Emily Wai Ming Brady (Koplar) was interested in clothing starting at a very young age and would sketch outfits she would like to wear. She was encouraged by her parents with the gift of her first sewing machine at age 11. She wore the free-spirited clothing she made to a Kirkwood grade school, but when…
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Bonsai for Beginners
Whenever I travel to San Francisco I'm tempted to come home with a bonsai from a farmer's market, where there is usually a table full of them. But traveling with the plant, to say nothing of not knowing what to do with it next, always stops me in my tracks. Attending the "Bonsai for Beginners"…
Welcome “Dazzle Me Twice”
As I was gathering my thoughts in preparation for this post I realized how many times over the past year I have had the pleasure of introducing readers to a new business that has opened in the CWE. The fact that this comes to mind says much about these entrepreneurial individuals and the confidence they…