said he plans to demolish their vacant former storefront next door sometime in the future.
Gilligan, who owns both properties, changed a lot plans in 2020. He closed Snedicor's storefronts and pivoted to contactless delivery-only services.
He said he originally planned to redevelop the vacant storefront and neighboring properties with new retail, restaurants, offices and upper-level residences, but he scrapped those plans.
Nvidia Opens AWS Storefront with NGC Software Application Catalog
Nvidia is making it easier for AWS cloud customers to find and integrate Nvidia software applications into their AI and deep learning projects through an all-new, all-in-one "storefront" in the AWS Marketplace.
Under the deal, AWS Marketplace is the first cloud provider to offer the NGC catalog of applications directly in its own integrated storefront, he said. "Rather than publishing an application here or container there, we’re lifting and shifting, bringing our entire store presence to the AWS Marketplace ."
Business moves from online to storefront | News, Sports, Jobs - Salem News
Shawna Roberts, owner of Quakertown Outlet, 277 E. State St., Salem, displays some of the licensed merchandise she has available for purchase, including the Ohio State tiki totem and team mascot statues she's holding. The downtown store features a variety of products for everyone, some unique that can't be found anywhere else in Salem. The product list includes face masks, hats, gloves, flags, toys, soaps, sanitizers, home decor, signs, scented candles, tools, clocks, tumblers and more.
SALEM — When Shawna Roberts decided to move her business to a storefront instead of meeting online customers in area parking lots, Quakertown Products came to be last month.
DDA announces winners of storefront decorating contest | Davison Index
DAVISON — The Davison Downtown Development Authority announced the winners of its Storefront Decorating Contest, Dec. 18.
The winner of the contest and the first place prize of $500, plus a trophy on behalf of Small Cities, was Elixer Clothing, 231 N. Main St.
The second place prize of $350 was awarded to Dirty Paws Pet Grooming, 216 N. Main St. and the third place prize of $150 went to Bear Soup Deli, 211 N. Main St.
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