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of Bixby Knolls by Tina Manzer
26 June 2022 — edplay.com
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eather Rasmussen’s toy store in Long Beach, California, began as just four IKEA shelves-worth of toys set up in a local yarn studio. Over the years she slowly grew Pixie Toys into a busy 1,100-square-foot storefront filled with plush, toys, science kits, books, children’s clothing and baby-shower gifts. It’s the only toy store in Long Beach; in the city’s Bixby Knolls neighborhood a few miles from downtown. It’s the perfect place for an independent store. Citizens of this tight-knit, localbusiness-supporting community are committed to their independent shops and restaurants. “If people had to choose between (continued on page 28)
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