Hobby store design

As part of our ongoing "Analog Living" series we sat down with longtime Schoolhouse friend, Alex Creswell, to talk about her recent venture, Neighbors General Store, and the inspiration behind it.

I stopped by the local hardware store for some clothespins {apparently Target does not carry them} and was greeted by the friendliest old man and the most eclectic mixture of everything you might ever need. Photo Credit: loudounhistory.org He cheerfully pointed me in the direction of the clothespins. When I asked about lighting hardware {I didn’t actually need […]

What makes a good hobby game store? What sets one gamestore above another? How can a local game shop earn the F in FLGS?

The world used to be peppered with brick and mortar stationery stores. I've read about them in history books. They sold things such as paper, pencils, lollipops, and stamps. But the internet was invented and changed everything, what with its ...