If a laundromat suddenly offers free washing and drying service for one day, it's a gift some people can't pass up. That was recently the case for a single dad in Tampa, who was headed for a fishing trip when he saw the sign, went back home, packed up his kids' clothes and returned to the laundromat. Jason Sowell, who started the free "Laundry Project" events in 2009, recalls meeting the man that day. "He told us he'd been fighting with his sons for the past few weeks about going to school," Sowell says. "They told him they were embarrassed to...
- 7/21/2016
- by Darla Higgins
- PEOPLE.com
If a laundromat suddenly offers free washing and drying service for one day, it's a gift some people can't pass up. That was recently the case for a single dad in Tampa, who was headed for a fishing trip when he saw the sign, went back home, packed up his kids' clothes and returned to the laundromat. Jason Sowell, who started the free "Laundry Project" events in 2009, recalls meeting the man that day. "He told us he'd been fighting with his sons for the past few weeks about going to school," Sowell says. "They told him they were embarrassed to...
- 7/21/2016
- by Darla Higgins
- PEOPLE.com
I moderated a panel at New York Comic Con called The 7 Archetypes of Comic Shops. My All-Star panelists included several outstanding comic shop retailers. It was a fascinating time with lots of surprises – remind me to tell you about Marc (Aw, Yeah) Hammond’s Frank Gorshin story someday. We had a packed room and it evolved into a celebration of smart retailing and Geek Culture.
The new kid on the block was Jeff Beck, an ambitious retailer who just opened a comic shop called East Side Mags in Montclair, NJ. It’s a great store and you might remember I was impressed when I visited it during my marathon comic shop travels on Free Comic Book Day. I sat down with Jeff and here’s what he had to say:
Ed Catto: Jeff, your store looks great. Can you tell me how long you’ve been retailing, and the backstory...
The new kid on the block was Jeff Beck, an ambitious retailer who just opened a comic shop called East Side Mags in Montclair, NJ. It’s a great store and you might remember I was impressed when I visited it during my marathon comic shop travels on Free Comic Book Day. I sat down with Jeff and here’s what he had to say:
Ed Catto: Jeff, your store looks great. Can you tell me how long you’ve been retailing, and the backstory...
- 10/26/2015
- by Ed Catto
- Comicmix.com
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