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By Dan Spalding
News Now Warsaw
WARSAW — The Warsaw Farmers and Artisans Market recently began expanding with vendors being placed around the corner from Center Street and onto Buffalo Street, but Krista Brown had another idea.
Brown, the owner of Maggie’s Coffee and Treats, grew up with an appreciation of classic cars and knows owners like to chat about their vehicles over a cup of coffee.
So why not invite classic car owners to use the remaining void on Buffalo Street, which was closed to accommodate the added vendors?
She said the added arrangement makes sense and pitched it to representatives of the market.
“It not only brings more business to us downtown businesses, but it also brings more business to the farmers market,” Brown said.
And over the past two weeks, car enthusiasts have taken the lead.
Josh Fox, one of the organizers of the weekly morning market, said the reaction from car owners was swift.
“It floored us both. We didn’t know what to expect, but the first week we had 20 cars and the second week we had 26,” Fox said.
Fox said they’ll continue the inclusion of the cars each Saturday (weather permitting) through August and then consider what to do in the future.
Brown said she’s seen an uptick in Saturday sales and thinks other merchants and vendors have benefited.
“It’s just another way to be about community,” Brown said.
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