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"Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything." For Mia Fryvecind Gimenez music was there from the start and has carried her through many an adventure to now, where she teaches others that they might find their own wings through Fryvecind Voice Studio.

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What does metal sculpting, enamel work, and artisan chocolate all have to do with one another? Anne Goddard, the owner of A Chocolate Studio, has over two decades of experience in all three and describes it as a passion for process. Whether creating enduring sculptural pieces or fleeting confectionary treats, Anne is inspired by the challenge.

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Looking to grind out a stump, lay a new floor, till your garden or cut down a tree? How about doing some concrete work? Then reach out to Kelly Dzuris and Corey Butler of Corridor Equipment Rental and find out the wealth of options available. If you need it, it's likely they have it.

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Being mostly at home and often indoors because of the pandemic has many of us looking more closely at our immediate surroundings. Interior designer, Emily Hughes of Mix Home Mercantile and Emily Hughes Interiors, says that requests for consultations have increased since March.

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Family is grown by the addition of those friends made along the way. For co-owners Donald Wrightsell and Curtis Odom, their friendship was built on hard work and became a business partnership that led to the opening of their own barbershop, The Lounge.

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Not everyone braves following their passion that it can be their primary focus in life. But Debut Dance owner and director, Megan Snyder, has done just this by being fearless in her pursuits, maintaining dance as the core of her experience.

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"It was a rainy night in November" could either be the opening to a story, the start of a new chapter, or both in the case of author Steve Semken whose rainy night in November would eventually unfold into the creating of local publishing house, the Ice Cube Press.

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Martial Arts is not all Karate chops and flying kicks, it's about tempering the self through discipline and endurance training. Ben Brown of Brown's School of Martial Arts explains that along with the physical aspect students can expect to gain humility, confidence, and resilience from their practice.

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After being in the hairstyling industry for over a decade, Sarah Davis decided it was time to open her own salon. A place where fun, creativity, and inclusiveness would shine through. Salon Ludic satisfies her desire to create while also bringing joy to anybody that walks in her doors.

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With around two decades in education, director of the Tamarack Discovery School, Katie Christiansen, explains how guided learning motivated by curiosity and expressed through play can form those experiences necessary for a more successful future.

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