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Published on Saturday, Dec 13, 2008
Editor's note: Here are quick bites about the local retail scene for the 2008 holiday season. This column, compiled by Beacon Journal business writer Paula Schleis, will appear on Saturdays through December.
Shutter decorations
An Aurora entrepreneur whose idea for decorating window shutters landed her on Oprah Winfrey's television show last year now has her creation featured in some 250 Home Depot Stores throughout the east and southeast.
Mimi Clements Puro's ''Original Shutter Covers'' come in a variety of seasonal and holiday designs, but the ones currently at Home Depot feature a red Christmas package with a green bow.
The covers, which snap onto shutters, sell for $19.99 a set and should be available at stores in Akron, Canton and Cuyahoga Falls.
Puro said the product is also listed on Target.com.
Puro was one of just eight inventors from among thousands of applicants selected to share their
''Next Big Idea'' with Oprah.
OSU galore
Got an Ohio State University sports fan on your gift list? The Buckeye Sports Zone is all things scarlet and gray.
The locally owned store opened in 2006 inside Summit Mall, near Dillard's Women's Store and the Santa Claus display.
Owners Tom and Marge Kupcheck said they attracted so many fans from throughout Northeast Ohio last year, they opened a second location at Great Lakes Mall in Mentor.
The store features hundreds of OSU and NFL products, including musical gift bags that play the OSU fight song, ''Poop on Michigan Baby'' onesies, blankets, furniture, clothing and several styles of unique slippers.
There is a 10 percent discount storewide through the holiday season.
Highland Square shop
A new addition to the Bohemian neighborhood of Highland Square is Lost and Found, a small shop and gallery featuring local art, gifts and novelties.
Owner David Weirtz said his goal was to ''create a venue for the many talented local artists in the area to display their work, and give the Highland Square neighborhood a little something that had been missing.''
Since opening in August, the store has been showcasing an eclectic collection of jewelry, paintings, sculpture, ceramics, and other art forms.
The store is at 16 S. Highland Ave. For an advance peek of what you'll find, check out http://www.myspace.com/lostandfoundakron.
Glass open house
Akron Glass Works, at 106 N. Main St. in Akron's Northside district, has an open house from noon to 8 p.m. today, with glassblowing demonstrations and refreshments.
Gift buyers can peruse a selection of jewelry, ornaments, vases, figurines, and other possibilities.
Call 330-253-5888 for more information or visit their Web site at http://www.akronglass
/> works.com.
Think eco-friendly baby
Eco-friendly baby products are featured at BigGreenBaby.com, a new Web-based retail site operated by Thad and Beth Meese of Hudson.
Products include organic cotton clothing, BPA-free bottles and sippy cups, organic plush stuffed animals, wooden blocks and toys, and natural hygiene products for babies and new moms.
The Meeses said the concept was born with their first child last year, after news about lead in imported baby toys caused concern in the new parents.
''We began to think of a place where parents could feel safe about what they were buying. . . . It took us about a year to get this business running, mostly at night after work, and after we put our daughter to bed,'' Beth Meese said.
Paula Schleis can be reached at 330-996-3741 or pschleis@thebeaconjournal.com.
Editor's note: Here are quick bites about the local retail scene for the 2008 holiday season. This column, compiled by Beacon Journal business writer Paula Schleis, will appear on Saturdays through December.
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