There are several events happening in the neighborhood this weekend that might help you jump into a springtime frame of mind, in spite of the gloomy weather. Amy Johnson, a former engineer who decided that designing clothing would be much more fun, is celebrating her 10th year in business as KayOss Designs. You’ll find her…
Category: Art & Architecture
The dark side of the Queen of Cute
There is a flip side to the public persona artist Mary Engelbreit—a.k.a. “the Queen of Cute”—has been projecting to her many fans for the past 40 years. Both personalities are on display on a card rack that was installed recently at Left Bank Books. Half of the rack contains Mary’s well-known traditional cards, showing brightly-colored drawings…
Meet Kevin Bryant: A man with ambitious plans
Curious about a couple of major announcements in the past few months regarding projects planned for Delmar Blvd. (look here), I decided to follow up with Kevin Bryant, CEO of Conversions Global Marketing. Bryant is also president of the Kingsway Merchants District, an area that includes the site at Euclid and Delmar where developer Bob Saur…