i am all about supporting small, local businesses. put me in a mall, and i’m quite likely to break out in hives. i love a good mom ‘n pop shop, and support them regularly without giving it a second thought. so when paper magazine and american express asked me to go shopping on them, well, hey, what’s a girl to do? i was all in, since it’s what i normally... 
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this friday, if you’re in san francisco, you just gotta go to the curiosity shoppe’s a collection a day book signing! lisa congdon’s new book a collection a day, published by uppercase is launching this week, and we’ll all be celebrating at the curiosity shoppe friday evening, march 18th from 6 to 9pm. a collection a day preview. in january 2010,... 
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lauren and derek of san francisco’s curiosity shoppe are already living dolls…but now, they are paper dolls! they’ve been cloned in paper by the wondrously talented Chloe Fleury (that’s her up on the fire escape!). Chloe is an amazing artist whose work will be celebrated this Friday evening at the curiosity’s shoppe’s opening party for... 
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oh hey, if you’re in san francisco tonight, be sure and stop by the curiosity shoppe! especially if you’re fans of UPPERCASE magazine. the curiosity shoppe is hosting a very special meet and greet with the creative folks behind UPPERCASE on Wednesday, August 4th from 5-8pm. i’ve been contributing artist interviews to Uppercase for a while now, but never... 
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i’m off and running, playing tourist in san francisco! you can follow my first evening out on the town on the sf convention & visitors bureau website. we started with a relaxing afternoon at the hotel adagio, followed by a fun night out at the mission’s block party. we dropped in on the very festive the curiosity shoppe, then a visit to the 826 valencia pirate... 
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