Fincher's. It's been there my entire life and and has evolved over the years from a "smoke shop" at one point to a place for books, gifts and hobbies. As a kid, I used to buy plastic car and airplane model kits there, which of course, made it one of my favourite stores in town.

Funny how you think you know a lot about a place just because it's been there your whole life, but I learned a lot about this family run business while chatting with my old friend, Tom Fincher.

This week:

* The history and evolution of Fincher's

* Their love/respect for employees

* Toys, games and books that went viral long before we used that word to describe things that got popular fast.

There's still something almost comforting when I'm driving around the Square and I see the Fincher's sign. It's just a cool part of home for me and one of the places that makes life good.