While COVID-19 presented numerous challenges for most Americans, for Globe’s Jim Lindstrom, the pandemic also launched a new passion: restoring old sewing machines. A modern-day Renaissance man of sorts, the Pickle Barrel Trading Post manager was already a gifted graphic designer, gardener, and photographer. But about a year ago, when …
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What could be finer than sauntering in the Arizona sunshine from one cool, friendly shop to another, finding troves of treasures, whimsy, and history? The sixteen antique and vintage shops of Globe-Miami are clustered in the two towns’ historic districts, and most are within easy walking distance of one another. …
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I can not help myself. I have come down with a bad case of #AZBIRDGANG fever! For those that do not know that is an extreme excitement for our National Football League team the Arizona Cardinals. The NFL regular season is over. The Cardinals had 13 wins and only 3 losses. This …
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Updated April 18, 2015 There are perks and downsides to living in a small town. Sometimes it’s isolating. Perhaps that is why collectors seem to flourish in small towns like and Globe and Miami; because even if you’re living in a small town, you can bring different eras to life …
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Re-printed from Fall 2009 The community I grew up in, a suburb of Chicago, was the whitest in North America. As in, Wonder Bread White. There was a Japanese-American family around the corner; the kids who hung out with the son called him ‘Buddha’. One wonders what the parents thought …
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Driving along Highway 60 as you come and go through Miami, you can’t help but notice what looks to be an old gas station of your grandfather’s vintage, except this one looks like it did back in 1934. This is no accident. It is by design. And the man behind …
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After thirty-plus years in this business I can say I know a little bit about a lot of things, and have some stories to show for it.
Read More »If you’re looking for a 1978 ‘Frosted Rice’ piece, hawked by Tony the Tiger, expect to pay about $98.
Read More »And frankly, having an attractive, elegantly dressed woman standing in my bedroom- even if she’s inanimate- is more than many fifty-five year old guys have to come home to.
Read More »Don’t be afraid to pay a lot- there will come a time when classic examples will be completely unavailable.
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