. On Saturday, shop locally made goods at West Coast Craft s outdoor market on the waterfront at Fort Mason. (Courtesy of West Coast Craft) 28 Fun Things to Do This Week (4.19.21)
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Apr 13, 2021
If you re in need of some retail therapy, this week is toting multiple chances to shop goods from local makers: Look out for Fog City Flea in Berkeley and West Coast Craft Market on the San Francisco waterfront.
Plus, celebrate Earth Day with hiking and wine tasting at Healdsburg s enchanting Jordan Winery; get high and crack up on 4/20 during a drive-in showing of
Half Baked; and treat yourself to some R&R during Calistoga Wellness Week.
December 11, 2020
The former Spruce Nail Shop space at 1235 Vine St. has a new tenant: Simply Zero, a sustainable lifestyle shop and refillery, which opened earlier this month. The new store is stocked with various package-free, eco-friendly products, from bath and body to mom and baby to grocery and on-the-go items. Plus, find and refill everyday essentials like personal care and household cleaning items at the refillery.
Photograph courtesy of Simply Zero
Owner Rachel Felous says she’s cared about sustainability and the environment from a young age. She studied environmental sciences at The University of Southern California, eventually earning a master’s in conservation. After graduating, Felous worked in sustainability consulting for businesses and realized her everyday lifestyle did not align with what she was teaching. “Buying my groceries and the products I was choosing to use I hadn’t made that connection between packaging waste and clean ingredients with my love fo