the white house with five executives from formula companies. i spoke with one of them earlier today, she s christi carr with bubs australia. let s take a listen. really, this is a focus on everything in the industry, government and the farm la needs to get it to these american families during this crisis. it s about access. that is our soul focus for the systems to support american families during these difficult times. so while all of this is, of course, good, a couple of thoughts. one, lots of questions about why other countries are having to help the u.s. feed our own babies. lots of questions about how that happened and how do we prevent that from happening again and also lots of questions. this stuff gets shipped here. it s been a week since the
qualified immunity was some jurisdictions who will get involved? they are not being supportive look at what s going on in chicago right now 367 year to date have retired and some of them without pensions so they want to say we will hire more cops. but how do you retain them and frankly how do you recruit them? arthel: there is a gun pipeline to new york city filled with so many guns legal and ill legal getting access to a gun is easy is there anything more police departments can do to get illegal guns off the street and out of the wrong hands? that is a good focus but not a soul focus. instead of just talking about the guns law-abiding citizens especially with defend the
Bondesque serves the kink and LGBTQ+ communities as the Twin Cities’ go-to fetish shop.
There’s a significant overlap between the kink community and the LGBTQ+ community. And for good reason: We aren’t afraid to express ourselves. Whether you’re an expert at bondage, or you haven’t tried anything kinkier than some fur-covered handcuffs, the folx at Bondesque are ready to help you discover your own sense of pleasure.
Bondesque, which opened its Uptown location in 2013, is a woman-owned and woman-led LGBTQ+ business with a focus on all things BDSM and fetish fashion.
“Seeing a demand for kink education and entertainment, Bondesque began offering workshops and producing high fashion fetish parties in 2014,” says Bondesque assistant manager, Vincent Valcroft. “By offering a holistic and integrated platform of kink resources, Bondesque has established itself as a trusted resource for the kink and fetish community.”
‘Entrenched in Woodstock’
Independent photo by Ken Farver | Co-owners Darrin Flynn (left) and Alberto Perez stand inside their new business venture, Curated by D&A, at 106 N. Benton St. The store focuses on menswear and also carries men’s and women’s accessories and items for the home. Perez will do the day-to-day managing of the store that Flynn described as “a micro-department store,” part of a trend back to small, independent retailers that the pair sees as a result of the pandemic. Curated by D&A brings menswear back to Woodstock Square
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Andrew Soliz in his showroom at Tatankamani.
While thousands of small businesses across the state have been forced to permanently shut down due to COVID-19âsome 19,000 according to a September Yelp economic reportâother local entrepreneurs have established new vocations.
According to Yelp’s local economic report, in California, âroughly 20 businesses per thousand temporarily or permanently (closed) their doors since March 1.â
But many others have opened. The pandemic actually inspired woodworker Andrew Soliz to open Tatankamani Woodworks last November in Laguna Canyon with the help of government subsidy money that allowed him to shift from his slowed down construction business to opening up his own shop.