Tammy's news...

Recently Tammy and I - together with the Peelle's, purchased a property in downtown Wilmington that has us really excited. The building has two commercial spaces on the street level, two one-bedroom aparments on the middle level, and a third floor that is simply amazing. The third floor is basically exposed brick, with wood floors, great windows, and 16-foot ceilings. It is around 2400 square feet and has been unused for at least 40 years.

So Tammy's news is that she is planning to rent one of the spaces on the street level to open a studio space. The idea is for her to be able to teach yoga and art classes for kids a few nights a week, but to also use the space as a coop for others to use for dance, yoga, gymnastics, or the like. Tammy has also thought that the space could be used on weekends to host themed birthday parties or other kids' related events. The whole concept being that there is a need for a holistic outlet for children in this town...something for parents to do with their children other than YMCA sports or the playground at McDonalds.

Tammy has received great support from the community. Several people have approached her with ideas and want to be involved with the project. She has signed up for a yoga certification program in Florida next month and we are very excited about the new direction this adventure will take all of us!

The next step is applying for some matching grant money to upgrde the building. Once we know where we stand with that we can begin work on the studio.