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A20 THE COAST NEWS
OCT. 3, 2008
Unique gallery celebrates year of giving
By Wehtahnah Tucker
ENCINITAS — As ceremoniously
as the store’s opening
in August 2007, Art N Soul celebrated
its one-year anniversary
Sept. 28. With hundreds
of loyal customers, artists and
community groups in attendance,
the festivities spilled
out onto the sidewalk of downtown.
The gallery filled with
handmade crafts and artistic
creations by local artists is the
vision of Cindy Blumkin, a
realtor, and Paige Perkins, a
landscape designer. The two
forged ahead to expose local
artists to a wider customer
base while giving back to the
community.
In addition to creating a
haven for local art to flourish,
the owners have designed a
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get permission to sell wine at the
few tables outside of his restaurant.
Pedrazzani claimed that his
sales were 20 percent lower than
other restaurants allowed to sell
alcohol outdoors.
City Council candidate Bob
Nanninga said he was pleased to
have the topic up for discussion.
The co-owner of E Street Café
said it was an issue of fairness
and equity. “This is really about
our downtown businesses being
able to realize their full economic
potential,” he said.
According to staff, 18 restaurants
have sidewalk dining in
the public right-of-way within
the downtown area with 17
revolutionary business model
for allocating the store’s profits.
An artist receives 60 percent
of the proceeds of the
sale of their work while the
store takes the remaining 40
percent. After the low overhead
is paid, all of the profits
are donated to four local charities.
“This is a marriage
between support of the artist
and support of the community,”
Blumkin said. The shop
has donated more than
$20,000 to various charities
this year, including Guitars in
the Classrooms and the
Community Resource Center.
Vanessa Smith and her
daughter Shelby, 13, said they
were back a second time to
browse the selections. “We
just bought my other daughter
obtaining encroachment permits.
The permit fee costs $150.
Gary Tucker, chairman of
the Chamber of Commerce, said
that the playing field should be
level with restaurants in Del
Mar, Solana Beach and other
cities allowing outdoor alcohol
service.
Cardiff-by-the-Sea resident
George Hadar said he was concerned
with the encroachment
on the public sidewalk. “Give a
table and they’ll take a sidewalk,”
he told the council.
Daniel Schaffer, manager of
When in Rome, said the “visibility”
of outdoor dining was crucial
to increased business traffic.
“Whether in good times or bad,
every chair makes a difference,”
he said.
a birthday present here yesterday,”
Smith said. “I like the
original, local art — especially
the jewelry.”
Smith said she is more
motivated to buy from local
stores that have a mission. “I
like to bring business to the
community and support local
artists,” she said. “I really like
the philanthropy aspect.”
Blumkin said she looks
forward to many more years in
business giving back to the
community.
From the looks of the
enthusiastic crowd pouring
into the store on Sunday, she
should get her wish.
Art N Soul is open
Tuesday through Sunday and
Monday by appointment, at
633 S. Coast Highway 101. Call
(858) 442-8666 for details.
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support agricultural uses, but to
have a plan for when and if the
owners decide farming is not
economically feasible.
Although the parcels of land
are privately owned, the city is
planning now for future development.
Gary Barberio, assistant
planning director for the city of
Carlsbad, said a final package
was put together after a series of
meetings were held to map out
uses for the land. Barberio said
participants sketched out what
they thought should happen.
Topping the list of uses were
continued agriculture, trails and
recreational uses. Agricultural-
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at a specific time of the evening.
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can switch you to another drug
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Speak with your doctor first, but
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neighborhood,” Principal Bob
Rowe said.
The King Parent, Teacher
and Student Organization and
related uses such as a floral
trade center and agricultural
research facilities made the list,
followed by civic and community
gathering places, such as an
amphitheater, aquarium or art
gallery.
Charles Watry and E.S.
Mason asked the city to consider
making the shore around the
lagoon accessible to the public,
but Mayor Bud Lewis said insurance
requirements were a deterrent.
Now that the results have
been presented to council, the
process of making the necessary
changes to the zoning for the
property could take up to a year,
Barberio said.
Zoning changes are necessary
to make sure the results
on track.
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the King Kiwanis Builder’s
Club teamed with a number of
district employees and other
volunteers in getting the trees
in the ground. El Corazon recycling
in Oceanside provided
the mulch for the project.
from the workshops regarding
the desires for the open space
are clearly defined, he said.
Chris Calkins, chief executive
officer for Carltas Company, said
the efforts for keeping agricultural
uses in the area are not over.
Calkins had presented plans
for a public market, floral trade
center and amphitheater.
City officials have said the
goal of development of the property
is to create a “sustainable
area that balances social, economic
and environmental values
important to the community.”
City officials said they cannot
tell property owners what to
build, but will have the voted-on
allowable uses for them to
choose from if and when the
time comes.