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Riverside Art Center holds reception for winning entries in photography exhibit
WAPAKONETA, OH (WLIO) – Some of the best photographers in Auglaize County and the surrounding communities were recognized Thursday night at an awards reception.
The winners of Riverside Art Center’s photography show were announced at the reception. This year’s show had more entries than the last three years, with photographers of all ages, some as young as sixteen.
This year, the submitted photos were all high quality, and everyone who entered was accepted into the show.
Photography is increasingly popular because it’s more financially accessible and less time consuming than other mediums like sculpture or painting.
“I think anyone can take a picture. I mean, now everyone’s using their cellphones to take pictures, don’t have to have a really expensive camera and phones are taking great pictures now. And a lot of people have entered through their cellphone art, you know, it’s art, it’s all art,” said Deborah Fischer, who is in charge of the treasury and special projects for the Riverside Art Center.
Best of Show went to Claire Meyer, a professional photographer, for one of her pieces from a newborn photoshoot.
“I had a beautiful newborn session, and the couple is very Catholic, beautiful family, so we had him hold his newborn daughter and we just draped the rosary around her and then just happened to get this gorgeous rainbow naturally coming in through the window behind them,” Meyer said.
The photography exhibit will be on display at Riverside Art Center through July 29th.
The legend of Lahaina artist ‘Captain Kenny’ Neizman continues to grow
“Captain Kenny” Neizman holds one of his imaginative murals. Known as “the Picasso of the Pacific,” Neizman was a prolific Maui artist from the 1970s until his death in 2003. PHOTO COURTESY OF EDWARD MONTGOMERY FINE ART.
LAHAINA — “Captain Kenny” Neizman was a legendary Lahaina character — a large, rotund man who walked the streets pushing a shopping cart full of his artwork or sat under a tree sketching and sharing his unique perspectives on life with anyone who stopped by to chat.
Those who saw his artwork were often astounded. His whimsical portrayals of fish and marine life were not only colorful but richly creative and memorable.
Kenneth Roland Neizman was born in 1932 and died in 2003.
He grew up on Maui, and after graduating from high school worked at Pioneer Mill Company as a laborer in the sugar cane fields.
Neizman eventually quit the harsh work in the fields and landed a job on a commercial fishing boat. He loved being out on the water and was fascinated with the undersea world and all of its creatures.
Through dedication and hard work, Neizman eventually saved up enough money to buy his own fishing boat and truly became “The Captain” in the mid-1960s.
One of his favorite sayings was: “IN GOD WE FISHING!”
Cash was rolling in from selling fresh fish in Lahaina, but Neizman wasn’t good at bookkeeping or paying his taxes on time. He was also fond of “relaxing” at the bars in Lahaina after unloading his day’s catch.
According to his biography at captainkennyshop.com, “A combination of tax issues and too much ‘relaxing’ finally caught up with him, and by the early 1970s, Captain Kenny was without a boat, broke, and had developed a serious ‘relaxing’ problem. This was also when the legend was born.”
As Captain Kenny told it, while he was partying in an oceanfront park one afternoon, a coconut fell from a palm tree, landed directly on his head and knocked him out cold.
When he woke up in the hospital, his vision was blurry and the doctor’s glasses looked strange.
Illustrating the experience for friends resulted in Captain Kenny’s first work of art on a bar napkin: “The Eyeglasses Fish.” The drawing depicted an other-worldly underwater creature with a big toothy grin, geometric scales, four fins and a broad tail. It had wide, piercing eyes, and, of course, the doctor’s glasses.
“For the next 25 years or so, even after he was admitted to Kula Sanitorium Hospital on the slopes of Haleakala for long-term care, ‘Captain Kenny’ was a full-time artist. His cast of characters grew to include dozens of species, all of them born of his imagination, and many of them blossoming from everyday objects, a la the ‘Eyeglasses Fish,’ “ the biography explains.
They include the “Ice Cream Cone,” “Guitar” and “Scissors” fish, the “Banjo” crab, “Crabster” (half crab, half lobster), “Honeymooning Sea Turtles,” High Cost of Living” fish, “Heart” fish and popular “Octopus Bartender.”
With his star on the rise, The Maui News dubbed him “the Picasso of the Pacific” in 1977. One of its columnists, Tom Stevens, wrote about encountering Neizman “… pushing through the starlit back streets of Lahaina a shopping cart full of extraordinary art. While generic whales or seascapes brought thousands in nearby galleries, Captain Kenny gave away vivid felt-pen renderings of toothy sea creatures as original as anything Grandma Moses ever did.”
Captain Kenny made use of whatever he had at the moment. He would work with paint and brushes, but he also liked the look — and cost — of marking pens, especially the gold and silver metallic ones. If he didn’t have paper or canvas, his art was applied to just about anything — lampshades; pretty girls; cars; surfboards; boats; coconuts; blue jeans; swim trunks; toilet seats; shower curtains; dinner plates; napkins; menus; and even himself!
According to his biography, “His method of marketing was to load up a shopping cart with his latest creations and wander around Lahaina Town to attract tourists. Just the sight of him was a tourist attraction. He was a large, rotund individual usually sporting a white beard, giving him the appearance of a Hawaiian Santa Claus.”
By the early 1980s, with direct flights to Maui and the visitor industry growing, Neizman’s art was popular. Collectors included superstars of the day, such as Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, Carole Burnette, Elton John, Stevie Nicks, Rod Stewart, George Harrison, Robin Williams, Richard Pryor, Brian Wilson and Dustin Hoffman. An original Captain Kenny painting even found its way to the map room of the “Calypso,” Jacques Cousteau’s famous research vessel. Neizman was very proud of that.
Today, a large collection of Captain Kenny’s artwork can be found at Edward Montgomery Fine Art in Carmel, California. “The market for Captain Kenny’s original paintings and drawings is strong,” noted Edward Montgomery Waznis, the gallery’s owner and director.
“Over the past few years and somehow even during Covid, sales have steadily grown.”
Art fans and people wanting to learn more about Neizman and his artwork can visit captainkennyshop.com.
The website offers T-shirts and hoodies, accessories, books, prints and posters, and stickers with Neizman’s art.
Ninety percent of what’s available now is essentially brand new to the line, and the gallery plans to add more on a consistent basis.
Montgomery Gallery entered into an exclusivity agreement with Captain Kenny in 1985. The Lahaina gallery transported its significant collection of original Neizman paintings and drawings when it relocated to the Mainland in 1989.
Edward said, “I’ve held on to most of my more valuable originals so far, but in order to help finance the Captain Kenny Collection launch, I have selectively sold several very good pieces, including one exceptional mural (four feet by 18 feet). My most recent original sale was this month.”
“With prices growing, and his work becoming increasingly scarce, I will be making more paintings and drawings available as things progress now. Also, we will continue to publish both limited edition prints and open edition ‘Legacy Prints’ to provide affordable access to everyone who wants a Captain Kenny on their walls.”
He said that original Neizman works — depending on medium, condition, size, year and other factors — are currently appraised at four to six figures.
Limited Edition Estate and Open Edition Legacy prints (both posthumous) currently sell at three to four figures.
“Kenny always said, ‘When I die, my work will be worth a million dollars!’ It could happen. ‘Outsider Art’ is a thriving segment of the Fine Art Market. There is no debate about Captain Kenny’s place in that category. But he’s even further ‘outside’ than most, having spent nearly his entire life on a beautiful little island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, completely sheltered from the traditional Art World,” Edward explained.
“Christie’s auctioned a Bill Traylor (1854-1949) painting a few years ago for $507,000, and since then, the interest in this school of art has really heated up. Traylor was just the beginning, I think. So, a million for Captain Kenny? Time will tell.”
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Pi Sigma Epsilon sales fraternity relaunched at Elon University
A campus chapter of the nation’s leading professional fraternal organization in sales, marketing, and management returned to Elon University this year through the efforts of students in the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business.
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Most good sales professionals have developed specific skills: they’re comfortable talking with others, they know how to share their own stories, and they’re aware of their body language.
As a tight-knit group of recent graduates in the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business might tell you, those aren’t skills with a limited application to success in sales. Any student can benefit from honing such abilities – and that was their inspiration to bring back to campus a national fraternity focused on personal and professional development.
Nearly two dozen students joined with Elon University and Love School of Business administrators and faculty this past year to officially recharter Pi Sigma Epsilon, a fraternal organization in sales, marketing, and management open to any major.
Elon’s campus chapter had been dormant for a few years before a core group of now-alumni – including marketing majors Adam Craft ’23, Cassidy Perkins ’23, and Joe Byrd ’23 – were approached by Assistant Professor George Talbert, Jr. with the idea of reconstituting the organization. When competing in national sales competitions, the group had noted some of the “soft skills” demonstrated by other teams from campuses with Pi Sigma Epsilon chapters.
“I’m so proud of what these graduates accomplished,” said Talbert, who mentored the group for the better part of their Elon education. “Anyone who is interested in developing their professional skills is welcomed. Nothing happens in any organization until somebody sells something – and sales are both an art and a science. Students learn both here.”
The trio’s passion for the profession had been evident for years.
Craft fell in love with sales because of the thrill of selling vintage sneakers to his North Carolina high school classmates. Perkins discovered through a customer service job in New Hampshire that sales is a good career for those who love to engage in conversation while resolving a problem. Byrd realized that sales isn’t all about making money – at the end of the day, you’re simply helping others, a value that aligns with his deeply held faith.
The three, joined by classmate Ben Morreale ’23, believed the reintroduction of Pi Sigma Epsilon at Elon University will spark a passion in students who have yet to consider sales as a career.
“We worked on building a strong foundation, on providing benefits and professional opportunities that will benefit students for years to come,” Craft said. “I want to walk back onto Elon’s camps as an alum and see PSE continuing to grow and help people.”
Help can take many forms, Byrd said. On a basic level, the fraternity instills confidence. “The soft skills of sharing your story is what moves people, but few business fraternities help members speak with confidence,” he said. “And everybody has a story to tell! That’s what makes you relatable!”
Perkins said she appreciates why there might be hesitation to join Pi Sigma Epsilon with academic and career interest in other fields. That shouldn’t stop students from learning more about the fraternity.
“Whether going into your first job interview or exploring a college campus or just learning something new, the ability to sell yourself, and how to do that in the best way possible, is one of the main benefits we offer,” Perkins said. “This fraternity is for all people who are interested in professional development. If you’re looking to meet with executives, to learn how to network and do it now without waiting until after college, you get the ball rolling in the right direction.”
Learn more about Pi Sigma Epsilon at Elon University and the Chandler Family Professional Sales Center at Elon University. Coyle Saunders ’24 is the chapter’s incoming president, with William Marzullo ’24 serving as the incoming vice president of administration.
Talbert expressed gratitude to three Elon alumni for their support of the chapter: Flo Kuntz ’21, Jack St. Pierre ’22 and Ben Corrado ’23.
Executive Officers for the 2023 Spring Semester
President: Adam Craft
Vice President of Administration: Ben Corrado
Vice President of Marketing: Ben Morreale
Vice President of Finance: Joe Byrd
Vice President of Professional Development: Cassidy Perkins
Vice President of Public Relations: Grace Bennett
Vice President of Human Resources: Ethan Rau
Members for the 2023 Spring Semester
Andrew Gould
Annabel Gioffre
Anthony Cotoia
Benji Altmann
Caroline Healey
Charlie Jundanian
Darin Chen
Darwin Frett
David Neubig
Finnian Young
Jamie Nassau
Kaidyn Carroll
Kate Cooper
Macklin Williams
Mia Robinson
Nailah Ware
Nick DeBrizzi
Oliver Blake
Shea Lane
William Marzullo
Zachary Taylor
‘Somebody is going to want to know’: California Senate photographer retires after 37 years
It’s been 37 years since Lorie Shelley first began snapping pictures in California’s Capitol building. In her office, you’ll find evidence of her nearly four-decade career as the Capitol’s Senate photographer pinned up along the walls — photos of politicians and celebrities, like Joe Kennedy, Jane Goodall and Kendrick Lamar.
When she first started in 1985, Shelley wasn’t a full-time photographer. She says she initially started working at the Capitol as a legislative assistant. Taking black-and-white photos of notable moments was just one of her many duties.
California Capitol’s Senate photographer Lorie Shelley.Courtesy of Lorie ShelleyBut over time, her position evolved; for a while, she was the Senate photographer for Democrats. Eventually, she became the Capitol’s first nonpartisan photographer. That’s the position she holds to this day.
She retired at the end of June. CapRadio visited her office at the Capitol before her retirement to ask her what she’s learned over the years and what it’s like to be a fly-on-the-wall in California’s Senate.
This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
Interview highlights
What was the landscape of photography like at the Capitol when you first arrived?
When I started, the photography was done by caucus photographers, so there was a Democratic photographer and a Republican photographer. They were really interested in kind of spying on each other and really making it a political thing. I lobbied to make this a position that’s nonpartisan, that has more emphasis on the historical record.
I made it my goal to collect everything. I spent years in the libraries collecting all the pictures that I didn’t have, bringing back all the photos so that we could have a historical record ourselves.
Photography has evolved so much since you started. How did that influence the way you did your job?
During the film days, you didn’t shoot much because you’re limited. Everything was so intentional. But then when digital came, you’re taking 600 pictures. This job became a full-time job, mostly because of digital, but also because I had to figure out a way to archive the 14,000 black-and-white film photos that I took.
Now, when you see a story about one of the members, they’re going to show an action shot. They’re going to show a shot of a member on the floor. They’re going to put it into place. But in the ’80s, they just put a headshot [in the newspaper] because that’s all there was. There were no action shots because you didn’t burn film watching people talk. It just wasn’t a thing.
Former President Pro Tem of the Senate David Roberti (right) and former state Attorney General Dan Lungren (left) at a press conference about an assault weapons ban, taken by Lorie Shelley.Courtesy of Lorie Shelley
A Keep Fair Wages labor rally in the early to mid-90s, photographed by Shelley. She said it was her first large-scale rally at the Capitol.Courtesy of Lorie ShelleyWhen I first got digital, it felt weird and strange and very space age-y. I was really excited, but I was never happy with the quality. And even when the major companies started making DSLRs, I carried a film camera with me for probably five years because even the DSLRs couldn’t match film.
How do you feel about it now?
I thought at one point in my career that this job took the fun out of photography for me because I loved taking pictures as a hobby and then all of a sudden I didn’t love it as a hobby anymore. It was before digital — it was still film. It was grip and grins — the nature of the job then wasn’t interesting. Take a picture of me smiling at the camera, then shaking someone’s hand. It wasn’t creative.
Digital made it interesting and fun because I could do so much more. I wasn’t tied to those 24 frames. If I took a picture [on film], if I had 24 shots in my camera and God himself showed up [for] the 25th and a senator said, ‘Can you get a picture?’ I’d say, ‘Oh, sorry, I’m out of film.’ I mean, that’s just the way it was.
You’ve witnessed a lot of change at the Capitol, but you’ve also met a ton of interesting people. I see photos of celebrities and politicians all around your office. Anyone that sticks out to you?
(Shelley gets up and begins to show me around her office, pointing at different photos.)
Paul Reiser — the nicest guy in the world. Just in love with the [Capitol], respect for the building. Kevin Hart, same thing. While everybody was gawking over them, they were gawking over this [building]. And I loved how excited they were to be in the presence of greatness — because it was such a different world for them. Kendrick Lamar was like that. They really respect the institution.
Some aren’t so gracious — Steven Seagal. Oh, you can tell him that. Just so difficult.
When I took this picture of Ted Danson — this was years ago — he [didn’t have] gray [hair] yet, you know, he wasn’t publicly gray. So he came [to the Capitol] as himself but for TV, he was still dying his hair. That was wild, getting to see that first.
Several of Shelley’s photos are printed out and attached to the walls of her office.Manola Secaira/CapRadioI will tell you a funny story about that corgi up there next to [Jeff Bridges].
Please tell me about the corgi.
They hate cameras. This corgi was ready to jump on my face. It’s really easy to take it personally because you’re the only person they’re screaming at. I don’t know what they think you’re going to do with the camera, but he went crazy on me in that room.
Jerry Brown, he had two corgis, and one of them hated me. And I remember running — there was a really long hallway from his office, and I was being chased by [the corgi], but I needed to follow the governor coming out. I was running backwards so fast, just trying to get away from this corgi. I didn’t get many good shots.
You’ve had a lot of influence over what your job has become. What’s been your main goal in this position?
It’s important to me that we know who all these people are, because in 40 years, when I’m gone, somebody is going to care. Somebody is going to want to know what happened when you passed this certain bill, what was going on on the Senate floor. What was it like? Crazy? Was it wild? Was it calm?
Most of the calls I get are kids whose grandparents are old and they want to find the pictures of them when they were young, when they were fancy little senators. I get calls from documentarians, historians and textbook writers, often because they’re writing a textbook on some part of California history or California policymaking.
Most people don’t even know I have all of this. But I know it’s here for historians someday and I’m sure they want it.
Courtesy of Lorie ShelleyIt sounds like photography has made you really aware of how easy it is to lose these memories. Any advice on keeping track of it all?
Print your keepers. Don’t think you’re going to remember things.
Once you put it on paper, except for fire, then you’re going to have it. And I’ll tell you that a couple of weeks ago, I found a box of photographs in one of my kid’s rooms. I went through it, and it was memories that I had forgotten and I never would have recalled again — college memories and people that I loved and people that I didn’t love, but moments that had completely escaped me.
I’m so sad to think that today’s kids will never have that box, because their moms are shooting with digital. Grandma’s not going to give you a thumb drive of your childhood and kids aren’t going to see their mom’s childhood. You have to treat these pictures as a treasure.
What’s on your mind as you approach your final day in the job?
If somebody had told me I was going to retire as a photographer, I would have been incredulous. I wouldn’t have believed it. I would have laughed in their face. It was so far from what I had planned to do. I loved government and I loved politics, and I had every expectation I’d be moving to Washington, D.C. and getting involved somehow politically. But never in my wildest dreams would I have thought I’d end up taking pictures for a living as my job.
Every single day, bar none, in my entire 37 years here — when I walk up to that building, I am filled with awe. I feel so privileged to have spent my adult life here. I’ve never gotten tired of this institution, ever.
Because Hamiltonians Inspire Creativity: Susie Szeto Price ’92
Susie Szeto Price ’92 can trace her foray into photography and the arts to a cinema class she took with Professor Scott MacDonald at Hamilton.
“Reading films critically really spoke to me. I wanted to be involved in film, or media studies, as a career because of it,” she says.
After graduation, Price earned her master’s degree at the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts before becoming an assistant for Richard Greenberg and Bruce Schluter, two prominent creative directors who designed titles and marketing graphics for movie trailers. As a production and visual effects coordinator, she honed her skills in storytelling, dynamic shot compositions, and CGI effects.
“Interestingly, what I learned on the job was compatible with the theoretical film concepts I first learned from Scott,” she says. In fact, she found that even her family snapshots reflected those same professional and academic standards.
Eventually, Price took a hiatus from full-time office work to raise her family. Her husband, a photographer and CG animation artist, suggested that she submit her photos to Getty Images, where she still works as a freelance photographer creating stock imagery “telling everyday stories of family, children, and multiracial diversity in America.”
Price had found the perfect balance of spending time with her children, dabbling in real estate, and pursuing creative interests until 2015, when her husband died of multiple myeloma at age 47.
“It was one of the most devastating moments of my life. It was also the ultimate wake-up call to confront what I wanted my life to be about,” she says. “Unsurprisingly, my art and creativity went through the roof. I took chances. This creative energy was a way for me to communicate my love for my late husband.”
Price also uses that creative energy to inspire others through her work on the Hamilton Career Network’s Arts & Entertainment Committee. “I love sharing the possibilities of working in visual effects, animation, and other artistic fields through a liberal arts education. I’m a living example, and I have no regrets.”
Are you ready for a Downtown Art Walk?
RAPID CITY, SD – The Rapid City Arts Council presents First Friday Downtown Art Walk on Friday, July 7 from 5–8 PM. This recurring community event is being held throughout Downtown Rapid City on the first Fridays, June through September. Following dates include August 4 and September 1.
Downtown Art Walks bring people and art together. In this self-guided experience, participants explore interactive artistic activities at each of the destinations they stop at along the way. From live music and poetry readings to workshops and painting – it’s an event locals and visitors will not want to miss.
There are 18 participating businesses, galleries and cultural venues on this year’s Art Walk. They include: Aby’s, Alex Johnson Mercantile, Art Alley, Art House, Black Hills Vinyl, Canvas 2 Paint, Celtic Connection, Dahl Arts Center, Dakota Drum Co., Dandelion Bouquet, Elements of South Dakota, Melissa Wood Art Gallery, Prairie Edge, Pure Fox, Suzie Cappa Art Center, Tusweca Gallery, Ugly Graffiti, and Garbage Tale Vintage.
The schedule for the Art Walk on July 7 features many unique activities including:
- Art Alley – Community mural painting with Rapid City Arts Council and “Ignitor” reception with muralist Mike Willcuts
- Black Hills Vinyl – “Come Play Deejay” booth; disc art with Black Hills Disc Golf
- Dahl Arts Center Galleries – Exhibition and meet and greet with artist Dan Tackett 5-8 pm, still life photography demonstration at 5:30 pm
- Dahl Arts Center Education Complex – Rushmore Music Festival student performance, 7-8 pm
- Dakota Drum – Exhibit featuring resident artist Sonya Holy Eagle
- Elements of South Dakota – Performance by Skyline Strings Band
- Garbage Tale Vintage – Freestyle and hip-hop performance by Prima School of Dancing
- Melissa Wood Art Gallery – Live watercolor painting
- Suzie Cappa Art Center – Live demonstration with Mark Zimmerman, BOGO art sale
- Ugly Graffiti – Popup art with The Art Closet
- Aby’s – “After Art Walk” avant-garde jazz and performance art starting at 8 pm
- And much more!
The Art Walk map is available online or at participating destinations. Information about interactive activities scheduled for each event is also available on Facebook.
First Friday Downtown Art Walks is a recurring community event presented by the Rapid City Arts Council and is proudly sponsored by Print Mark-et, Black Hills Vinyl, and Canvas 2 Paint.
For more information or to participate as an artist or destination, please visit the website or contact the Rapid City Arts Council at marketing@thedahl.org.
Sylacauga to offer smartphone photography class
SYLACAUGA — The Sylacauga Parks and Recreation Department will host a smartphone photography class called Photography Class in a Snap! with Jimmy Reynolds, Jr. This class is a 60-minute interactive presentation that will be held at J. Craig Smith Community Center on Thursday, July 13, at 6 p.m.
The instructor for this class will be Jimmy Reynolds Jr., an experienced photographer and educator.
Cosmos Indian Store & Cafe to celebrate new sculpture
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A ribbon-cutting will be held to celebrate a new sculpture at Cosmos Indian Store & Cafe, with free henna art offered to community members who attend.
Lead artist Mona Cliff, artist assistant Kaushika Panchal and concrete chair builder Matt Bellomy created the sculpture, according to an email from People’s Markets Program Project Coordinator Connie Fiorella Fitzpatrick. Store owner Amrutha Ravikumar thought of the idea to make the sculpture a chair.
Cliff is a multidisciplinary artist who explores contemporary Native American identity through use of traditional Native crafting methods like seed bead embroidery and fabric appliqué, according to the Kansas Chamber of Commerce website. Locally, she also recently participated in a temporary exhibition called Roadside Inappropriations and completed a mural in East Lawrence.
Panchal, who’s a Kansas City-based henna artist, used a henna cone to assist in creating the sculpture, Fiorella Fitzpatrick said. Rather than use henna dye, she chose to use acrylic paint.
“[Panchal] is truly bringing her culture to public art,” Fiorella Fitzpatrick said. “It is beautiful.”
The event is scheduled from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, June 30 at Cosmos Indian Store & Cafe, 3115 W. Sixth St., Suite H, in Lawrence. The three artists and the store owners will cut the ribbon at approximately 5:30 p.m. Panchal will offer free henna art to attendees as part of the event.
The sculpture is in conjunction with the People’s Markets Program, an initiative in which artists are paired with local retailers to highlight “diverse Culinary Arts through prerecorded cooking demonstrations using ingredients found at these retailers,” according to the Kansas Chamber of Commerce website.
Other retailers participating in the People’s Markets Program include African Caribbean Grocery, Mediterranean Market & Cafe, La Estrella Tienda Mexicana and F-Mart Asian Market.
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