The Third Planet has persevered throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Profits, morale, and the number of vaccinated workers have all reached a 2021 high.
Located at 846 Massachusetts St., the alternative lifestyle boutique sells a wide variety of gemstones, crystals and clothing. The upstairs of the shop sells herbal vaporizers, glass blown pipes and body piercings.
In March of 2020, Douglas County initiated a mandate requiring all non-essential stores to be closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Among those was The Third Planet.
General Manager Ethan Adams, a Parsons, Kansas, native, has been working at The Third Planet since 2001. âWe were closed for most of March and all of April,â Adams said. âIt was a slow grind financially speaking from May through mid-summer.âÂ