Up & Coming Weekly

March 06, 2018

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MARCH 7-13, 2018 UCW 25 WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM Hope Mills News & Views Meetings • Hope Mills Board of Commissioners Monday, March 19, at 7 p.m. at Hope Mills Town Hall. • Public Meeting No. 3 Monday, March 26, 6-8 p.m., at Hope Mills Parks and Rec. e purpose of this meeting is to present transportation planning recom- mendations and to solicit public questions and feedback. To learn more, visit www.HopeMillsPlan.org. Activities at Hope Mills Parks and Recreation: 5770 Rockfish Rd. • St. Patrick's Day Dance Saturday, March 17, 6-8 p.m. • Game room is open Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-8 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. • Skate park hours through March 31: Monday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sunday, 1 p.m.-6 p.m. April 1-Oct. 31: Monday-Saturday: 9 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sunday: 1-9 p.m. • Open gym closed until further notice. Parks and Rec Senior Programs • Senior programs 55 plus: Various activities for seniors are available Mon- day through Friday at the recreation center. For specific times and events, go to townofhopemills.com and follow the links to Hope Mills Parks and Recreation. • St. Paddy's Bash Friday, March 16, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. in the Community Room. Free. is is a potluck social, so please bring a dish to share. Drinks and entertainment will be provided. Sign up to attend at the front reception desk. Only 100 seats available. Call 910-426-4109 for more information. • Social Knitting and Crocheting Fridays, 10 a.m.-noon, in the small activity room. ose planning to attend must provide their own supplies and projects. • Brunch and Bingo originally scheduled this month has been postponed due to a space conflict and will hopefully be moved to March. Promote yourself Email hopemills@upandcomingweekly.com. EVENTS Dance wear and more featured at Chloe's Corner Boutique by EARL VAUGHAN JR. SMALL-BUSINESS PROFILE The store outgrew its previous building and relocated last April to 5472 Trade St. Kristy Jackson is a Hope Mills store owner, but at heart she's a dance mom, and that's usually what comes first when a customer visits Chloe's Corner Boutique on Trade Street looking for dance wear. "I love seeing the new little dancers come in and helping them any way I can,'' Jackson said. "I do make it more personal. I don't want to sell them something they're not going to need, because I'm like that. And they come back.'' Jackson's concern for doing things right by her customers comes naturally. She got into the business of dance apparel after experiencing firsthand how expensive it could be when she had to help provide for her daughters in their dance careers. e business is named after her youngest daughter, Chloe. "at was my main reason for opening the busi- ness, to help dance moms like me save,'' she said. She's been in business for seven years, but she's only been in her current location at 5472 Trade St. since last April because she outgrew her previous location on the same street. e original business started with items includ- ing costume and fashion jewelry, Tyler Candles, keychains, ID holders and cups. Jackson still offers those items, but most of her sales now involve dance wear and products from the Simply Southern and Girly Girl clothing lines. When it comes to dance wear, Jackson said she offers the full gamut of clothing, including ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical and hip hop. Most of what she offers is for girls and women, but she does have some items for male dancers and can place orders for specific needs. e Simply Southern attire, especially T-shirts, is popular locally. "It's the name brand to be honest,'' she said. "I've got a 15-year-old, and that's what they are wearing. It's not just the kids, it's the adults too.'' Jackson said her store hours vary, based on the sea- son of the year and adjusting to how much foot traffic she gets during the different seasons. For now, she's open Tuesday through Friday from 12:30-5:30 p.m. Once Daylight Saving Time begins, Jackson transitions to summer hours and usually stays late a couple of nights a week from 6-6:30 p.m. "I do post on my door that for dance wear if some- body has to be fitted for shoes, I'll open by appoint- ment on days I'm closed.'' She carries a full line of dancing shoes, with the exception of point shoes with the hard box at the toe. "You have to be trained in fitting point shoes,'' she said. She also has plain and fancy leotards, dresses, tutus, shorts and skirts. While she does have a jewelry selection, it's not as large as it once was. "I just have a few necklace sets and initials,'' she said. "I've got a few initial bracelets, rings and necklaces.'' e reason for the limited sup- ply of jewelry is when she was at her old location, she found herself having to remove jewelry from display to expand her offering of dance wear. Now that she's at her new location with more space, she would like to eventually expand her jewelry of- fering again. She's also in the process of adding a dressing room. To find out more about the business, contact Jackson at 910-423-0050 or visit her Facebook page at Chloe's Corner Boutique.

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