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'A natural partnership': Mustard Seed partners with florist for special pop-up - Clarion Ledger

AM EDT Aug 19, 2020Vases splashed with color by artists at a local nonprofit looked even more vibrant when filled with fresh flowers during a popup shop in Ridgeland.Carly McKie, manager of Green Oak Florist in Ridgeland, invited the Mustard Seed, a community in Brandon for adults with developmental disabilities, to show its creations and join forces for the popup.“It was a natural partnership,” McKie said. “There’s so much creativity put into each piece created at the Mustard Seed. No two are alike.”Pink Gerbera daisies, yellow tulips and other brightly colored blossoms looked right at home in the vases, jars and containers the participants at the Mustard Seed, who are fondly known as “Seedsters,” painted with dots and dashes and swirls and stripes.“All of the vases we had previewed sold in the first hour, and the Mustard Seed had to bring in several more boxes of pots, vases, pitchers, and utensil holders,” McKie said. “It was an incredible day connecting with the community and bringing smiles to people’s faces.”The pop-up marked the first time Mustard Seed partnered with a florist for an event showcasing its creations filled with fresh flowers, said Kaitlin Childress, volunteer coordinator at the Mustard Seed.The Mustard Seed closed its campus an... https://www.clarionledger.com/story/magnolia/upside/2020/08/19/mustard-seed-green-oak-pop-up/3289607001/

Man to be sentenced in Edmonton flower store owner’s mall death during robbery - theglobeandmail.com

May, 2019, to manslaughter in the death of Iain Armstrong. Mr. Armstrong had tried to stop Mr. Cushnie from robbing a cash box from a cosmetic kiosk outside outside Armstrong’s Bunches florist shop at Edmonton’s Southgate Centre a year earlier. On Monday, Justice Eldon Simpson sentenced Mr. Cushnie to six years in prison. Story continues below advertisement Justice Simpson said Mr. Armstrong, who was 61, fell down and hit his head on a corner of another kiosk after he was punched six times by Mr. Cushnie. Sharon Armstrong, who was married to her husband for 37 years, said in a victim impact statement during Mr. Cushnie’s sentencing hearing earlier Monday that the morning of April 17, 2018, was a normal one as her husband headed off to work at their family-owned business. “In a few hours, my world would collapse,” she said, explaining she received a phone call from one of their employees and immediately called her husband’s brother and business partner. When she arrived at the mall, she saw the building surrounded by emergency vehicles, she said. “I felt my heart drop,” she told court. She was diverted to the University of Alberta Hospital, where she was met by police and called her son and daughter to meet her. “We were all so scared and confused,” said Ms. Armstrong, who added that doctors started using words like “dire, catastrophic” to describe her husband’s injuries. The family decided to take him off life support three days later. Story continues below advertisement Sharon Armstrong was one of eight family members and friends who provided victim impact statements. The couple’s... https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alberta/article-man-to-be-sentenced-in-edmonton-flower-store-owners-mall-death-during/

Local flower shop blooms on Fourth Ave - Arizona Daily Wildcat

RELATED: The show goes on (remotely) at The Loft Cinema The Flower Shop on 4th Avenue has been considered a BloomNation’s Best Florist in 2017, 2018 and 2019, according to the shop’s website.The shop offers a variety of floral arrangements for numerous occasions, such as birthdays, sympathy, weddings and just because, according to its website. Floral arrangements begin at $49.99 and up depending on the complexity and size of the design, according to Velasquez. Along with traditional flower arrangements, the shop offers creative and artistic designs and recommendations to fit the needs of all its customers, according to the shop’s website.“I really like the pink roses and the sunflowers and linear flowers such as snapdragons,” said Norah Schultz, the owner of the Flower Shop on 4th Avenue. Unlike traditional large wire service flower companies, the Flower Shop on 4th Avenue has creative control over its designs and arrangements.“We're not a wire service. We’re not a slave to [Florists' Transworld Delivery]; we completely have creative control over everything that's on our website, everything that goes out the door,” Schultz said.RELATED: Extracurriculars across campus: Involvement and opportunityDesiree Padilla, a floral designer at the shop and University of Arizona freshman studying molecular cellular biology, agrees with Schultz.“Our shop is a novelty, so everything we do, we have a say in what goes out. It's really like a tiny community. So it's different from the other shops that I've worked at before,” Padilla said.The Flower Shop on 4th Avenue works closely with local businesses and organizations on Fourth Avenue and Downtown Tucson, such as Johnny Gibson’s Downtown Market, HighWire Lounge and the Tucson Museum of Art, according to the shop’s website.“So every partnersh... https://www.wildcat.arizona.edu/article/2020/08/a-atc-plants

Alaska rally supports gay couple denied service by florist - KTUU.com

Residents rallied in a small Alaska city to support LGBTQ rights after a florist declined to provide flowers for a same-sex wedding. The Juneau Empire reported that Tommy Varela says Heavenly Creations in Ketchikan told his mother the business would not sell flowers for his August wedding ceremony after learning there were two grooms. Varela and a friend organized a rally June 5 outside the florist’s location on Ketchikan’s waterfront. Between 100 and 200 people attended the demonstration, holding signs expressing support for the LGBTQ community. Shop owner Heather Dalin told the Ketchikan Daily News the business would not comment on the advice of attorneys. https://www.ktuu.com/content/news/Alaska-rally-supports-gay-couple-denied-service-by-florist-571156971.html

Fiori Flowers, Flower Child Blooms, HRW Begins - Houston Press

French boutique restaurants like La Villa and Brasserie Max and Julie. The Italian restaurant offers beautifully done dishes from executive chef Marcos Salazar. The space also features a florist, Flowers and Flourless, so guests can enjoy the beauty of fresh flowers as they dine and perhaps take home an arrangement or bouquet. There is al fresco dining during reasonably cool Houston evenings for guests to enjoy the European flavor of wicker bistro sets and cafe ambiance.The charcuterie board at Fiori is served with housemade focaccia.Photo by Elizabeth Jones McChesneyThe menu offers Italian classics like Eggplant Parmigiana, Spaghetti Pomodoro and Saltimbocca alla Romana with elegant presentations. Guests can begin the meal with antipasti such as Sorrentine mussels or try the Burrata Fritta, breaded and fried burrata cheese in a bath of tomato and basil. For dessert, there's a variety of gelato, panna cotta and a caramel tart. For now, the restaurant is allowing BYOB with a $10 corkage fee.Fiori also has special events like floral design and wine tastings. Two upcoming wine events are scheduled for August 19 and September 2 for $35 each. Check its website for more details. EXPANDFlower Child can provide healthy eating for quarantining.Photo by Heather Kinkel Flower Ch... https://www.houstonpress.com/restaurants/fiori-flowers-flower-child-blooms-hrw-begins-11485623

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