Elephants and Giraffes Children’s Boutique

Julee Evans started out her career in children’s clothing as a sales rep for Kelly’s Kids.  Now she has opened her own boutique called Elephants and Giraffes Children’s Boutique.  Located in the Westbury Shopping Center, Elephants and Giraffes specializes in monogrammed and appliqued clothing and is so full of cute – they sell Kelly’s Kids, Castles and Crowns, and Hartstrings brands of kids clothes as well as others.

The store is located on the side of the Westbury shopping center, facing East Ridge Road.  You can’t miss it, it’s bright blue!  In addition to selling quality brand kids clothing, the boutique also sells consignment clothing – just call to make an appointment, or you can email them.

Julee is active in the community, and is networking her awesome little shop as much as possible.  Head on over to check it out, or to consign some of your little one’s gently used clothes.

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New Dance Studio To Open in Richmond

This just in – I received this press release from a lovely person named Khalima who wants you to know about her studio:  Illumination:  Khalima Dance Studio and Workshop.  If you have ever watched Shimmy on FitTV and wondered just how different it is from real Belly Dancing, this is your chance to find out.  Khalima’s studio is exclusively dedicated to all forms of Middle Eastern Dance, and not only does she instruct on a true art form, she is committed to providing a place where it is safe for women and children to grow and learn.  Here is the press release:

Bellydance performer, instructor, and innovator Khalima of Khalima Dance LLC
will be opening the doors to Richmond’s very first studio dedicated to
Middle Eastern Dance this summer. A grand opening hafla and tour will
commence on September 12th, 2010 at 2pm.

“Every bellydancer should have a solid foundation in the authentic roots of
the many styles that abound today,” said Khalima, “Illumination is a
comfortable and encouraging environment for exploring dance, personal
strength and beauty, and creative expression. Your training at Khalima Dance
is a springboard for your own dance style.”

Khalima is an Art Fusion and Modern Egyptian-style belly dancer with solid
grounding in Oriental dance, whose many teachers include world-renowned
dancers Najia Samiya, Sahra Saeeda, and Jehan Kamal. She believes that
strong roots are the foundation for beautiful and unique stylization.

Khalima Dance Studio is the premier location for learning the practice and
history of Middle Eastern Dance. The curriculum is rounded out with a
variety of local teachers offering weekly classes in many styles of
traditional and fusion belly dance, select variations of yoga including
Tantra and Egyptian, classes for children, musical instruction, and Tarot
instruction and readings. Illumination is also the Central Virginia hub for
instruction by international stars, and is stocked with unique merchandise
to augment the student experience.

For more information, call 804.549.3982 or email

khalima.bellydance@gmail.com <info@khalimadance.com>.

Khalima tells me there is a scholarship program for students who are interested but unable to afford tuition, and she will be involved in the community and hosting many events designed to empowering women in our area.  Take a look at some of the amazing pictures she sent:

As you can see, the studio is almost ready, so mark your calendar for the September 12th hafla and tour.  We’ll see you there!

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Paul’s Place – A Delight For The Antique Shopper

A while back I received an email that something to the effect of:  “Your website is great.  It would be even better if it had a review of our store.”  Since I absolutely love those kinds of emails (they mean people are reading and that they like the site enough to want to be on it – WOOT!) I responded that I would be happy to.

Little did I know that the place was one of (I’m not kidding) the coolest places I’ve been in Richmond.  The place is Paul’s Place, and it’s an antique shop, an architectural salvage yard, and THE place to buy restored vintage lighting.  The entire ceiling is loaded with chandeliers that owner Paul Ferramosca has lovingly restored by hand, getting them up to code and safe for use in modern homes.

One Saturday I asked my Mom to run over there with me, and right away I knew it was the right day to come.  They were having an outdoor yard sale, of sorts, a way to separate the wheat from the chaff, as it were, and they had tables and tables full of goodies.  I had my eye on one gorgeous weirdo thing in particular:

This thing was only $20, so I bought it and hung it on the sole enormous blank wall in my house.  I’d waited a year to put anything there, because I was looking for the exact right thing.  I found it at Paul’s Place.

Everyone that works at Paul’s is fantastic, and the inventory inside the store is unmatched in quality and aesthetic appeal.  Paul’s not only collects fantastic items that can be considered antique, architectural salvage, and restored valuables, but they are environmentally conscious as well.  They believe that reusing beautiful old items is a way of staying “green” and I can’t agree more.  Check them out on the web, or like them on Facebook, and get thee to Paul’s Place as fast as your checkbook and your pickup truck can carry you!

Paul’s Place – 1009 Overbrook Road Richmond, VA 23220 – (804) 228-9999 – Open Weekdays 9:00AM -4:30PM

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